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Here are some recent finds from around Chicago.

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It's been a good week. I've found:

20 Garters
2 Brown snakes
2 Eastern Milks
and a fox snake not pictured

good stuff, love to see the fox snake!
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Todd Hughes

Here you go! He was pushing 4 ft.

Here's another pic. I'm having problems selecting multiple pics with my Mac....hence the multiple posts

Some day when I can brave the cold, I hope to come up north and experience some northern herps, lol, it's 90 degrees now that it's cooled off a bit!
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Todd Hughes

The Chicago area is great really for herps. I'm close to so many different habitats that support a ton of different species. It's great.

Mark

I am insanely jealous you spotted the milk snakes! I live about two hours south of you in Champaign; all I ever see are:

Garter snakes
Northern water snakes
Brown snakes
And the occasional fox snake (here is a recent picture: http://www.greatsleague.com/images/other/foxsnake.jpg

She was an even three feet and one of the most stout beauties I've ever seen!

Nice field work! I love garters and how they act so tough.

Great posts. You had a really good week. The Fox and the Milks are great finds.

reako45