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Hello! I got these images over the last week or so here in Brownsville near the southernmost point in Texas..
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This Ribbon snake was up in the tangle very early in the day..
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.. here's more of the Drymobius .. these things are fascinating to watch and exhibit interesting ( even perhaps unique) behaviours.. The trick is to try to observe them just doin' Speckled Racer stuff.. not responding to us..
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.. the light 'spear-point' marking on the brown head is rather distinctive and even obvious, including at a substantial distance.... hard to say exactly what's going on with their color and pattern displays.. some of which seem more lizard-like than what we expect of snakes..
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We've had some rain finally and I'm sure things must be picking up on the roads.. field observations are rather slow..
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Thanks for reading!

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Gus
A. Rentfro
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www.riobravoreptiles.com

"Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus

Good to hear from you Gus!
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Todd Hughes

It was even slow on my New Mexico trip last week. Some lizards in the park ( Carlsbad Caverns NP). I managed to get a pic ( I hope!!) of some kind of Whiptail, likely a NM Whiptail. A few Utah(?) too. Only saw a roadkill Rattler too beat up to identify.
The caving was GREAT though! Maybe I'll have better Herp luck next year.

Matthew