March 23, 2009 The season is under way! Although I've been out a few times already this year, I haven't seen much other
than some rat snakes, earth snakes, tarantulas, and scorpions. Today turned out pretty good up in north Texas near the
Oklahoma border. I saw two young adult western diamondback rattlesnakes and a huge western cottonmouth, as well
as vultures, wild turkeys, and a coyote. Both of the rattlers were found coming out of their winter dens on a rocky hillside,
and the cottonmouth was found in a dried up swampy area back in the woods which I found by following a deer and wild
hog trail.
Rattler #1(The last three pictures)
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Rattler #2 This one never sat still.
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Western Cottonmouth (The largest I have ever seen in the wild!)
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Cottonmouths are also referred to as water
moccasins.
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
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Copperheads a' plenty! Broadbanded copperheads are one of the more common snakes around here and are
definitely one I enjoy seeing. The most I've seen in a single day was 27!
April 11, 2009 The weather was real nice today so I went out to do some flipping at a few spots in Dallas county, most
of which was in the Dallas city limits. I managed to find four western diamondbacks, as well as some Texas and Great
Plains rat snakes and a coachwhip.
A young, juvenile western diamondback
rattlesnake.
Rattler found under a slab of concrete.
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A 5 foot long eastern coachwhip.
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Two copperheads and a Texas rat snake.
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April 12, 2009 A few more photos from Easter Sunday. I went out herping here in Arlington close to my home.
A skink (either a five lined or a broadhead)
which seems to have caught my wife.
A juvenile western ribbon snake.
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I even found the Easter bunny!
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