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I've noticed that several of you have mentioned seeing indigo's in the wild. So, my question is this, how many of you have had this privilege?

I unfortunately have not. However, my brother in law lives in Orlando so, maybe one of these days i'll get a chance if I ever get of my butt and head down there.

Eric
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If Jesus is your co-pilot, you'd better change seats!

Caught Easterns, TXns, and Unis, back in the "day"
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Carl W Gossett
Garage Door Herps
Monument,Colorado...northern territory of the Great Republic of Texas

Yep, I've seen 'em in the wild.
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We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have not...but..

Strangely enough, I ran across a guy who is in to tortoises here in Fl. Actually a biologist at a local college, says he has seen a lot of D. couperi in his research. I'm trying to get some areas nailed down.
To hear this guy talk, D. couperi is lucky to be "threatened" in FL. From his perspective, they don't need the large range. Just need tolerant humans.

Thoughts?
Jeff Nichols

>>I have not...but..
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>>Strangely enough, I ran across a guy who is in to tortoises here in Fl. Actually a biologist at a local college, says he has seen a lot of D. couperi in his research. I'm trying to get some areas nailed down.
>>To hear this guy talk, D. couperi is lucky to be "threatened" in FL. From his perspective, they don't need the large range. Just need tolerant humans.
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>>Thoughts?
>>Jeff Nichols

Yep..tolerant humans (or at least halfway intelligent ones) would be a big help. I don't think it's enough, though. Easterns are still relatively common in a few places, but looking at the big picture things look bleak overall. If you look at the total historic range from 50 years ago, then compare that to 25 years ago, then again to the present, you'll see an alarming trend.
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We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Easterns many times, but I've been privilaged enough to have been taken to places where they are known to be.

Here's me with a recent capture for a radiotelemtry study in Florida, and my son Nick with a capture for a similar study in GA. Note that both were collected legally for these studies and released with radio transmitters! (for those unfamiliar, it's illegal to pick tese animals up without permission!)

I've seen them in GA, and in several places in FL

This "little" animals was also caught for the GA study.
Puny, aint he?

Observed them in Florida, in at least 20 different localities state wide.
Collected one in Texas many years ago.
Collected rubida throughout Southern Mexico. A rather common snake there.
Phil Frank

Saw about 3 feet of 1 north of Ft. Myers diving into a burrow & saw another not far from Venice on Myakka River Road for all of about 4 seconds, NO DOUBT in my mind what it was though the black bugger seemed to spand the width of the road almost. I also found some shed Indigo skin under a friends barn just off Highway 31 in Charlotte County...... make no mistake boys & girls.... their out there..... but we can't harrass them.... I just wanted a photo opt..... they ARE VERY FAST.... mind you I felt totally blessed to have those 2 close encounters of a Drymarchon kind after several trips to Florida & finding NOTHING!!!!!

FYI turtle hunting was a TOTAL bust this year with all the flooding from the Hurricanes.... no Loggerhead Musks or Maps for Dean-O.. only thing I got was a 14" Chicken Turtle Crossing the road near Arcadia & 1 Diamondback Terrapin.

Happy New Year everyone

Dean