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Field Herping 2015 - Snake Summery
2015 Summary
(C)Plain-bellied Water Snake – Nerodia erythrogaster
(C) Broad-banded Water Snake – Nerodia confluens fasciata
(C) Mississippi Green Water Snake – Nerodia cyclopian
(C) Marsh Brown Snake – Storeria dekayi
(C) Western Ribbon Snake – Thamnophis proximus
(C) Glossy Crayfish Snake – Regina rigida rigida
(C) Rough Earth Snake – Virginia striatula
(C) Texas Rat Snake – Pantherophis obsoletus
(C) Western Cottonmouth** – Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma
(M) Southern Copperhead** – Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
(M) Timber Rattlensnake** – Crotalus horridus horridus
(J) Western Diamondback Rattlesnake** – Crotalus atrox
(J) Black-tailed Rattlesnake** – Crotalus molossus
(J) Trans-pecos Rat Snake – Bogertophis subocularis
(H) Banded Cat-eyed Snake – Leptodeira annulata
(H) Central American Coral Snake** – Micrurus nigrocinctus
(H) Dryad Snake – Mastigodryas melanolomus
(H) False Fer-de-lance – Xenodon rabdocephalus
(H) Hog Island Boa – Boa constrictor imperator
(C) = Chambers County (M) = Montgomery County (J) = Jeff Davis County (H) = Honduras
**Venomus
2015, saw the most species of snakes for my personal field herping records thanks to the copious trips my wife and I made into chambers and Montgomery counties. As well as our impromptu trip out west to Jeff Davis County, for Rattlesnakes and Subocs. Our honeymoon in Honduras was mostly fruitful yielding an OK 5 species of snakes having only spent a couple hours actively searching outside of our full day trip for the Hog Island Boas on the Major and Minor islands. All were photographed if they are on this list, albeit some better than others. Looking forward to 2016, as we push new areas and attempt to break the lists records each and every year.
http://www.pbase.com/codyconway/herping - for some images from the field.
Last edited by reptileexperts; 12-19-2015 at 10:05 PM.
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That is an impressive list.
Sounds like a fun, exciting year in the field!
The one thing I found that you can count on about Balls is that they are consistent about their inconsistentcy.
1.2 Coastal Carpet Pythons
Mack The Knife, 2013
Lizzy, 2010
Etta, 2013
1.1 Jungle Carpet Pythons
Esmarelda , 2014
Sundance, 2012
2.0 Common BI Boas, Punch, 2005; Butch, age?
0.1 Normal Ball Python, Elvira, 2001
0.1 Olive (Aussie) Python, Olivia, 2017
Please excuse the spelling in my posts. Auto-Correct is my worst enema.
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Re: Field Herping 2015 - Snake Summery
It's been a great year! For my wife around 3/4 of this list were lifer snakes for her. The timber was incredibly random.
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Retics are my passion. Just ask.
www.wildimaging.net www.facebook.com/wildimaging
"...That which we do not understand, we fear. That which we fear, we destroy. Thus eliminating the fear" ~Explains every killed snake"
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Re: Field Herping 2015 - Snake Summery
What an awesome gallery of photos. It looks as if you had a great year. I love the pic of the baby cotton mouth. Even at their tiniest they look pretty menacing.
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Re: Field Herping 2015 - Snake Summery
Cottonmouths were the number 1 species for the year on an abundance standpoint. Black tailed and western rattlesnakes were definitely number 2 and 3 due to their numbers out west we found. Love baby vipers regardless
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Retics are my passion. Just ask.
www.wildimaging.net www.facebook.com/wildimaging
"...That which we do not understand, we fear. That which we fear, we destroy. Thus eliminating the fear" ~Explains every killed snake"
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Re: Field Herping 2015 - Snake Summery
Great list! I wish I had more time to herp in 2015 (don't we all?) but I'm looking forward to 2016!
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Re: Field Herping 2015 - Snake Summery
Originally Posted by tacticalveterinarian
Great list! I wish I had more time to herp in 2015 (don't we all?) but I'm looking forward to 2016!
Planning our next trips as we speak for 2016. May get to spend some time in the Capital of Mexico herping this coming year. Doing a trip to find Wild Guatemalan Beaded Lizards. And spending some time out in Cockscomb Jaguar Sanctuary, Belize, all early on in the year. Add on potential impromptu trips to south texas, south east Arizona, and west texas again for Lepidus, and we SHOULD top 2015's list.
Here's hoping!
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Retics are my passion. Just ask.
www.wildimaging.net www.facebook.com/wildimaging
"...That which we do not understand, we fear. That which we fear, we destroy. Thus eliminating the fear" ~Explains every killed snake"
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