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Being from the North East-it was a huge difference from here-no such thing as road herping here-tried it a few times-NADA

We didn't catch hardly anywhere near as many things as we saw and didn't even see alot of thing we hard-LOL

Here's what we did manage to see:
6-Green Anoles
3-Race Runners
2-5 Lines Skinks
1-Eastern Glass Lizard
4-Ground Skinks
1-Mole Skink
13-Alligators
More Toads and Frogs than I can even imagine: Species we did see for sure:
Bronze Frogs, Green Treefrogs, Grey Treefrogs, Pine Woods Treefrogs, Narrowmouth Frogs, Squirrel Frogs, Cricket Frogs (Southern I think), Oak Toads, Southern Toads, Southern Leopard Frogs, Billfrogs, Spadfoot Toads, Spring Peepers.
Turtles:
3-Eastern Mud Turtles
3-Eastern Box Turtles
1-Red Belly Turtle
1-Yellow Belly Turtle
Snakes:
1-Greenish Ratsnake
1-Eastern Ribbon Snake
2-Red Belly Watersnakes
1-Eastern Hognose
1-Cottonmouoth
1-Brown Watersnake
1-Brown Snake
1-Rough Green Snake
12-Southern Copperheads
1-Black Racer
and the highlight of the trip
1-HUGE Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake-wow-what a rush that was!!

There were a number of herps that just were so fast in the heat that all one could say was snake or frog or whatever.

It was great-the last time we went it was in a daught and we didn't see much that time-we did mostly road herping cos the mosquitos (there have to be more biting insects there than almost there then anywhere else I've ever been-but it was worth it!!)

L

Awesome EDB!Where did you find that beauty? Sounds like you had a great trip. I am from S.C. also.Lots of neat stuff to be found in this state. Robert

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Ed
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We have mosquitos that show up in hordes along the beach that are easily nickel size. Then you also have the huge clouds of biting horse flies. But I am sure it is like that through most of the gulf coast beaches.
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Andy Maddox
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Houston Herp Key
The Reptizone

"A yellow ribbon instead of a swastika. Nothin' proper about ya propaganda. Fools follow rules when the set commands ya. Said it was blue when ya blood was red. That's how ya got a bullet blasted through ya head"- Rage Against the Machine

I just didn't think of it-when we went since the last time it was very dry-not that that is normal for there-duh on me!! I haven't been to TX but thanks for the warning though-note to self-buy more Deep Woods Off. LOL

I guess in the end I should be grateful-since our friends, who came with us, got into chiggers instead- major itchiness going on there.

L.

give you something to do when you are bored. You always have something to scratch. I never mind them really (as long as they stay below the knees :-O ). The skeeters and flies are what really get me. I guess this year has been especially bad since we had about 2 weeks of solid, hard rain.
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Andy Maddox
AIM: thekingofproduct
MSN: Poloboy32486@hotmail.com
Yahoo:surfandskimtx04
Houston Herp Key
The Reptizone

"A yellow ribbon instead of a swastika. Nothin' proper about ya propaganda. Fools follow rules when the set commands ya. Said it was blue when ya blood was red. That's how ya got a bullet blasted through ya head"- Rage Against the Machine

the night blooming cactus ( cereus species , none-reptile ) plus finding the biggest and spindly looking agaves ( century plant ) also there. It blew my mind that the agave could tolerate that much moisture and or humidity. Seed ticks on me for days because of them being so darn small......

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but I'll fill in something here that would probably be argued. While I have not found EDBs in the Texas coatal area, I had a bud that did in fact find some while he lived there for 15 years. They may of been let goes ( like the WDBs of central Kansas being turning up ) but he lived in Rock Port Texas and drove a business truck up and down the coast ( north ) with the turn around of Orange Louisiana. I know that the EDB is not listed as native to Texas. But I have no reason to of ever doubt this person. He showed me Spiney Tailed Iguanas ( Ctenosaura ) in the Big Bend region back in 1972.

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