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I went herping today is an area near me that according to other friends, in the past few days has been SUPER productive.........I expected to have a real good day today, but it came up with 6 solid hours of looking, and only seeing one snake.
As far as Im concerned the day was dead, total waste of time. We're expecting a storm to come thru tonite, althought the weather was sunny and warm all day long.
Im curious on peoples thoughts why the day might have been so dead for me..........possibly the snakes are sensitive to barometric pressure and it was keeping on the "DL" today......? Maybe? Who knows.
Any thoughts?
Tom

From what I've read on the forums from the old timers and the book "Texas Snakes by John . Werler and James R. Dixon" (drawings by Regina Levoy), (an actual text book about 4in. thick, used yearly at Texas A&M), Barometric Pressure plays a very definite role in alot of species of snakes rates of activities at ground level. According to the text book, alot of species of serpents in Texas are most active while barometric pressures are changing, as in before or immediately after a storm. I guess you should watch the weather channel for best results and buy a pressure gauge to keep on the patio...

Just relaying what I"ve read, I'm sure there are others that will disagree.

Kerry in Dallas

>>I went herping today is an area near me that according to other friends, in the past few days has been SUPER productive.........I expected to have a real good day today, but it came up with 6 solid hours of looking, and only seeing one snake.
>>As far as Im concerned the day was dead, total waste of time. We're expecting a storm to come thru tonite, althought the weather was sunny and warm all day long.
>>Im curious on peoples thoughts why the day might have been so dead for me..........possibly the snakes are sensitive to barometric pressure and it was keeping on the "DL" today......? Maybe? Who knows.
>>Any thoughts?
>>Tom
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