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Hey,
anyone go herping in central missouri? I live in Cuba and I can never find any good places, I've seen alot of different species but one I have never ever seen....a red milk snake. Has any local herpers ever found any of these guys?

thanx in advance for your replies

I'm from Columbia, Missouri, and I've found a couple of red milks this year, usually very early in the morning, underneath tin or rotten wood, that's when I've found them anyway. Try out near Wooldridge, Missouri, that's where I find them.
Kevin

ahh columbia...i got a few friends there but thats like a 3 hour drive for me, i live in the Rolla/St.James area...about 80 miles from st.louis. I really want to get one of these elusive snakes.

But really I'm really interested in is a female speckled king. Awhile back I had captured a pair of them while they were mating, the female got away and I got the male. It was a rescue mission because they were about to burn all of the foliage from the backside of the dam where I live. He was the only thing I saved that day, Im sure a few herps lost thier homes/lives. Right now he is the nicest snake in the world. I have no desire to re-release him back in the wild because everyone around here kills snakes for fun, luckily i havent caught anyone in the act...

anyway im rambling thanks for the tips, I might be at the st.louis show june 4th(I believe), maybe ill see ya there later

Jarred

Some friends and I recenty herped the Rolla area and found seven milks. Here's a link to a report with photos, http://cryptobranchidae.tripod.com/id248.html

Mike