Juno will probably be a good bet. Generally speaking they come out first in the lower elevations in the early spring. Good luck. One year we found a screamer male dark phase blairs 7 miles south of Bakers Crossing at 3 in the morning on a moonless night with a stiff southeast wind. One reason why this locale is so good is the animal life there. There seems to be more wildlife at night on that road than any other I've hunted in the last fifteen years. I think the fact that the road parallels a long stretch of the Devils River, coupled with a lot of vertical topography, is what helps to support a huge wildlife population. This road has been our best spot to find Bairds ratsnakes, especially along the river north of the crossing. I've heard of coral snakes having been spotted on Juno road, so be careful before you pick up any annulata. I'll be there in June during the dark of the moon with my three sons. We catch one grayband for every 70-75 hours of hunting. We feel fortunate because some of our herping asssociates haven't scored yet after weeks of searching. We are going to try some novel approaches to find graybands this year. A recent post about spraying cuts with lizard scent intrigues me. What aboutleaving lizards with fishline on cuts? I'm checking to make sure there's no problem with fish and game in using this manner of "baiting". What about splashing a cut with several gallons of water to simulate precipitation? If you or others have any thoughts about the ethicality or likelihood of success with these finding techniques, let me know.



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