all has come too quickly this year, and snakes should be going into hibernation in about a month or so. Here's just a rundown of everything I've found since mid-July.
Prairie Kingsnake Lampropeltis calligastor
Blue Racer Coluber constrictor foxii
Black Rat Snake Pantherophis obsoletus
Dekay's Brown Snake Storeria dekayi
That's all from my tin site. I went looking for Graham's in late July but found one snake.
Yellow-bellied Watersnake Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster
Although these guys are pretty common in the cypress swamps in the southern tip of Illinois, they are rare when go farther north.
Dane and I then went out to one tin site that has many copperheads. We found one stunning copperhead, but unfortunately he lost it in high grass.
Northern Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
We also barely missed a Black Rat Snake on the way home, but it was okay.
In mid-August we decided to go to the glades. Although the weather was nice, it hadn't rained in a while.
Anyway Dane was able to find this though:
Speckled Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
Without this find we the day was a waste. We found a few box turtles, lizards, tons of scorpions and tarantulas, and one ringneck snake.
Three-toed Box Turtle Terrapene carolina triunguis
Southern Coal Skink Plestiodon anthracinus pluvialis
Habitat
Here is some more random stuff I thought I'd throw in.
Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon
Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis
Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina carolina
Those guys were sharing the same piece of tin.
Eastern Fence Lizard Sceloporus undulatus
That's all. I'll be heading down to Snake Road in a couple weeks to do some hardcore herping with some awesome people!
-Edward
Late Summer and Early Fall Compilation
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Re: Late Summer and Early Fall Compilation
nice finds
your racers seem off. i think you are correct with foxii on the first but i think the other two may be northern blacks. i may be wrong though.
-ben
your racers seem off. i think you are correct with foxii on the first but i think the other two may be northern blacks. i may be wrong though.
-ben
Re: Late Summer and Early Fall Compilation
Could the first racer look blue because it is in shed?
Re: Late Summer and Early Fall Compilation
Dynamite pic of the Speckled King!
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