You know, Brad, I've never really felt like I was missing out on anything, not finding alterna. They've never been a big "target species" for me, not that I have ever really had any "target species". For some odd reason, I've always been mostly immune to the allure of graybands and tricolors, much preferring crotalids and getula kings, if I had to prefer anything.



I'm sure that if I put a concerted effort into it, I'd be able to come up with #2, but after all these years, I just go because I love being in west Texas and spending time with my friends out there. If I see any herps at all, it's icing on the cake. Without question, the most memorable things I've seen in west Texas were NOT herps, and my most memorable trips weren't the most successful from a herping standpoint.



And I'll bet you know exactly where I'm coming from, too. One of these days, I'll find #2, and #3, and I'm sure I'll be tickled to see them. But I'd get a lot more excited about seeing a live Gyalopion or a west Texas Diadophis, just because those would be firsts for me.

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