Another Nerodia with a messed-up eye... being Saturday, the park was packed with people, so findings were harder to come by.
Anybody know what this is?
//Todd
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Third Snake of the Season and Misc
Br8knitOFF
Mar 21, 2009 05:34 PM
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daneby
Mar 21, 2009 05:42 PM
Cool little softshell!
Dan Eby
reako45
Mar 22, 2009 12:07 AM
Hey, Dan is that a baby C.c. mormon?
reako45
daneby
Mar 22, 2009 05:42 PM
C. c. flaviventris
Dan
tspuckler
Mar 22, 2009 09:13 AM
That's a Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell. And it's a sweet find. Here's the Ohio (Eastern Spiny Softshell) version I found while canoeing a couple years ago:
Third Eye
Br8knitOFF
Mar 22, 2009 10:08 AM
Thanks guys- yes, it was a sweet find!
The boy and I were very excited to spot it!
//Todd
Joe Forks
Mar 23, 2009 07:49 PM
Close. It's Apalone spinifera guadalupensis - Guadalupe Spiny
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antelope
Mar 22, 2009 10:52 AM
Nice spiny softshell!!!
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viper9
Mar 23, 2009 07:35 AM
I've been seeing a lot of those messed up eyes on the water snakes up here in Ohio the last couple years. Anybody know what causes it? I've also seen it on a couple garters.
Mike
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Upscale
Mar 24, 2009 05:35 PM
It’s a kid with a turtle 
The softshells down here can stick their neck out a really long way, probably enough to bite you when you’re holding them like that! I’ve been bit by just about everything, but would not want to get bit by one of those. I think they take pieces out!
