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crimsonking
05-02-05, 01:22 PM
Heading to the Osceola Nat'l Forest area we saw a few dor corns and racers and a water snake or two.
The first live herp of the day was this FL box turtle on the side of the road.
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/151box2.JPG
Once in Osceola and on an unpaved road we encountered our target species for the day, a FL locale canebrake rattlesnake.
A first for me and my son.
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/151canebrake2-med.JPG
Everything else would be a bonus from here on.
In the area we also turned up this gray rat snake,
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/151gr4.JPG
this juvenile rough green snake,
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/151green1736.JPG
and a yellow rat snake found in the rafters of an abandoned shed.
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/151yellow1a-med.JPG
All in all a great day when you get your target species right off.
:Mark

Linds
05-02-05, 01:51 PM
Looks liek a successful trip! Great pics! :)

crimsonking
05-08-05, 09:14 AM
Thanks Linds. It was a good day except for the occasional dor that included a 6' coachwhip.
:Mark

Crazycorn
05-08-05, 08:04 PM
That Box turtle is lookin good, I need to find a male Boxie for my female now. Hey Mark did you keep anything? I am hoping to hit up Ocala, Sulpher Springs, ANF, Hernado County, and Osceola. My Target species are Grey Rats, Coach Whips, Rough Green Snakes, Yellow Ratsnakes, Box Turtles, Kings of all sorts, Garters, and a few others.

crimsonking
05-08-05, 08:59 PM
David all we kept were pics. Email me about other stuff though.
:Mark