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Can someone tell me a good place to go to get great herp photography? Any night driving roads? Ill be staying at the Comfort Suite in Stafford Texas but they said its a walking distance to downtown Houston but Id rather look for snakes Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks
Brad

There is a herp meeting at the houston zoo on friday night the 16th at 8.

Can you explain "meeting" a little better for me? Like a conference or show and tell

You can e mail me at lepidus@flash.net and I can give you some direction.

robert

E-mail me with what you are looking to photograph (Snakeguy88@aol.com) and some friends and I could maybe help you and show you some good species...Andy
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Andy Maddox
The Reptizone

Who are you who can say it's ok to live through me? Alice In Chains

Actually ANY species is fine with me..Im from Ohio so there is a drastic difference in species bt the two states!

I get lots of water snakes...found a nice hognose today along with a yellowbelly water and broadbanded water. Found rough green, 2 cottonmouths, some waters, and dekays yesterday. I know a place where you can find 14 or 15 cottonmouths a day...Some waters and other snakes as well. Andy
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Andy Maddox
The Reptizone

Who are you who can say it's ok to live through me? Alice In Chains

The East Texas Herp society is having their monthy meeting at the zoo on Friday night (John Hollister on Trans-Pecos Herping, I believe) and the Bayou City Herp Expo is on the NW side of town on Saturday and Sunday (there is a link on the main ks.com recently updated column).

If you would prefer finding your own herps, Stafford is on the SW side of Houston and you should be able to head SW out of there and find some quiet FM ("farm to market" roads to roadhunt south of 59. A lot of stuff is moving right now so if you can find a quiet road you ought to see some herps.

My experience down in that part of Houston is to find quiet roads that pass through marshy areas or at least with water in the roadside ditches. You should certainly see a few southern things you can't find in Ohio.

Good luck. I hope you find something (or hook up with Andy who is sure to put you on a good spot!).
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Chris Harrison

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Chris Harrison

Your hotel is about 20 miles from downtown Houston. I don't know if that's walking distance to you, but it certainly isn't to me (especially considering it has been 90° and very humid this week).

But herp wise, it is a much better location.

You might consider going to Brazos Bend State Park which isn't far from where you will be. Lots of good gator photo ops there.
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Chris Harrison