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I live in north eastern Mississippi. At, night the temps. are already reaching the 40's, but day time may be in the 60-70's. I understand with the cold, snakes begin to brumate. I am a very optimistic person and enjoy searching for these wonderful serpents. Even on unsuccessful nights road crusing ( many! lol) I still have fun. My question is, would I be wasting my time road cruising at this time of the year? Like I said I enjoy herping whether I am successful or not! I am wondering if there may still be a few snakes out cruising since the cold weather has just begun. Info and comments greatly appreciated!

2.2 Corn Snakes
1.1 Desert Kings
1.1 Pueblan Milks
1.0 Western Hognose
0.1 Apalachicola King

well you said you enjoy herping no matter if you're successful or not, so id say go for it. most likely they're brumating...but who knows!
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Current snakes:
0.1 Licorice Stick Black Rat (Lola)
1.0 Black Rat (Frankie)
1.1 Texas Bairds (Jose and Rosa)
0.1 Blue Beauty (Brunhilde)
1.0 Green Tree Python (Claudius)... coming soon

At that time of year, they are either hibernating or not active at night. Your best bet would be to look early in the morning on rocks near roadsides (and under them too). Just be careful for copperheads in Mississippi.

Enjoy!
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Current Collection:
0.1 Antherystic elaphe guttata guttata - Corn Snake
1.0 Elaphe vulpina gloydi - Eastern Fox Snake
0.1 Leucistic elaphe obsoleta linheimeri - Texas Ratsnake
1.1 Morelia spilota cheyni - Jungle Carpet Python
0.1 Tiliqua scincoides intermedia - Northern Blue Tongue Skink

I just caught a large western ribbon snake in my neighborhood a couple days ago crossing the road and the temp was hovering around 60 F. It was noon and full sun though. Nocturnal species are more scarce than diurnal until spring. This was my first episode of being visciously mauled by a ribbon (lol), little pain but lots of blood!