Hey guys!

Great Photos!!!

I live right in the heart of Intermontana habitat.
Every year I find several. Although the photos are indeed beautiful, they do not depict good habitat for Intermontana.

The elevation is too high.
They tend to prefer "high desert plateau" type habitat.
Pinyon scrub and Juniper forest. Riparian habitat is also good.
They really stick to certain micro-habitats.
I collected a gravid female (many years ago) and hatched out six beautiful babies. (No digital cameras back then)
3 of the babies came out speckled....with a granite pattern.
(Similar looking to the granite spotted python morph)
I gave a few of them to a friend, Adam Song of New York.
Colorado wildlife is protected from commercial activity.
No buying, selling, or bartering of Colorado Wildlife.
But, there was nothing wrong with collecting and gifting at that time.
Although I have not been in contact with Adam Song in many years, I hope that the animals I sent to him went on to reproduce.

Herping in Colorado is rather dull for the most part.
But some of the other more interesting species might include:

Crotalus concolor
Crotalus viridis
Lampropeltis t. taylori
L. p. gentilis
L. p. multistrata
Pituophis m. deserticola
P. m. sayi
Hypsiglena torquata
Tantilla hobartsmithi
Masticophis t. taeniatus
Tropidoclonion lineatum
Thamnophis elegans vagrans

The list goes on....but you get the idea.
Recently several reptile species have been added to the Colorado "Species of Special Concern" list.

I loved the photo of the Moose!
Although, you are at an elevation that is a little too high for finding the "Intermountain Emory's."

Hope the information is helpful.
And if you plan to visit Colorado again...send me an email or give me a call.
Who knows....I might want to go photo a few herps with you?
(Only looking for legal species....and only with licensed individuals.)

Thanks!
Your friend,
Harlin Wall - WALL TO WALL REPTILES!
970-245-7611
970-255-9255

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