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I honestly can't remember if I did...anyway, here's some eye candy from '09.

Striped WDB

Narrow-headed Gartersnake

Sonoran coralsnake

Az black

Reticulated Gila

Speck

Sonoran Gopher

klaub

molossus

willardi

Hope ya'll enjoyed.
-Kris

Not usually a collector type but that abberant WDB would be living in my snake room right now if I found it. That is one neat animal.
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.

A buddy and I found it while road cruisin' a desert road...It had the shape and size of an atrox stretched out along the pavement, but something looked a bit "off"...I even said "weird" aloud prior to jumpin' out of the truck...Needless to say, we were pretty excited when we realized what we were looking at...

In all my years of hiking and cruisin' this was the first REAL aberrant animal I've stumbled across...I don't keep animals anymore, but I sure was tempted.

-Kris

The only abnormal animal I've seen was a vanishing-pattern atrox in south texas. If it wasn't a school herp trip, and on federally protected land, that snake would have gone home with me. Last 1/3 of the body had effectively no pattern and was a really pretty brownish-red.

Odd that these're both atroxes...huh. But yeah...that was a hell of a snake...
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.

nice round up, no pyros or greens?
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Todd Hughes

Thanks man...

You know, for as much as I went out last year, you'd think I woulda seen more colubrids...It's ok though...I plan on going out just as much (if not more) this year, so I'm bound to run into my fair share of triaspis and pyros at some point...

Not that I'm complaining...I'm a buzztail at heart! Love the buzzworms!

-Kris

I did see this one knoblochi down in Mexico this year...Does this count?

PS- Sorry for the crappy pic! Don't know what was goin' on with the camera! User error probably! LOL

-Kris

that totally counts, nice!

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Todd Hughes

Hey Todd...Is that a Chilomeniscus pic you posted?

I found one of those this year too...Awesome little critters...I hadn't seen one in years if you can believe it, so I was pretty stoked...sometimes it's the small things in life...

-Kris

yep that was on the second night, a real treat!
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Todd Hughes

Todd, now that is a lucky find!

Dan

what? I thought I had skilz! LOL!
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Todd Hughes

Oh you misunderstood me, I was saying you are lucky to have those kind of skills to find such a cool snake,lol

Dan

jus' messin' with ya Dan! We've had a late "winter" down here with lots of rain, temps are still in the 50s in the day but as soon as the rain quits and the sun breaks out for several days in a row, it will be worth going out for some much needed recreation!
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Todd Hughes

nice post kris, drop by when your down this way!

That Coral and that Klaub are nice! Next time I'm down there I need to knock some Crotes off my list, I wouldn't be to disappointed to see willardi either.

Nate

DAAAMN! Those are some awesome shots!

Dan

Thanks Dan...I enjoy your C. viridis pics too!

-Kris

This makes me aware of how LAME my 2009 haul actually was.
The eye candy is much appreciated though, thanks!

Matthew

Those are some awesome shots Kris. I love the shot of the Willardi. It’s a new species to me. The markings on its head remind me a bit of the Cantil; though I guess they’re barely related beyond their pit viper status.

Here’s what Wikipedia had to say:
“[C. willardi] is the most recent rattlesnake species to be discovered in the United States… Wooded mountain ranges, primarily in the southwest, are where this reclusive species is found. Each subspecies’ range is limited to select mountain ranges, making human encounters rare events.”

Thanks for the complimets regarding the pics...Willardi are one of my favorite native species...I can totally see where you're getting the "cantil-like" appearance...their faces do look like a cantil's (at least the nominant subspecies, willardi willardi).

Not sure about the "rare events" as described in your post...these guys can actually be quite common at the right times in the right places, and I've routinely found and photographed multiple specimens on a single daytime hike.

-Kris