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09-30-11, 11:22 AM
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First Field Herping Trip - Rattlesnake Research
Last weekend my bf and I participated in a local reptile society event where we joined a Rattlesnake and Bull Snake researcher for a day. For the past few years he has been collecting, tagging, recording info (such as sex, length, weight, etc.) and releasing both Rattlesnakes and Bull Snakes in Dinosaur Provincial Park in southern Alberta and then submitting the info to the local Fish & Wildlife database. Below are a few snapshots and here's a slideshow of all my photos.
Setting up
Rattlesnake going up a tube for safe handling
Scanning for a tag. Of the 5 Rattlesnakes caught that day none had been tagged.
Injecting tag
Probing
Measuring
Releasing
Thanks for looking.
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09-30-11, 11:34 AM
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Snake Child
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Re: First Field Herping Trip - Rattlesnake Research
Sounds like fun! I did a similar thing but with Black Racers.
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09-30-11, 11:37 AM
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Re: First Field Herping Trip - Rattlesnake Research
Awesome stuff.
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09-30-11, 01:05 PM
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Abracadabra Holmes
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Re: First Field Herping Trip - Rattlesnake Research
Looks like a good time, I bet that was tons of fun!
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09-30-11, 03:17 PM
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Re: First Field Herping Trip - Rattlesnake Research
wish there was something like that around here. Out west maybe, but nothing in the immediate vicinity.
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09-30-11, 03:50 PM
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Re: First Field Herping Trip - Rattlesnake Research
Sounds like fun.
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10-01-11, 08:27 AM
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Re: First Field Herping Trip - Rattlesnake Research
I wish I had the opportunity to do something like that.. I would love to see a rattlesnake that up close (and have it be in a controlled setting)
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10-01-11, 11:39 AM
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Re: First Field Herping Trip - Rattlesnake Research
Yeah, it was a pretty amazing experience, especially for my first real field herping expedition. They've been doing these trips every spring and fall for the past two years. We didn't see any Bulls this time, and since they usually find some out in the spring I think we'll definitely be going again next year.
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