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asnakelovinbabe
at Wed Jul 7 13:45:24 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by asnakelovinbabe ]
what I think is crazy is simply that some people have to resort to looking at all of these things in order to ID a snake... now I can understand if you are having trouble with subspecies... or even species within the same genus... but these are two entirely different genera!!! It just blows my mind! I guess not everyone has keen eye for details... when I am out in the field looking for herps one thing I have learned to do quickly (within 1-2 seconds) is ID a snake based on what it looks like and if it is zipping through the grass at lighting speed, how it's moving. Because you have to master IDing snakes quickly to fully experience herping... I picked that up rather quickly. Otherwise, by the time you are done processing and trying to figure out what species you are looking at, it is GONE!!! This happened to my boyfriend while we were herping Sunday. He is getting great at herping but a large female eastern garter snake whizzing through tall grass had him second guessing. Eventually we were able to flush her out again and I pounced on her, photographed her, and set her free. I guess what I am trying to say is that, if you are one of those OCD people that pays attention to every little detail (me) then you tend to pick up things that are not obvious and never will be to other people... things that you can't really put into words. You just know!
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what I think is crazy... - asnakelovinbabe, Wed Jul 7 13:45:24 2010