2013 ChrisS field herping thread

I'm really looking forward to this season of field herping, so I thought I'd create a thread for photos of my finds this year.
Not too many yet but here is a start
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The garter was not actually found by me, but a friend. But it's the first snake I know of found in my area so still pretty exciting.

That's cool! My daughter and I went for a walk yesterday and all we saw was a rabbit.

First snake of the year!
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Snake number 2
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Neat, what is that guy?

I wish I could find millipedes like that!

Cool finds!

Snake 1 is a brown snake and snake 2 is a worm snake.
Those millipedes are all over my parents backyard but I've never found them anywhere else in the area.

Aren't brown snakes venomous

No, the North American species referred to as the brown snake is non venomous. It is Storeria dekayi

If you ever want to trade or sell some of those millipedes, let me know! :)

When I come across some more I'll pm you.

First venomous of the year (doa)
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Copperhead

Another shot of the same copperhead
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All I've seen is a green tree frog.

But I've got loads of the giant millipede things here too. They're weird. I also spotted the yearly swarm of southern lubber grasshoppers a week or so ago. Just an inch long right now. I see dozens about this time of year, then I'll spot one or two adults later in the summer. In between? No idea.

A couple of spiders around my yard
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Found a false widow
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Also found a black rat snake (doa) but too messy to share pics of it

Found another black rat (doa)
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First rattlesnake of the season!
Sorry for the crappy pic
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Also found a copperhead (doa)

Awesome. I never see any venomous aorund here.

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

Awesome. I never see any venomous aorund here.

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Thanks man! That's only the 2nd canebrake I've ever found. But a good friend of mine has already found 15 this year in the same area I found this one, so I'm hoping I find at least a couple more this season. You don't have any copperheads where you are?

that lil baby copperhead is cute. Shame he was dead. I find a lot of those kinds of animals here too.

They say they are around here but I have never seen one.

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Found a couple widows today

Damn! Very cool!!

Did you keep them?

Sweeet!! And ditto with what Rich said...did you keep em? And pics if you did!

sent from my incubator

No I didn't keep them, don't really have room for anything right now.

Not even a little tiny 4"x4" cubicle?? They dont need much room :p

sent from my incubator

When my ex and I split I couldn't afford my rent so I had to move to my parents. So for right now my life exists in an 8'x8' room. Lol so quite honestly I have no room for much of anything.

Pics are great, keep 'em coming. :)

One of my neighbors told me there are copperheads by the creek behind my apartment, I'll have to go hiking one day and see what I can find. Doubt I'll see more than fish or cranes though.

Awesome! Take pics regardless and share them. And if you create a new thread make sure you pm me with a link to it.

Another millipede and a snail.
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Very cool thread!! Great pics!

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All very nice pictures and I have a question.

The spider in your first post that has the red back, what kind of spider is that?

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Originally Posted by Neal

All very nice pictures and I have a question.

The spider in your first post that has the red back, what kind of spider is that?

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It's a male southern widow

Who knew I'd find an anole in 46*F weather
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