What is your favorite reptile to see when out field herping??
My first "pet" snake was a Rough green snake that my dad caught in the yard when I was a kid. My brother and I kept it in an old 10 gallon aquarium during the summer, feeding it whatever goodness we could catch in the yard, then let it go after a while.
I love coming across these guys when field herping. They are my favorite snake to see when in the field.
http://hillherp.com/wp-content/uploa...MA5915-005.jpg
Winter isn't really here yet and I am already itching to go field herping next year....ha ha.
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Asherah
That is how I am as well.
I am easily impressed and excited when I come across any animal in the wild, other than COMMON birds.
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The rough green is also my favorite to find here in TX. Possibly because of how bright it is and green is my favorite color.
I also caught this huge rat Snake that was probably about 10 feet, this past summer.
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Reinz
That is how I am as well.
I am easily impressed and excited when I come across any animal in the wild, other than COMMON birds.
I live near a national park so I have quite an opportunity to be in an area relatively undisturbed by human habitation. Its awesome!
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Asherah
What is the bottom snake? It looks venomous.
The most I ever find around here (here being the golden horseshoe) are Garter snakes. Which my mother still insists are different from Gardener snakes. :rolleyes:
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Freakie_frog
Holy smokes!!!!! Is that daniel hill????
Yep. Had to step away from the captive stuff years ago due to life stuff....got the itch to keep captives again...so here I am..Ha ha.
How you been? hope all is well your way.
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Sirensong26
What is the bottom snake? It looks venomous.
The most I ever find around here (here being the golden horseshoe) are Garter snakes. Which my mother still insists are different from Gardener snakes. :rolleyes:
Copperhead
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Sirensong26
What is the bottom snake? It looks venomous.
The most I ever find around here (here being the golden horseshoe) are Garter snakes. Which my mother still insists are different from Gardener snakes. :rolleyes:
It's a Copperhead, I usually find several a year, but I also do a lot of hiking and running.
Here are a few more of various critters from this past summer/last summer. :)
Cottonmouth
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...pspvhws1h9.jpg
Massive Timber Rattler Shed
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...psk6wv0lug.jpg
Juvenile Red Bellied Snake
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...psiodloaxi.jpg
Ratsnake
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...psrkl3p30t.jpg
Some sort of Skink
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...psjgqxuic9.jpg
Another Boxie
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...psn8njiryx.jpg
Ridiculously photogenic Common Snapper.
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...pseyqmtowq.jpg
Another Copperhead
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...pszl660acl.jpg
Anyway sorry, not sorry to flood the thread with pictures. I have more, unfortunately not all are on the computer.:) Hope you guys enjoy.
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So far this is my favorite and the only one I've ever come across in my life. It's an eastern hognose. Here in Mississippi http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10...f43ddeae79.jpg
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DennisM
Where was this at?!
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Tsanford
Where was this at?!
Singapore Botanical Gardens
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...otanic-Gardens
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I have always loved milk snakes. My first field herp was a garter but my favorite was always a milk snake. I just LOVE their colors!!
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Brown water snakes (Nerodia sipedon sipedon)
Brown water snake - found caught in landscape netting at one of our local parks. No injuries and was released, but not before I got picks of his cute face and belly
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...p_turt_161.jpg
http://ball-pythons.net/gallery/file...p_turt_162.jpg
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I'm lucky if I find anything at all. I've seen garter snakes (who hasn't?!) but the most amazing thing was when I found 4 developing boreal chorus frog tadpoles swimming around. I couldn't resist and I took them home with me. Unfortunately one passed due to internal injuries caused by me accidentally, but the other 3 are doing amazing. One started showing signs of hind leg paralysis, but a bit of potassium and he was back to his usual self, even eating better than the other two! I hope to find a boreal toad or a spade foot toad. In Alberta, it's mostly frogs and toads though I'd also like to come across a hognose:)
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