So my one single day to do some herping didn't work out anywhere near as well as I had hoped. My totals for my 5 hours I had to herp ended up like this:
2 Ophisaurus attenuatus
1 Scitophis obsoletus
1 Lampropeltis calligaster
2 Lampropeltis triangulum syspila
3 Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster
1 Coluber constrictor
0 Crotalus horridus
0 Lampropeltis gentula holbrooki
0 anything else cool...
3 Latrodectus mactans
Here are some quick shots:
This guy in the tree was longer than me and I am just over 6':
mactans female:
mactans male (in female's nest):
PK:
thanks for looking and hope you all are having a great Fall so far. By the looks of some of these posts, it appears you are...
-Jordan
My boring contribution from the Midwest
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Re: My boring contribution from the Midwest
Nothing boring about any herp outing.... Thanks for posting....
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I don't think I've ever noticed a male before!!!! Poor guy!!!mactans male (in female's nest):
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Re: My boring contribution from the Midwest
Yeah, what's so boring about that? From my angle, it looks like a great outing!
Tim
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Re: My boring contribution from the Midwest
You sure that's not a rat snake in the tree?
This sounds like a great 5 hours of herping.
Billy
This sounds like a great 5 hours of herping.
Billy
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Re: My boring contribution from the Midwest
My first ever snake "in-situ" was a big ol' black ratsnake sitting in the saddle of some branches in a tree when I was a child. Awesome.
Thanks for sharing!
scott
Thanks for sharing!
scott
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Re: My boring contribution from the Midwest
If that was boring I want to herp w/ you when it's good. Lead the way.
Thanks for posting.
-Dell
Thanks for posting.
-Dell
Re: My boring contribution from the Midwest
The syspila is beautiful! Just one of those would make my whole trip!