Hunting eastern milks in the mountains of NC last April. I was flipping rocks on a Sunday afternoon. Air temp was around 73*. Overcast conditions. Rain a few days before. I told my wife that we were looking for a small, red, black, and white snake. I flipped a rock about the size of a small car hood and heard my wife scream "Honey, Honey, Honey!!!" I could tell from the excitement in her voice that it was something good. I shifted the weight of the rock to one shoulder so that I could look underneath and saw this...scarlet snake found about 100 miles outside of the known range. Ended up finding another about 100 yards from this one the same day. Good stuff. Highlight of 2007 herping for me. Not a milk, but I figured you milk enthusiasts would enjoy anyway.



Michael Coone

Conover, NC

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• Hunting Eastern Milks in the NC Mtns - westernNC, Tue Feb 26 12:00:27 2008
• RE: Hunting Eastern Milks in the NC Mtns - Patton, Tue Feb 26 19:57:31 2008
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• RE: Hunting Eastern Milks in the NC Mtns - mike_panic, Tue Feb 26 20:19:37 2008
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