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Very nice!
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Snakes of Hudspeth County, Texas

Some very nice shots there. I especially like the cat-eyed snake and GP ratsnake. Looks like a young male, meahllmorum. Don't suppose you have any other shots of it, like a ventral shot, eh? TC

Awesome photos. I'm especially fond of the Drymarchon and Leptodeira like the others. Can you provide any info on the conditions it was found under ?
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~Scott Wahlberg

Excellant! was the cat-eyed in a Spanish dagger or prickly pear?
Todd Hughes

I really like the cat eyed pic,I'd love to see one of those in the wild.Thanks for posting the pics here.
Jeff Teel

Extreme kudos. That indigo looks like Godzilla! Great photo.

Helps me forget about the second foot of snow falling on my house right now. Pray for those living in the frozen hell that exists northeast of you lucky southwesterners. I've got to find a way to speed up this global warming or I may run out of fuel oil money before April.

Terrific pics!!
I have a friend who lives in Del Rio? ever heard of it?
keep the pics coming!
cheers
Lat

You bastard! (jk)
Please provide conditions and specs...flipping I assume? An indigo and cat eye in the same day...mighty sweet. I have been spending an inordinate amount of time ogling my DeLorme's atlas (and terraserver) the past few weeks highlighting interesting roads from Eagle Pass to Brownsville. Waiting til the mercury hits 90.
~L

....Idiot! Oh.. Just kidding!

Since you liked it so much, here's another photo for you!
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Big male Indigo snakes like that one (right at seven feet) are most often encountered in this area during Winter when they are cruising for mates.. but otherwise at this time of year a day that's not too sunny and hot will do best.. You have to cover lots of habitat, canal banks, dirt roads (paved and hope for a live one) and brush. Watch out for Atrox.

You can catch them warming up at some of the culverts and gates of the old irrigation canals if you know where to look.. but pretty soon now the NTL temps will be around 80deg and they won't need to do that anymore. Watch out for Atrox.

The Leptodeira are pretty much where and when you find them.. best times are during a heavy rain in warmer weather, they can appear to be abundant in some few places. I have been lucky enough to find a few of those going back some years and have a pretty good idea how to go about it. That particular find was dumb-luck, I was in the right spot and just happened to see it.

You can use this link to get some info about our area from my website (sorry, the new photo albums aren't complete)

Have fun!
Guide to my area..

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Gus
A. Rentfro
RioBravoReptiles.com
www.riobravoreptiles.com

"Quality is not an accident. Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus

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Chris Harrison

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Gus
A. Rentfro
RioBravoReptiles.com
www.riobravoreptiles.com

"Quality is not an accident. Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus