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travesty
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New here with some pics

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Hey everyone. I live in Tulsa, Ok and I am still pretty new to herping. This year will be my third season I believe. Out of the 47 or so snakes in Oklahoma I think I only have about 13 checked off my list, so I am definitely looking forward to finding more. All I have are cell phone pics right now but here are some cool snakes from last year.

Ringnecks
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Lined Snake
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Dekay's
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Speckled King
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Prairie King
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Speckled King
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Western Wormsnake
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Ugly Nerodia
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Eastern Coachwhip
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And another
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Off to a good start. I like that big holbrooki. Big, healthy, nice looking speckled kings like that are always great to see. I see a lot of younger individuals, but I'm always stoked to see the big fat adults.
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Nice work! I also love Speckled Kings. I used to find them in Mississippi growing up.......definitely one of my favorites!
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Nice work! Welcome to the forum!
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Thanks! Specks are one of my favorites.

Does anyone have any tips on finding hots like rattlers and copperheads? I've never found any. I wonder if I need to try something different besides hiking and flipping cover or will they just turn up eventually? Or is there a specific type of habitat I need to be looking for? I've heard about rocks facing south for rattlers but no luck yet.
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Welcome aboard!

I started my herping "career" back in Tulsa in the early 1970s. My memories are of a very fun herping area.
I didn't find nearly the diversity that you have, but I was under 10 years old at the time so I didn't herp very far from home.
That Lined Snake reminded me of my first, which I found in the grass at Grissom Elementary School during lunch one day. I got sent to the office for catching it and trying to keep it. :(
That's all right, I persevered!

Chris
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