First Herping trip this year

[BWSmith]

Since I had a rental car for the weekend and was down in Savannah, GA moving my grandmother out of her retirement home, I decided to try to find some new herping spots. All and all, I think they went through and cleaned up all the Tin :lol: I decided to take one more back road before hopping ont he freeway to head home. Turned out to be a sweet spot next to an old cemetary down about 3 dirt roads. The further back I went , the more tin and abandoned buildings. I actually did not have my hopes up too much since the lows were in the low 40's and it was about 72 outside. Under the LAST piece of tin (in full sun), I found this beautiful Eastern Kingsnake. Not a bad start to the herping season since it was the exact species I was looking for.

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[Vanan]

Good job Brian! He looks in blue too.

[BWSmith]

Yup, I can't wait until it sheds. Nice "typical" Chain Kings are on a very short list of animals that I need to catch for my Educational Programs.

[C.m.pyrrhus]

Nice king there. Always under the last thing that is flipped also it seems.

I found this beautiful Eastern Kingsnake. Not a bad start to the herping season since it was the exact species I was looking for.


I find this to be rare for me usually. When I go out looking for a certain snake, it seems I miss the bus more times than not. I now just hope for the best.

Field herping is back in season finally...and it surely is welcome. The few times I have gone out thus far, I just went on promising days hoping to just see what was about, with limited time to look. Oddly, this seems to bring the best luck for me. I found a pyro, way deep down in a huge rock out cropping, between some massive boulders in a crack. I was actually hoping to find some Canyon tree frogs in an area I have not seen them for some time, and did not expect the king at all. I found some frogs here last year, so this was my goal this time as well. I think this may be the earliest pyro sighting I have had also. Pretty nice surprise.....