2016 herping: a year in review **warning image heavy!**

It's a tiny bit early to be posting, but with the season winding down I don't see what it will hurt.
Lifers this year were hognose, Mississippi green watersnake (considered rare in my area) and Razor backed musk turtle (also considered rare in my area).

Warning again: it was a nice year for herps.

First find in February: Orange-striped ribbonsnake
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As it warmed up there was a flood of reptiles.
Hatchling Eastern River Cooter
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American Alligator
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Razorbacked musk turtle
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Plain-bellied watersnake (juvenile)
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One very full Orange-striped ribbonsnake
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These I posted earlier in the year but had to include: American Alligators and Diamond-backed watersnake.

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Common musk turtle
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Mississippi mud turtle
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Box turtles (one eating a mushroom and one a Muscadine)
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Red eared slider laying eggs
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Sunning Easter River Cooter
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Massive common snapping turtle I removed from the road
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Cottonmouth
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Mississippi green watersnake (adult and a juvenile. I found 6 total)
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Numerous broad-banded watersnakes. One was missing it's tail nearly to the vent.

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Hognose
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Southern black racer
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Red-belled snake (another rarer find in the middle of dendrology class too!)
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This adorable Lil boxie saved from being squashed and released back across the road when it was safe.
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I leave you, not with all my pictures from the year(there are just too many) but with this very angry ribbon. One because I'm sure it took forever to scroll through this and 2 because I'm sad the year is over! Thanks for looking!
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Fixed the image break on the cooter

What a great year you had!

Thank you, I enjoyed all of the pics and appreciated the identification and your comments as well. :)

It really was! Unfortunately I didn't find a Timber or a pygmy this year which were two lifers I really hunted hard for. I also didn't manage to find a live copperhead which was upsetting. In all it was a great year.

Awesome pictures. Thanks for sharing!


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OK some more :-)
Broad-headed skink (adult and juvenile)
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Blanchard cricket frog
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Western ratsnake in a bird nest
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Diamond-backed watersnake. Top one is in shed.
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A Broad-banded who thought he was hidden
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Northern green anole
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Prairie lizard (he's hard to see)
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Eastern gartersnake
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Three toed box turtle getting ready to hole up for winter
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Another ribbon, the cutie.
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Last one. Not a herp but still cool Golden silk orb weaver
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lots of dope pics :gj:

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Originally Posted by se7en

lots of dope pics :gj:

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Thank you, I was a great year

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I love herping pictures. Thanks for sharing!

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Originally Posted by John1982

I love herping pictures. Thanks for sharing!

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Thanks! I've already had a pretty decent start to this year, hoping the trend continues!

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