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with the boys

still a little snow

Dan Eby

your pics are always the best man!good lookin boys!

Thanks alot man!

Dan Eby

Awesome pics as always, Dan!

2 things:

1. You forgot to post the horsey pictures for Toddy.
2. Wife and I LOVE the pic of your little one KO'd in the backpack! That's GREAT!

//Todd

Thanks Todd! Yea, he has fun out there, but usually spends the 2nd half of the walk sleeping

Dan

Your pictures are always great. I love the fact that you shoot the area, not just the snakes. It looks really amazing up there.

Congrats on all your finds.

Best Wishes,

Steven X

Thanks Steven! Glad you like them

Dan Eby

Dan, what kind of snake is that little black one, and where were those pics taken?

Melanistic wandering gartersnake. The pic was taken here in Cascade County, Montana.

Dan Eby

Dan,

That Plains Garter is SWEET!
The garters you posted in the other forum are nice too.
Looks like you've got plenty of wide open space to explore.

As always, thatnks for posting,

Tim

Thanks Tim,
Yea, there is alot of space to go herping in, but alot of good spots are being destroid pretty quikly arround here too. Its depressing to see area ive been going to for years being developed.

Dan Eby

Wow, great pics. Beautiful scenery, too. Herping must turn into quite a work out with the little guy on your back like that all day, but there's nothing like being out herping with your children.
Thanks for sharing the fun with us.

vinny

Thanks Vinny! Yea, it can be hard on the back, but he loves being out, they both do.

Dan Eby

so many shots...cannot remember what to say

did the kid ever fall out?
bullsnake didn't bite you, lucky!
avocets? were they avocets? damn, love them, never seen one yet.
snow???WTH
all the water worn rocks yet no water?
porcupine? really WTH???...thought they liked treed areas only?

...nice stuff.....not alot of trees.....man....never been anywhere there weren't trees...cool...

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Thanks!
No, he never fell out, I'm careful though,lol. I get bit by bullsnakes all the time, & yea that pissed off one got me too. I'm not sure what kind of birds those are, thought they looked retty cool though

Dan Eby

Awesome photos as always Dan.

Which part of MT are you in?

Thanks Andy!
I'm in central Montana. Its crazy how different the bulls in WA look, They are awesome!

Dan Eby

It is, and they vary quite a bit depending on where you are in WA as well.

We have Great Basin's, as well as Pacific Gophers.

Excuse the variation in pic size. I shrunk a bunch of them when backing them up online.

Lake Chelan. This is the "brightest" locality I've found in WA

Near Pasco, WA

Near Ellensburg, WA

And one down in AZ near Tempe

Nice ones!

Dan

Dan, you have more shots of bulls in/around water than I have ever seen, are they as water loving as they seem in those areas? I find it interesting to see such behavior as they are really desert/flatland animals everywhere else I have seen them.
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Todd Hughes

Todd,
There are alot of areas arround here with no water for miles with tons of bulls arround, but in areas with rivers, lakes, ponds, creeks, & water filled ditches there are tons of them too. I've seen them swimming in ponds & rivers (its not too common though), & I've seen them cross small creeks. Alot of thier food is arround water (musk rats, baby ducks, ect...) so I think that has alot to do with it.

Dan

Ok, gotcha, that makes a lot of sense!
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Todd Hughes

Those Bulls are beauties, Dan. Another great post!

reako45

Thanks a bunch, sir

Dan