Hi Todd! You bring up another aspect of this whole conversation with nocturnal activity. In our area we have snakes that are nocturnal and some that are not during the summer months. The most commonly seen snake here at night has got to be the copperhead though cottonmouths, rat snakes and most of the Natricines are often found prowling around after dark especially if there has been some rain. Other snakes are never seen at night and are essentially diurnal. Among these are the racer, the eastern hog and the black kingsnake. From what I understand in some areas of the country the kingsnake is regularly seen at night. I know Sean and Pierson have found them after dark in Florida and I have seen many field herping posts documenting herpers finding kingsnakes at night in the desert southwest. By contrast I have never seen one surface active at night in Ky with the exception of seeing one or two active at dusk after summer showers. I think this points once again that snakes are sometimes doing things at different times in different parts of the country.



Sounds like you guys cleaned up! Nice finds. Good luck in your search for the next record calligaster. I hope somebody finds a five footer! Phil

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