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After seeing the Joe M post below, I gathered some pics of some past flips to share with you guys.
To me there is nothing like flipping tin and rocks and the anticipation of whats underneath.

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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin

Doug L

Flippin' awesome, Doug!
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http://www.waffahousereptiles.com

Great pics!

I especially like the one with all the little ringnecks, and the one with the glass lizards. Thanks for posting them!
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)
2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (Arco, Olho)
0.3 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Hari)
1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (Coatl)
0.0.1 Mexican black kingsnake (TBA)
2.7 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, Uce, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters

I was mad cause it was raining and I didnt realize I had water on the lens in those pics

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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin

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Doug L

Don't be mad, it's a lovely pic!
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0.1 Peruvian rainbow boa (Amaru)
2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (Arco, Olho)
0.3 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Hari)
1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (Coatl)
0.0.1 Mexican black kingsnake (TBA)
2.7 corns (Cetto, Tolosa, Uce, TBA)
1,000,000.1,000,000 other critters

I agree! It's picture perfect. How hard would it be if you set out to take a pic of two glass lizards in mating process (I'm assuming)?
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
J Sierra

You guys are so lucky to see all those snakes. I also find it interesting in some of those pictures that snakes of different species are chilling together. Great shots.

>>... I also find it interesting in some of those pictures that snakes of different species are chilling together...

Those pix also show the difficulty of deducing "bonding" when two snakes of the same species are found together. Certainly these different species weren't bonding. I'm not saying kings DON'T bond, as has been argued here. I just haven't seen any persuasive evidence or arguments yet, and pix such as these undermine arguments based on events when two of the same species are found together.

np

Doug - outstanding post. I love those in situ shots. I am the same as you - love to find piles of tin and love to flip! The anticipation of whats underneath is so much fun. I enjoyed those pics.

Dave
DNS Reptiles

Grown men running around in the field flipping rocks and trash, not unlike baseball cards in your spokes but I love it

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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin

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Doug L

I'm glad I inspired you. Thanks for the tour, great shots.
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Joe

Some really great photos there Doug!

Was that a really dark easter milk snake, I think about 20 pictures down?

Also, at the end, that's a Black Rat snake with red in it correct? Have you seen that before?

Very cool stuff!

-Rusty

I believe that a calligaster your looking at.patternless on some tin?

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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin

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Doug L

thanks for clearing that up...I've never seen one before!

Thanks,
Rusty

yes out west they have that red in the pattern

This one had just eaten a meal so it was stretched at the meal section
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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin

>--%< > < > < > < > < >~~~

Doug L

-Rusty

Thanks for some great field herpin' pics. Fabulous.

It goes without saying that these types have always been my favorite. Thanks for sharing.
Nathan

Thx Nathan,
The nice thing about bringing home pics is that you don't have to feed them.
I wish others here would share more pics

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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin

Doug L

Nice post! I brought a young lady along hunting with me and she was supposed to hold the camera and take nice pics like those...and she got some great pics of my fat sweaty butt...and it doesnt matter what kind of snake I'm holding at that point...

Thanks for sharing that....... BUTT TMI (too much information)

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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin

Doug L

Maybe she was hunting the elusive brown snake?

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www.hognosefarm.com

I must have missed this one, ha ha. Yeah maybe she had other things on her mind. But seriously Photobucket has a great cropping feature that lets you trim the excess if you know what I mean. You think all my pics are taken so pefectly centered? I love photobucket!....and it's free!
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
J Sierra

Original picture before cropping.

After cropping, using the edit feature on photobucket.

So trim the fat and show us those pics, lol.
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King Snakes! Who can make a better mouse trap?
J Sierra

Those pictures were awesome! Thanks for sharing!! I wish I could find snakes like that over here. BTW, this one caught my eye... what is it?

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Aubrey Ross

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Ground Snake,aka milk snake sushi

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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin

Doug L

Cool, thanks!
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

Great post Doug. It's always good to see field shots on KS, and remind us to stay out in the outdoors.

-Dell