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Things really warmed up here the last couple weeks and the snakes really started to come out. Most of them are in situ so I apologize in advance for the mud.

Hope you enjoy.

I found the first one just barely peeking out of his burrow. The others would be much easier to find a few days later.

And the rest... Many YOYs have been seen which is promising that they made it through the winter. They look to have tripled in size since they dropped in the late summer/fall.

And a few adults were seen as well looking like the piles of coyote crap that they are.

This was a biggun - 320 grams

And a smaller female

Man I love this time of the year!

Jason
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www.buckeyeherps.com

Looks like this is going to be a good year hopefully! Looks like I need to get my rear end in the field soon!

Chris

>>Things really warmed up here the last couple weeks and the snakes really started to come out. Most of them are in situ so I apologize in advance for the mud.
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>>Hope you enjoy.
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>>I found the first one just barely peeking out of his burrow. The others would be much easier to find a few days later.
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>>And the rest... Many YOYs have been seen which is promising that they made it through the winter. They look to have tripled in size since they dropped in the late summer/fall.
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>>And a few adults were seen as well looking like the piles of coyote crap that they are.
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>>This was a biggun - 320 grams
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>>And a smaller female
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>>Man I love this time of the year!
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>>Jason
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>>www.buckeyeherps.com
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U.A.P.P.E.A.L.
Uniting A Proactive Primate and Exotic Animal League
www.uappeal.org

Where abouts are these from (don't need to specific, but state?)
Ian

>>Where abouts are these from (don't need to specific, but state?)
>>Ian
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U.A.P.P.E.A.L.
Uniting A Proactive Primate and Exotic Animal League
www.uappeal.org

Thanks Chris.

I dont know if you have seen my posts in other places, but I have seen a good amount of other stuff as well... The season is definitely far underway.

Jason
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www.buckeyeherps.com

Are these Ohio specimens? They sure look like it and glad to see that they are hanging in there...Illinois is in a pretty sad state right now as far as their future but we're trying our best. My twin brother, Chris, is involved with a 'sauga study in OH through Malone College. Great shots!

Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center
Lake Forest, IL

>>Things really warmed up here the last couple weeks and the snakes really started to come out. Most of them are in situ so I apologize in advance for the mud.
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>>Hope you enjoy.
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>>I found the first one just barely peeking out of his burrow. The others would be much easier to find a few days later.
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>>And the rest... Many YOYs have been seen which is promising that they made it through the winter. They look to have tripled in size since they dropped in the late summer/fall.
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>>And a few adults were seen as well looking like the piles of coyote crap that they are.
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>>This was a biggun - 320 grams
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>>And a smaller female
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>>Man I love this time of the year!
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>>Jason
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>>www.buckeyeherps.com
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL

Yeah these are OH babies. Do you know who he is working with or what they are doing? All the data we collected was mainly for ODNR monitoring purposes but also collected for an OSU study.

This is hard to talk about discretely, probably better off the board.

Have a good one,

Jason
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www.buckeyeherps.com

Jason, Nice pics and I am jealous.
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Tim Cole
www.Designeratrox.com/
www.AustinReptileService.net
www.AustinReptileExpo.com/
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Conservation through Education

Thanks Tim - I am pretty jealous of where you live though! I wish I could see rattlers on a more regular basis...

Jason
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www.buckeyeherps.com

I moved from Chicago to Texas!
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Tim Cole
www.Designeratrox.com/
www.AustinReptileService.net
www.AustinReptileExpo.com/
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Conservation through Education

Tim: Now that was a no-brainer move if I ever heard of one. Let's see...do I want snow & wind & few snakes..or warmth & lots of snakes?

~~Greg~~

Being a Chicago boy myself I better voice my support for the great Midwest....snow is no big deal and the change of seasons are wonderful. I can go out right now and find....garter snakes, red bellieds, greens,......what am I talking about!....I'm heading west!!

PS: Seriously, though, I've got the greatest job working with herps in the world and I will take the good with the bad because I am truly blessed in having a job I look forward to going to each and every day. BUT, someday, oh someday, my roots will sprout in the great S.W. of the U.S.

>>Tim: Now that was a no-brainer move if I ever heard of one. Let's see...do I want snow & wind & few snakes..or warmth & lots of snakes?
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>> ~~Greg~~
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Rob Carmichael, Curator
The Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, IL