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Went down with Dave Prada. First snake of the trip was an eastern indigo in GA! What a way to start off, right?

don't you love it when they tell you where to look for them?>?
Figured this area was a good one to start.

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Anthony Chodan

www.gradeareptiles.com

This 5.5' gal was out hanging next to an old abandoned gopher tort burrow. I have heard from others that they don't like using active burrows.

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Anthony Chodan

www.gradeareptiles.com

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Anthony Chodan

www.gradeareptiles.com

we ended up seeing 2 indigos in a week. The other was in St. Johns Co FL which I thought was pretty notable as it was in a very developed area with just pockets of land left untouched. That indie fled as soon as it saw us, and was unable to get photo'ed. Temp was 65-70F and it was sunny! We were after edb rattlers and came up empty. However, the king of American snakes certainly made up for it.

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Anthony Chodan

www.gradeareptiles.com

Thanks for your photos taking us there.

Thanks for sharing. I still wish Georgia would sell some of those indigo signs, they are nice.

Congratulations, A.C.,

It's a great feeling when you see such a sight. Did she make your heart skip a beat? It's simply an awe inspiring experience when you find one in the wild.
Thank you for sharing your find and stirring some memories.

Thanks again,

Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947

That is truly a great thing! Thanks for sharing the pics.
Seeing a wild indigo is a treat indeed!

Thanks again and take care.

Justin

glad you liked! It was certainly an incredible feeling! I nearly used up my entire memory card taking pics of her!
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Anthony Chodan

www.gradeareptiles.com

A.C. great pics. Nice to see them in the wild!

GA indigos are always fat and healthy lke that big girl it seems.

Actually they will use both abandoned and very active burrows. You'd think they'd get annoyed with a great big ol' "turtle" moving in and out, but it seems that just as many snakes use active burrows as inactive.

What a beaut!

Glad to see you guys made it home. Great photos! he's nicer looking than I expected, happy you guys found one. I will be hitting it Sunday hopefully to try my luck at one. I am really surprised you didn't turn up an EDB but at least it gives you an excuse to head back down.

Horridus@aol.com

I certainly owe my success to Horridus for putting me on an indigo spot as well as some canebrake spots! You da man, bro! I owe you a pine barrens trip!
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Anthony Chodan

www.gradeareptiles.com

I just can't imagine such an awe inspiring snake actually being found on a herp trip.... I gotta make the trip someday

Superb pics!
Ian