Rattlesnake Pics from Summer 2003

[emroul]

Hey, just thought I'd share some pictures of rattlesnakes that I've found over last summer while my fiance and I went field herping. It was alot of fun, and we found some pretty cool stuff. I plan on doing it this coming summer, as well. Well anyway, here you go:









This female is gravid in this picture. We took her off the road, took her home, and waited for her to have her babies successfully. (She had 11 all together, No slugs!)














Thanks for looking.
Jennifer

[shaggybill]

hey, cool snakes. I am making plans to come out there is this spring/early summer, I hope I can find some stuff like that.

[Dozer]

[JD@reptiles]

ok, i am going herping with you

[Fieldnotes]

Looks like you like to play with Fire!

[emroul]

Originally posted by Fieldnotes
Looks like you like to play with Fire!

Nope, not really into pyrotechnics; I just like rattlesnakes. LOL....

Thanks for the comments, guys.
Jennifer

[TheRedDragon]

Wow! AWESOME finds! I don't agree with taking specimens home from field herping finds. But, congrats on not getting any slugs from the female you brought home.

[JD@reptiles]

yeah i am the same with not taking animals out of the wild. but you must originally have WC to get CB...

[ClarkC]

Erin,
Most of the snakes you have were wild caught at some point. I have had four
w/c snakes die in twenty years of field herping in Arizona. It's not at all unusual
to have imports come in with 20% or more dead. So were is the logic in that?

[ClarkC]

Erin,
Most of the snakes you have were wild caught at some point. I have had four
w/c snakes die in twenty years of field herping in Arizona. It's not at all unusual
to have imports come in with 20% or more dead. So were is the logic in that?

[JD@reptiles]

well people dont feel its right taking things out of their habitat. espeshily with endangered animals. those snakes that you posted aren't hard to get CB in the states either. but you are right. you must originally have WC to get CB.

Cheers

Jordan

[Dozer]

Its a matter of money in most cases. Why pay 50 when you can get it for free sorta deal....

[ClarkC]

about money. In Arizona you can't buy,sell,or trade native reptiles. And you can't have venomous from any where else. If you are reposable and only collect what you really want to work with. Than there is no problem. As long as you are staying with in the laws.You want to talk money!! Why do you think they are importing so many reptiles for the pet trade? MONEY!!!! It is common to have 20% or more imports come in dead. Like we need any more green Iguanas. The
aha here in Arizona does 200 to 300+ Iguana rescue calls every year. I'm still not
seeing your logic?

[emroul]

Just like ClarkC said, in Arizona it is ILLEGAL to import/export/buy/sell/trade any venomous within the state line; period. That means we cannot possess vipers, cobras, or any exotic "hot", etc; as well as any crotalus species that are not native (ie, Timbers, EDB's, etc). So, if we want something, we have to go find it. There is nothing wrong with WC animals as long as you: 1) know what you are doing with them and 2) have a fair purpose for keeping them, and 3) you take only what you need, I would say 1.1 of one species is enough; and that's fair.

Originally posted by Dozer
Its a matter of money in most cases. Why pay 50 when you can get it for free sorta deal....

And WC specimens do not come free, anyway; Dozer. Vet trips, antibiotics, etc, are always more costly than the animal themselves.

Jennifer

[Dozer]

Keepin' an animal will obviously cost money, however, to sell it after to make a profit , thats what I kinda meant. And I'm not sayin' this guy caught them just to sell 'em, I'm not tryin' to slam onto this guy either. I'm just sayin' :P