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Good Herping Near Pheonix

thinmac Mar 26, 2004 03:28 AM

Some friends and I are going down to Pheonix this weekend to see spring training, and the idea came up to go do some field herping in the mornings before games and the evenings afterwards. We're staying just outside of Scotsdale, and so anywhere we go needs to be within an hour drive of there, for practicality's sake.

Does anyone know any good field herping areas near Pheonix? The big thing we'd like to see are kingsnakes, but we're interested in seeing reptiles in general. Worst comes to worst, some nice walks out in the desert would be pretty fun, too.

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bloomindaedalus Mar 30, 2004 04:05 PM

Hye Phoenix (spell it right! : ) ) is as alive as any city i've ever been in. We have a serious reptile removal industry so basically anywhere you go there's stuff to see if ytou are not particular.
But if you want specific locations email me:
rob@turtlecaresheets.com
easy things to find are chuckwalla
western diamondback rattlesnakes
gopher snakes
ground snakes
desert kingsnakes
night snakes
sidewinders
sonoran mud turtles

stuff that takes a bit of luck or knowledge (and driving)
coral snakes
rosy boas
black tail rattlesnakes
desert tortoises
az mtn kings
colorado river toads

-rob

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