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Phil
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Spring Findings

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It's a shame what happened to this forum, but I will happily help rebuild it! :D

So here is basically a photo summary of some of my findings this spring from south Louisiana. Enjoy!

Green Treefrog Hyla cinerea
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Gulf Coast Toad Bufo nebulifer
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eggs
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Bronze Frog Rana clamitans From East Baton Rouge Parish
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metamorph
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Squirrel Treefrog Hyla squirella
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Eastern Narrowmouth Toad egg mass from East Baton Rouge Parish
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Some of the kids by the creek caught some turtles and kept them in a bucket.
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Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans
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Common Musk Turtle Sternotherus oderatus
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Eastern Box Turtle Terrapene carolina LIFER! from East Baton Rouge Parish
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American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis
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Broad-banded Watersnake Nerodia fasciata
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From East Baton Rouge Parish
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Diamondback Watersnake Nerodia rhombifer
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Rough Earth Snake Virginia striatula
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Western Cottonmouth Agkistrodon piscivorous LIFER! from East Baton Rouge Parish
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Habitats I herped in:
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I had one AWESOME spring and I'm really looking forward to the rest of the summer.

Thanks for looking!

-Phil
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Josh Holbrook
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Re: Spring Findings

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Nice finds. I just got back from a temperate vacation and saw alot of similar stuff to what you saw. . . Great stuff!
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Your Cottonmouth was likely the prettiest Western Cottonmouth I've ever seen.
GilaMonster11
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Re: Spring Findings

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Great job! The Diamondback Water Snake is awesome.
Thanks!
Mr. Slithers
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Re: Spring Findings

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Very cool cottonmouth! Looks a lot like a copperhead.
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Ryan Thies
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Re: Spring Findings

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Nice finds! Keep it up.

Ryan
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Phil
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Re: Spring Findings

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Thanks guys! :mrgreen:
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Mike Pingleton
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justinm wrote:Your Cottonmouth was likely the prettiest Western Cottonmouth I've ever seen.
Yeah, that's a good looking one.
-Mike
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Re: Spring Findings

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Ah Excuse me sir but I expect Kingsnakes when you post... :lol:


Nice Stuff

Fundad
TimCO
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Love the LA posts.
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Robert Jordan
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Re: Spring Findings

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Holy smokes, I need to go herping out there! Great finds!
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Carl Koch
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Re: Spring Findings

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Gorgeous western cottonmouth, and sweet broadbanded!
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