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While we were not on this trip for the specific purpose of herping, we did see lots of lizards, a couple of water snakes and lots of turtles. The habitat for alterna is endless (if it were legal). We put in at the Pecos high bridge early in the AM on Sunday. Here are a couple of shots of the pecos as we fished it:


After fishing a while, we had to do some exploring down the Rio Grande. First we found what is known as Parida Cave - Entrance:

Thoseare my brothers acting up
Inside we found lots of petroglyphs:


and even some early American Taggers have visited here:

Looking out of the cave to the Rio Grande:

The Rio is only about 2 feet deep so we almost got stuck in my bass boat several times. These caves can only be reached by boat.
Next we went about 20 miles down river and found what is known as Pink cave. It appeared to be a small cave as the entrance was covered by trees and brush. We were wrong:


We saw LOTS of evidence of early Americans in these caves and LOTS of alterna habitat. We found sheds in almost every cave we went into and snake tracks through the tons of ash. The rocks along these areas were covered in lizards so I'm guessing there should be alterna everywhere. Unfortunately, it would be sole for observation. We caught lots of bass and had lots of fun. This may be construed as "off topic" and get put in file 13 (which is fine) but I figured this fourm is kinda dead and some folks might want to see some alterna habitat and the country we all love so much.
Jason
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HCU
Snakes of Hudspeth County, Texas

Thanks for sharing Jason...I never get sick of seeing Alterna habitat...

Max
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Snakes to the Max

when can i book my trip??

>>when can i book my trip??
Operators are standing by..
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HCU
Snakes of Hudspeth County, Texas

Wish I could visit the whole area... =)
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Gray-Banded Kingsnake

Outstanding photos Jason. Thanks for letting us see them. Hollister used to tell me he was going to take a boat and hunt Lake Amistad. Don't know if he ever did or not but a Pecos river nocturnal boat hunt would be pretty much the same thing.
I always wondered if those river rafters out in the Bend ever saw alterna or leps when they were going down the Rio Grande? That would be a cool summer job for some younger alterna aficiondo. BA

All of your pix are Great, but I really love the fishing pic's, I just bought a new G-Loomis/Calcutta combo and i cant wait to get on the water again this weekend..

Man I would love to get out there one day.. Thanks for posting!!

~ Mike Russo

>>All of your pix are Great, but I really love the fishing pic's, I just bought a new G-Loomis/Calcutta combo and i cant wait to get on the water again this weekend..
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>>Man I would love to get out there one day.. Thanks for posting!!
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>>~ Mike Russo

Anytime youre down this way and want to do a little fishing, I'm always up for a trip
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HCU
Snakes of Hudspeth County, Texas

Did you catch any bass??
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Brad Chambers
WWW.HCU-TX.ORG

The Avalanche has already started-it is too late for the pebbles to vote....

>>Did you catch any bass??
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>>Brad Chambers
>>WWW.HCU-TX.ORG
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>>The Avalanche has already started-it is too late for the pebbles to vote.
We fish Amistad all the time and to be honest, I didn't expect much from the Pecos. I was way wrong. We caught bass until we were wore out! The biggest was my friends 6 pounder. We caught several 2 and 3 and a couple of 5's and countless 1 pounders. We also caught some huge sunfish (perch) on bass worms (sinkos) and even one decent sized channel cat. If you ever get to go, go early in the AM and hit the brushline with top water, its a blast.
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HCU
Snakes of Hudspeth County, Texas

Sounds like a blast! Jason, once the breeding season is over and I can catch my breath, let's get together for a fishing trip!
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Brad Chambers
WWW.HCU-TX.ORG

The Avalanche has already started-it is too late for the pebbles to vote....

>>Sounds like a blast! Jason, once the breeding season is over and I can catch my breath, let's get together for a fishing trip!
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>>Brad Chambers
>>WWW.HCU-TX.ORG
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>>The Avalanche has already started-it is too late for the pebbles to vote....

Just say when..I'm always good to go for a fishing trip
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HCU
Snakes of Hudspeth County, Texas

>>We fish Amistad all the time and to be honest, I didn't expect much from the Pecos. I was way wrong. We caught bass until we were wore out!

I am green with envy...and with higher rainfall (in KS). I had always figured the Pecos, Devils River, Rio Grande area good for cats and not much else so I never even wet a line. D'OH!
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Chris McMartin
www.mcmartinville.com
I'm Not a Herpetologist, but I Play One on the Internet

I liked the pictures. I want to move to the Pecos River area now
Keep posting things like this.

snakeadventures (in Utah)
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Hey Jason,
Excellant post & photos of the Pecos! The pictographs are awesome & besides the stone tools, they & the caves they are in are all thats left of the First Native Americans along the Pecos there. You were loving the views there forsure. Talk to you soon, John F.

>>Hey Jason,
>> Excellant post & photos of the Pecos! The pictographs are awesome & besides the stone tools, they & the caves they are in are all thats left of the First Native Americans along the Pecos there. You were loving the views there forsure. Talk to you soon, John F.

John,
I have some news that you might be interested along those lines..
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HCU
Snakes of Hudspeth County, Texas