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Guess the herp!

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  • 06-16-2006, 10:46 PM
    xdeus
    Guess the herp!
    Well, I went herping last weekend with the kids at a semi-abandoned military base near Monterey (Ft. Ord). They have a lot of land designated as public space, but I didn't realize until later that the public was only supposed to bike/hike on the roads and not drive your car around. I guess that was what those barriers were that I drove around. :rolleyes:

    Anyway, the herping was kind of a bust. At one point I thought I struck herp gold because I came across this field with a ton of corrugated tin roofing material all over the place, but we didn't find ONE reptile. :mad: The only one we did manage to find was this critter on the road as we were driving through. Being that I only found one, I thought I would make a guessing game out of this.

    Can anyone guess the herp with the first picture?

    https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../0/2/Herp1.jpg
  • 06-16-2006, 10:54 PM
    frankykeno
    Re: Guess the herp!
    I don't know what it is but it's eye is following me around the room! :O
  • 06-16-2006, 10:55 PM
    Adam_Wysocki
    Re: Guess the herp!
    T-Rex?

    -adam
  • 06-16-2006, 11:00 PM
    mr~python
    Re: Guess the herp!
    gopher snake?
  • 06-16-2006, 11:01 PM
    daniel1983
    Re: Guess the herp!
    .....large ocular scales....rounded pupil.....brownish coloration...

    ....my first guess is a......coachwhip....
  • 06-16-2006, 11:03 PM
    mr~python
    Re: Guess the herp!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by daniel1983
    .....large ocular scales....rounded pupil.....brownish coloration...

    ....my first guess is a......coachwhip....

    OH DARN!!! can i change my guess? lol. i dont know. it could still be a gopher.
  • 06-16-2006, 11:05 PM
    xdeus
    Re: Guess the herp!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
    T-Rex?

    LOL.

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mr~python
    gopher snake?

    Winner Winner, F/T Rat Dinner!!

    https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../0/2/Herp2.jpg

    https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../0/2/Herp4.jpg

    Pacific Gopher. Seems to be the most common snake around here. This guy was about 3.5 feet, and pretty friendly. I got him off the road and sent him on his way.
  • 06-16-2006, 11:09 PM
    mr~python
    Re: Guess the herp!
    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cant beat a cali herper:P :cool: :banana:

    thats funny that he was pretty friendly though. whenever i see gophers they usually wanna take my head off! excpet for the babies. they're usually really calm.
  • 06-16-2006, 11:09 PM
    daniel1983
    Re: Guess the herp!
    That was my second guess...LOL.....but I am at at disadvantage too.....I have never seen a gopher snake in person before ;) I need to schedule a trip out west :D

    Good guess Marshall!
  • 06-16-2006, 11:11 PM
    mr~python
    Re: Guess the herp!
    thanks Daniel. i want to go to louisiana to see some wild gators and timber rattle snakes
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