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I may be moving to Charlotte, North Carolina this summer. This is a pretty exciting prospect for me. I read Kaufelds books when a kid and now, 25 years later I'm excited to be looking for real estate in the area. Nerodia have long been a favorite of mine so I'm hoping to find some great areas for them in the vicinity. I noticed that many species range's are just to the east of Charlotte - I assume a geo-physical demarcation of some sort? Its a very distinct line in species distribution.

I've looked through the Nature Conservancy's web site and plan to volunteer with them if/when we move there. I also noticed that the NC Herp Society is located in the far west side of the state. Maybe there should be a "branch" located in Charlotte?

Joe

Do you have "Amphibians and Reptiles of Carolinas and Virginia", by Martof, Palmer and Harrison? I got an old used hardcover a while back and have found it very useful when I'm visiting that area.

Good luck
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Tim

Is this your first time in NC, or are you just relocating to Charlotte from another town? I'm in the eastern part of the state and let me tell you what...Nerodia are around. If you need a weekend trip to look for some with a fellow herper, I'm always willing to share my "stomping grounds" with others. I come across a lot of N. erythrogaster ranging from golden yellow bellies, to RED, redbellies. We also have some quite varying patterned N. fasciata, N. taxispolata, and a here and there case of N. sipeodon. We also have Regina in the area, not to mention Thamnophis...if you are interested in them too. I'm not too familiar with herpfauna in the Charlotte area, though I've heard that it's easier to find N. taxispolata up that way. If you'd like to see some pictures of snakes I've found look at a couple of my posts below. Anyway...hope you enjoy the area.
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Conrad
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