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Anyone/everyone else having a slow week or two? I don't know if it's the full moon, the heat or both but I haven't seen more than cnemmies and some toads since maybe the 10th. Oh, and one horned lizard.

Here's to the fall activity season, I guess the dog days of summer are upon us and it's down to scouting possible locations (checked out a new one today...looked promising but I think I wound up with heat exhaustion...some puking and dizziness...will go back later).
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3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

Thats exactly how its been here, it sucks! I've been looking up in the trees more & paying closer attention to spiders & bugs to keep me intertained though, but still it will be nice to start seeing a bunch of snakes again. Good luck out there!

Dan

I have definitely noticed a slowdown in herp activity in South Carolina. I think most of the snakes have already made it to their preferred summer hunting grounds. I do still see at least one or two dead snakes on the road a week though. Most snakes that are getting runover here right now are either juveniles or post-partum females (or at least they appear to be).

Justin

I know exactly what you mean. My herping records are so subjective its more a log of how much gas money I had than how many snakes there were. Just an example, I've only seen a single live blacksnake this year. Things dropped off at the beginning of July even at night. I think the cure is to find new spots.

Len

I'd say the heat. Remember last year? Soon as it hit the low 100s everything ground to a halt here in North Texas..

Matthew