Woke my son up early yesterday and headed SW to hit a few tin sites just as the sun was coming up. We had a great morning, finding 8 snakes which represented five different species. This was the highlight of the day though...I lifted a 10x10 side of a fallen barn and looked underneath to see a big eastern king. My hands were full holding up the heavy barn, so our only shot of securing the big eastern for photos was my six year old son making the grab. He pulled this monster out on his own. This pic was taken moments afterward. Awesome experience for both of us!

We also found a nice mole king, our second live one and third overall for 2010.

Thanks for looking,
Michael

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• NC Foothills Trip 4-24-10...BIG eastern! - westernNC, Sun Apr 25 08:53:03 2010
• RE: NC Foothills Trip 4-24-10...BIG eastern! - rbichler, Sun Apr 25 09:58:17 2010
• VERY COOL!! - BobS, Sun Apr 25 12:10:00 2010
• RE: NC Foothills Trip 4-24-10...BIG eastern! - varanid, Sun Apr 25 12:49:26 2010
• Thumbs Up - ChristopherD, Sun Apr 25 15:14:39 2010
• Great story! - a153fish, Sun Apr 25 16:19:32 2010
• foothills NC moles... - westernNC, Sun Apr 25 19:26:51 2010
• RE: foothills NC moles... - DMong, Sun Apr 25 19:55:37 2010
• Wow they are variable! - a153fish, Sun Apr 25 21:01:49 2010
• Here are a few more moles... - westernNC, Mon Apr 26 20:56:51 2010
• and my all time favorite mole king! - westernNC, Mon Apr 26 20:59:17 2010
• Yes -Very nice! - a153fish, Tue Apr 27 15:50:59 2010
• RE: Yes -Very nice! - Jlassiter, Tue Apr 27 20:27:34 2010
• I have in the past... - westernNC, Wed Apr 28 12:25:57 2010
• RE: and my all time favorite mole king! - Jlassiter, Tue Apr 27 20:28:18 2010
• RE: and my all time favorite mole king! - westernNC, Wed Apr 28 12:31:02 2010
• RE: and my all time favorite mole king! - Jlassiter, Wed Apr 28 21:20:03 2010
• AWESOME! - DMong, Sun Apr 25 19:07:31 2010
• Thanks Guys! - westernNC, Sun Apr 25 19:32:55 2010
• RE: NC Foothills Trip 4-24-10...BIG eastern! - Br8knitOFF, Mon Apr 26 13:13:43 2010