Texas Gulf Coast Adventures

[TheLastBaron]

I did some snake hunting today at the Texas City Terminal Railroad with a friend today, no luck with snakes but I did find a 4 foot 9 inch rat snake shed. Also went out and captured four lizards, an invasive species with pocket populations spreading all over the area, cuban anoles. They are beautiful but it's better I have them as pets than they compete with and displace the Carolina Anoles, they had enough problems just with the mediterranean house geckos.

[TheLastBaron]

Some local catches that I either still have, or released back home.

Part 1

[TheLastBaron]

More pictures!

[SoPhilly]

Cool pics, thank you! I'm used to thinking of Cuban anodes as patterned like the second picture - didn't know they could be as patternless as the one in the last (anole)pic.

[SoPhilly]

Also omg, that mantis tho. It is huge. Is that typical where you are? Keep the awesome pics coming!

[TheLastBaron]

There aren't many Praying Mantis around here that I have seen. I caught that one on my truck one day after I had been off roading. He stayed around my yard for a year after I found him and eventually either passed on or moved on, or got eaten by something. He was cool while he was around though, I called him 'Master Sheldon'. Also, the cubans change from the patterned look to the pale gray sometimes.

[TheLastBaron]

Eastern Worm Snake, really common here in southeast TX, even though most guides put them further east.

[FWK]

That is a Rough Earth Snake, Eastern Worm Snakes are not found in Texas. Western Worm Snakes are found only in the extreme north east corner of Texas. Nice finds though.

[Bandit]

Awesome finds. I'll be out in Galveston in early August. I'd like to get some herping in if I can while I'm there.

[AlexCrazy]

wooow.. it must be soo cool to live were you can catch cool things.. normally if you see a snake here you must just look and walk away.. ha ha most of them are venomous.. ha ha
and the bugs also! lucky you! :D

[TheLastBaron]

I thought it looked like the Eastern, I didn't know rough worm snakes existed truthfully. They're common down here everyone just calls them grass snakes.

[TheLastBaron]

Ah rough EARTH snake, I see, yes. Thanks for the correction!

[Albert Clark]

Looks like you had yourself a good ole time. Thanks for the pics and the nature run.

[Pogie]

Eastern Worm Snake, really common here in southeast TX, even though most guides put them further east.

Ohh I want that snake :)

[TheLastBaron]

Caught this plainbellied watersnake today while field herping. I also caught a turtle and found a skin. There is another, larger, watersnake there as well. This one could actually be a yellow bellied watersnake but it's just starting it's shed and I can't tell.

[TheLastBaron]

Friend of mine found this one outside of his garage and it went into an old vase, where it remained until I got off work and kindly removed it at his wifes request. Ribbon Snake :) He has quite an appetite for fish, toads, frogs, and tadpoles, just keeping him for a short time to check him out.