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Went to the preserve again, hiked about 3-4 miles. Saw lots of stuff; 3 box turtles, the same coachwhip I saw yesterday (has a scar on her neck, 3-5" down on the right side), some scelops, a horned lizard.

The coachwhip, when I spotted it, was in a bird's nest...about 2 miles from where I saw it yesterday. It really puts it into perspective how far they move and how active they are. I didn't get a picture in the bird nest, but got one when she was back on the ground
Box turtle one, on the trail head

Box turtle 2 eating something

Box Turtle 3

baby horned lizard; this was only 2-3" long and so cute

coachwhip back on the ground

scelop catching late rays

another one

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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
6.6 African House snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

None of my photos turned out great but hey. I still saw the stuff And here's flowers from the same trip
Yucca flower

No idea what these are

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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
6.6 African House snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

Good to see you're having better luck finding things on your outdoor adventures, I sometimes envy those of you having such a wide variety of reptiles in the "backyard"... but hey, if I wanted to see a moose today I'm pretty sure I could come up with one

BTW, I think that flower/plant is called a 4 o'clock... pretty sure it is...

Gerry

I agree with Gerry that the plant is a member of the family Nyctaginaceae. Probably Nyctaginea capitata depending on the exact location.

The box turtles are awesome! I found one in SD. years ago, I think I may take a trip back soon to find some.

Dan

Come down to Texas sometimes in late spring/early summer; they're out in the mornings and evenings. They're astonishingly pretty little turtles. I'd say late may through june's the best time.

/tangent: North America has sweet herpetofauna, but the maze of regulation for natives is mind blowing. I understand some species need protecting (boxies among 'em) but dang...
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
6.6 African House snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

Looks like some good herping. Finding horned lizards is a real treat. Where are you again?

Amarillo, Texas.
Thankfully, they're still somewhat common on protected land. In suburbs the harvester ants they need get killed off, so they're scarce there. On range and parks though, they're not that uncommon
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
6.6 African House snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

The two things I never see here in North/Central Texas. Box turtles & Horned Lizards. Fire ants finished what humans didn't on our Horned Lizards. Only old timers even remember them being here. SAD..

Matthew