Doin' some late night cruising

And I found two little guys that probably won't make it into these forums very often, so I thought I'd share:

Long-nosed snake (Rhinocheilus lecontei):

http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v...h-2004-007.jpg

http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v...h-2004-006.jpg

http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v...h-2004-010.jpg

And a Variable Sand Snake (Chilomeniscus stramineus):

http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v...oul/banded.jpg

http://img5.photobucket.com/albums/v...ul/banded2.jpg

I wish I could have gotten a size comparison, but that sand snake was only about 6" long or so, and that's usually about their max (sometimes reaching 10"). The longnose is about 22" or so.

Cool little guys.
Jennifer

Sweet pics Jen. They're bueats.

Wow, very cool pics Jen! You have some interesting herpetofauna in Arizona.

VERY pretty little snakes! And great pictures of them! Thanks for sharing!!

Cool little guys! The longnose looks like a variety of rat snake to me -- the face is very similar. I like long-nosed tree snakes a lot, and they're very different.

are those sand snakes common? i saw one when i went out too. only snake i saw that wasnt a rattler. cool snakes, those are some good pics. are you really telling me you didnt find a single rattlesnake?!

LOL... I found rattlesnakes that night, but those pictures are for a different forum. ;) I actually JUST got back from doing some more herping (like 10 minutes ago, lol). I found ALL KINDS of stuff. It was a great night.

Jennifer

I went out last night again, and this is what I found:

This is the prettiest long-nosed I have ever seen; sadly, the semi didn't think so. I watched it get run over right in front of me. :cry:
http://www.diapsid.com/images/web/04282004/dorln.jpg

We found three alive, but only two made it safely off the road.
http://www.diapsid.com/images/web/04282004/aorln.jpg

http://www.diapsid.com/images/web/04282004/aorln2.jpg

We found 12 shovel-nosed total. Eight were dead and so was one threadsnake.
http://www.diapsid.com/images/web/04282004/dorsn.jpg

Here are three of the four (they are a pain to take pictures of):
http://www.diapsid.com/images/web/04282004/aorsn.jpg

This is the smallest threadsnake I have ever seen:
http://www.diapsid.com/images/web/04282004/aorts.jpg

Another live one:
http://www.diapsid.com/images/web/04282004/aorts2.jpg

This was one huge glossy snake.
http://www.diapsid.com/images/web/04282004/aorgs.jpg

And my favorite, although not a colubrid, a sidewinder.
http://www.diapsid.com/images/web/04282004/aorsw.jpg

I had fun... :wink:
Jennifer

Wow, Jen! How do you find all of those? Especially those little thread snakes! So tiny! And I don't think I've ever seen a pic of a Sidewinder on the grass before...is that where you found him? Or did you move him there to take pics? Sure wish I could go herpin' with ya sometime!!

LOL, all the snakes I took home I got pictures of this morning in my backyard. Definately not where I found him, but grass makes for a cool picture. :D Thanks!

Jennifer