Specimen of the year post.
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- Mike VanValen
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Jason's strawberry milk, and Brian's screaming pale...awesome snakes!
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Ouch , okay I deserve that dig. But you only call them crap because you haven't found a multistrata in Montana. Did ya give up?Brian Hubbs wrote:*MT Crap-anything from MT pretending to be a Pale Milk Snake, but actually only a cross-dressing gentillis.
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I was pretty excited to find this little fella.
Morelia viridis - Iron Range, Queensland
Morelia viridis - Iron Range, Queensland
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Coastal
Piney
Piney
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I personally find those black and white Rhinos boring. I much prefer one like this.
And a couple of corals that were very nice looking.
And a couple nice pyros.
I thought this was a particularly attractive couchii.
But this would have to be the most stunning animal I saw all year.
Is that too many? Sorry.
And a couple of corals that were very nice looking.
And a couple nice pyros.
I thought this was a particularly attractive couchii.
But this would have to be the most stunning animal I saw all year.
Is that too many? Sorry.
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Geez, what's up with that turtle? WOW Btw, that looks like Salicornia in the background ...which would indicate a brackish wetland situation???
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Impressive guess. Brackish tidal marsh on the coast of Georgia. It is a diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin), and far and a way the best looking individual out of about 100 I got to see that weekend. They are incredibly variable.monklet wrote:Geez, what's up with that turtle? WOW Btw, that looks like Salicornia in the background ...which would indicate a brackish wetland situation???
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Those Diamondback Terrapins are smokin' hot. What was the carapace length on that turtle? We had one of those at the Herp Nation booth at a recent show, talk about a show stopper. We were swamped with inquiries.
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I don't remember. It was an adult male, so probably around 5in or so.Jeremiah_Easter wrote:Those Diamondback Terrapins are smokin' hot. What was the carapace length on that turtle? We had one of those at the Herp Nation booth at a recent show, talk about a show stopper. We were swamped with inquiries.
Here are a couple others to really set that one apart. Hope no one minds (and they are all stunning in there own way, so it still fits the topic, right?)
Adult female
Adult male
Adult male
Dark, mustached male
This population is highly male skewed do to road mortality of nesting females (around 80% males if I remember correctly).
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Nope, don't mind at all ...in fact, much appreciated
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My first tan smooth green snake:
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You guys all have excellent animals, simply stunning. Being as I just took my first Snake Road I have a tonne of animals that I'd consider specimen of the year. Beyond all the lifers I did find a ringneck that fits this thread somewhat. I think it is anerythristic?
This too was a lifer. Anyone else find this particular snake?
Ian
This too was a lifer. Anyone else find this particular snake?
Ian
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I dont find any super ultra rare stuff.
This is the best I got.
Melanistic Hog.
Orange Nerodia sipedon. I poured water on it to see if it was mud, but it was just plain up orange.
This was the most colorful neonate piscavorus I have ever seen, I cant imagine what it would look like in the water.
This is the best I got.
Melanistic Hog.
Orange Nerodia sipedon. I poured water on it to see if it was mud, but it was just plain up orange.
This was the most colorful neonate piscavorus I have ever seen, I cant imagine what it would look like in the water.
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This guy don't count, cause he was from last year... but probably the most aberrant I've found...
SD SAL (webbi)
SD SAL (webbi)
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Seems like I had to wait forever before I finally got this one:
And four runners up... Can I have 4? HA!
Mississippi Green
Mudsnake
Plains Spadefoot (new AR locality; only third confirmed locality in the state)
Louisiana Milksnake
And, not a herp, but don't you have to throw one of these in, too? I mean, after all, it's gonna be another 13 years before see them again.
All in all, it was a very productive year for me and I could have easily selected another 3-5 treasured specimens.
And four runners up... Can I have 4? HA!
Mississippi Green
Mudsnake
Plains Spadefoot (new AR locality; only third confirmed locality in the state)
Louisiana Milksnake
And, not a herp, but don't you have to throw one of these in, too? I mean, after all, it's gonna be another 13 years before see them again.
All in all, it was a very productive year for me and I could have easily selected another 3-5 treasured specimens.
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THIS:
Is freakin awesome. That is one unreal looking herp!
Bart
Is freakin awesome. That is one unreal looking herp!
Bart
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Ian I have found snakes that look like that one on the South End of Snake Road, I'm going to guess that's where you found it. I know someone else who found one that looked like that there too.
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Yeah, looks anery, Joey. Nice find.
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^^^ it has a real name, but I prefer "Devil Frog"
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Devil Frog works for me
Considering the location of the ringneck I was pretty certain other's have found them too. Perhaps even the same exact snake.
Ian
Considering the location of the ringneck I was pretty certain other's have found them too. Perhaps even the same exact snake.
Ian
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The copperhead is a Textbook Centerfold!
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holy crap i just saw the melanistic hog and the bevy of terrapins!
haha i cant pick a favorite i might as well just sit back and enjoy!
* and Tan Opheodrys ( : !!!
haha i cant pick a favorite i might as well just sit back and enjoy!
* and Tan Opheodrys ( : !!!
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im so happy to have come here . what a great way to start my day off as i have my morning coffee
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I cruised this very faded pattern Prairie Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis over Labor Day weekend:
Josh
Josh