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08-11-15, 07:22 PM
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Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
I figured I'd share some of the herps that I've found this year. I haven't had a chance to do as much herping as I would have liked this year, but I have still found some cool stuff. And there's things that I wasn't able to photograph for various reason(lighting, got away too fast, etc). These are all from southern Louisiana. Hope yall enjoy!
A couple of Speckled Kingsnakes
Western Cottonmouth
Texas Ratsnake
Black-Masked Racer
Garter Snake
Some Ribbon Snakes(the first is one of the biggest I've ever seen)
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08-11-15, 07:23 PM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
A couple of Broad-Banded Water Snakes...these are super common around here, but here are a couple nice ones. The first one is the strangest, yet coolest one I've ever seen.
A large Diamond-Backed Water Snake with a Broad-banded in the background
I wasn't too sure on this guy's ID...I asked around and some people said Plain-Bellied Water Snake and some said Blotched Water Snake. If anyone has suggestions let me know!
Ring-necked Snake
Dekay's Brown Snake
Broad-Headed Snake
Five-Lined Skink
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08-11-15, 07:23 PM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
Green Tree Frog
Leopard Frog
Gray Tree Frog
Common Snapping Turtle
Box Turtle
Southern Painted Turtle that was rescued from the road and relocated
Huge Softshell Turtle
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08-11-15, 07:24 PM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
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08-11-15, 07:32 PM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
Man...those speckled kings...such awesome pics. Thanks for sharing!
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08-11-15, 08:12 PM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
Awesome post, keep the finds coming. Love the picture of the Black Mask Racer.
The little juvie Water Snake is in fact a Plain Belly (Nerodia erythrogaster), formerly a Yellow Belly (N. e. flavigaster). Blotched Water Snakes (N. e. transversa) are another former subspecies of N. erythrogaster found farther west in Texas.
Do you have any more pictures of the highly aberrant Broadbanded Water Snake? Crazy looking animal. Looks like it has buffet of fish at its disposal.
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08-11-15, 08:22 PM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
Wow, gorgeous critters and awesome photos Bandit.
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08-12-15, 09:00 AM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
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Originally Posted by FWK
Awesome post, keep the finds coming. Love the picture of the Black Mask Racer.
The little juvie Water Snake is in fact a Plain Belly (Nerodia erythrogaster), formerly a Yellow Belly (N. e. flavigaster). Blotched Water Snakes (N. e. transversa) are another former subspecies of N. erythrogaster found farther west in Texas.
Do you have any more pictures of the highly aberrant Broadbanded Water Snake? Crazy looking animal. Looks like it has buffet of fish at its disposal.
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Oh so the Yellow-Bellies were reclassified as Plain-Bellied?
And yeah here's another picture of that Broad-Banded. I've seen a lot of cool ones, but that stripe was just baffling.
Here's a couple other nice Broadbands I've seen this year
And here are a few more cool finds:
A young Ribbon Snake that thought he was a cobra
A (very) pregnant Garter, or at least she was at the time. She would have had her babies by now
And a couple more Speckled Kings
I found this guy last night...one of the downfalls of road cruising. I found him after he had been hit, but he was still alive. I tried bringing him home to see if there was a chance that I could nurse him back to health, but he died a while later.
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08-12-15, 09:12 AM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
Gosh I am SO IN LOVE with those speckleds!!!!
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08-12-15, 09:17 AM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
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Gosh I am SO IN LOVE with those speckleds!!!!
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They are probably one of my favorite species to find around here. Always laid back and so beautiful.
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08-12-15, 12:36 PM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
Thanks for all the views! The box turtle looks like one I entered into the photo contest. Love those guys!
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08-12-15, 01:00 PM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
Thats awesome! And the unidentified one is a Blotched Water Snake, they are one of the most common snakes where I live.
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08-12-15, 01:50 PM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
I wish I could have gone field herping when I was down there:/ you found some beautiful herps, I wish I knew people from where I live that can take me out and teach me how to field herp. I'm not very good at it.
Great shots of some great animals.
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08-12-15, 04:57 PM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
Awesome pics. Those speckled kings and the boxie are amazing.
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08-12-15, 04:59 PM
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Re: Some of my finds from 2015(so far)
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Originally Posted by DDW
I wish I could have gone field herping when I was down there:/ you found some beautiful herps, I wish I knew people from where I live that can take me out and teach me how to field herp. I'm not very good at it.
Great shots of some great animals.
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Well if you ever feel like making a trip to Baton Rouge let me know and I'll take you out herping!
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