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Collected the I-10 / 349 corridor Friday. Full moon blaring, saw 2 atrox, 1 molossus all aor. No colubrids. Anyone else have the same experience on full moon nights? Any documented alterna cruising on full moon nights?

thanks

It has either been an animal taken off the cut, or on the road after the moon was gone (behind the hills, cloudy night, or after the moon set in the weeee-ist of hours).

I also know that people from time to time take them on the road with the full moon up, but that is not super common, they seem to stay in the "comfort zone" if it is a bright time of the night and not adventure as far in the open.

Lance

I agree somewhat. I have never collected one on the orad with a full moon blaring though.

Wayne

I have not caught one on a full moon. But I have a Friend that has caught 1 for sure and maybe 2 not certain. But He did name the 1st Full Moon since it was apropos.

Matt Ilseng

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South Texas Herps

I caught a nice light phase Blairs on top of the cut directly across from the store in Loma Alta. He was about 1.5 feet long and laying out in the wide open. Many people have caught alterna on a full moon. It's not that uncommon.

Wayne

was that before the road was improved????

We were collecting the last 3 days and found a totall of 9 baby atrox (most with only one button) and 2 adult atrox. We also found a DOR molossus. Full Moon!!

my 1st was on a full moon up on 277.

Almost full moon pretty bright 8-27-07
Bridgeport Tx
1 Lor Atrox
1 Lor Broad Band Copperhead
1 Lor Dekays Snake

1 Dor Broad Band Copperhead
1 Dor Lindheimer
1 Dor Lg Atrox
Only stayed out till 11 pm!
Kept nothing but pics, they are still there!

Tons of anurans down south last two nights, only one dor ribbon from Corpus to Raymondville and back last night, Corpus to Hwy 16 via 624 Monday night, not even a neonate atrox. Full moon bad down in the flatlands. Was hoping for a straggler annulata but would have been happy to see any ophidian alive.
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Todd Hughes