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Okay here we go.

Let's see what is under those hands.

Yesss, Gentilis.

Could there be gentilis under those rocks?

Not here.

Now I'm mad! And I'm still sleepy

Not a gentilis. But a good find.

Not here either.

Try another place.

Not here.

Now were talking.

Last but not least, one multistrata that Cole found.

Thanks for looking. -Dell

Once again Dell, you are the man. Very nice series of pics.
Are you getting tons of eggs yet? Any luck with your hypo syspilas??

Thanks for the entertainment.

Steve

Great stuff Del, what kind of Garter is that.Looks really bright red.

L8r
Shannon

It's a sirtalis (red-sided). It was quite red!

-Cole

very cool. I just love them dang things.

L8r

Thanks for sharing Dell. Your SO LUCKY for having a area like that to go herping.
Take Care
CHRIS FLOWERS

Looks like you guys had a great time! How many milks total?

Dan

Somewhere around 32, but who's counting?! LOL We had an awesome time, Dan. I'll post a few shots when I get them uploaded, too.

-Cole

Wholly **** thats a lot of milks! Only about 5 times my life totals in the wild!!!
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Jon Wedow
Sharp Dressed Snakes

Glad you guys scored so major! Nice big grins on the last pic too....
Jeff
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Wow! Dell,.........an awesome bunch of shots!.....you guys did well.

Hey, did you realize that there's also a Ringneck in the pic with the two gents(7 pics up from the bottom, off to the left)..LOL!

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

It's hard to find a gentilis that ISN'T sharing a rock with a ringneck or 10...

Boy!,.....that sure does seem to be the deal in them thar parts!..LOL!,....as Cole's post makes very evident.

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Sorry for any duplicate animals - I'll try to keep that to a minimum!

The quest for L.t. gentilis started out cold and rainy. That, however, didn't stop the Diadophis from being active:

Such an awesome animal... and they were under almost every rock.

The Tantilla were active, too. We actually found two on this trip:

Some of the Crotaphytus were up and going, others still thought is was winter. All were grumpy:

A cute little Sisturus catenatus was a gem to behold:

Plestiodon (Eumeces) obsoletus are just bad-ass:

and even put up with Scolopendra centipedes!

Pantherophis (Elaphe) guttatus emoryi are fantastic!

And the true gems of the trip, L.t. gentilis:

and a parting shot of senor Dell enjoying a skink

Quite the killer safari you guys had!, that had to have been a blast!,......those little dudes are MUCH easier to photograph when they're lethargic from the cold,..heh!,..you can practically pose them like little clay figures!..LOL!

thanks for sharing that trip of pics!

~Doug

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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Oustanding trip! Yup that's about all I can say... outstanding!

Huge thanks for sharing the shots of your guys's trip!
Chris

Was that a male and a female under that one rock ?
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..Doug
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I'll answer for Dell, since he's out of town for a few days...

It was a male and female! Dell flipped the rock and found the female, took some photos, and let her go. Then, he and Chad decided to take a few more photos, so Chad flipped the rock again. Under it was the original female AND a male that had followed scent! How awesome is that?!

-Cole

Ill tell you its happened to me. I went to my favorite eastern milk snake spot here in new york a few years ago and found a nice adult female, then went to another spot to poke around. One hour later while driving past the favorite spot I decided to take another look and found a knockout male under the same tin. Ill try to post a few pics of those snakes. It seems the last two weeks of april are the mating weeks in kansas but a bit later where i live in lower new york state.

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..Doug
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GREAT post as I'm sure you know... wow what a trip. Some of those gentilis are outstanding and that lil' pale @ the end is something else as well!

Thanks for sharing!

Chris

Great finds guys. Man that must have been thrilling to find so many nice milks. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Dave
DNS Reptiles

I wish to hell that there were more snakes out on Long Island. Awsome shots guys. Mike Panichi
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