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Here is grayband number 2 that we found last week, this one was VERY VERY special, as Barb, Patricia & I had all been road cruising this night & had saw only 3 snakes in the 3 hours before heading back to Sanderson to drop off Barb, since she was tired. We pulled into my driveway & parked the Nissan under the carport at 12:00am & shut the truck off. We all went in the house to get drinks & snacks. Minutes later, Patricia is seated in the truck, ready to go out again, for whatever reason, I had my maglight in my hand & out of only sheer curiosity, started shining the carports walls, since we have alot of med geckos that live there. I shine the NE area of the carport, see one gecko there, then walk thru the carport, turn right, walk maybe 5 feet & start to shine the SW corner of the carport wall at 12:10am and Wham, see this awesome 16" medium phase female blairs laying on a ledge, only 6" from ground level right here, right now! I was shocked & immediately yelled to Patricia, asking her to get Barb & bring my camera & quick! The top photo was taken the next morning to show the carport area & The photo below is a "In-Situ" or as found photo of this urban alterna, as it was laying there, on my carport ledge, does it get any better than this? I think not....John

great story and what an awesome looking snake!
Thanks for sharing.
Nathan

It sucks so bad that you found one on your own property, then it turns out to be a 9.0-9.5!!!! Congrats.

That's awesome, John! All around in every aspect. Congrats on a great animal and thanks for the story. See you out there some day.

Paul Lynum

You had me at goodbye Terrell...now I WANT TO LIVE IN SANDERSON! Super snake. I really like the one out west - it's a very lambda-ish looking alterna. The only thing missing is a lyre mark on the top of its head. Hey, do you know if Roy has found one this year?

Robert

9 north and was a black on black.
Over and out.
Shannon

Hey that's great! When I left he hadn't found one this year and he was having problems with gout-like symptoms that affected his stamina. Glad to hear he bounced back for two back-to-back.

Robert

NP

>>NP

I had a Limpia snake loose in my house that was found by my mother - in - law, in the silverware drawer. Boy was she surprised

I lost a mex mex years back, that crawled across the street and up the bricks on a front porch. This girl named Eileen was making out with her boyfriend on the front porch and she leaned on it, it popped of the bricks onto her shoulder. Good thing she what it was and who it belonged to. Boy was she surprised.

A few weeks later one of my CB gilas got out (don't ask me how) and wanders across the street into that same driveway. Eileen's little sister was on the phone in the garage, screamed, dropped the phone, got a broom and dust pan, and scooped it up for me. Boy was I surprised. lol

Given the number of alterna found right in town, I think it would be productive to road cruise the city streets and spot light the houses! (Just kidding folks, I don't think the residents of Sanderson would appreciate this!)

Best
Joe

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