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I thought I'd share some finds from the past few weeks.

Redbellied Watersnake

Copperheads...the Southerns down here in Florida are some of the most attractive Copperheads around IMO.

Nice pics and snakes, but nicest copperheads, hmmmmmmmmm Please do not hunt copperheads in West Texas, some there are, well, not in the same universe, there were be no going back. So please do not look if someone posts pics of those. Again, great pics. Thanks FR

Copperheads...the Southerns down here in Florida are some of the most attractive Copperheads around IMO.

Here is an average East Texas southern -

Somewhere I have a pic of a REALLY pink southern.

But if you go a little bit NW, you get into nice laticinctus, which blow southerns away, IMHO -

And further west you find pictigaster (a glorified laticinctus, IMHO) which again put southerns to shame -

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Chris Harrison
Central Texas

That's why I used the word "SOME". Nice pics Chris!

I would not call it a glorified laticinctus

I saw a couple from the stonehouse off river road that blew my socks off. Any pics of those.

Wait, forget it, that one is tooooooooooooooo pretty already. FR

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Nice willardi!

I've always loved those. A couple keepers from the Buffalo Zoo went down your way and collected a few of those many, many years ago for display. They were always one of the highlights of an otherwise dissapointing zoo visit. Thanks Frank.

will

Hey there???? That photo sure looks familiar??? hmmmmmmmmm.

MMM many hours in the field this year failed to turn one of those up, but that is defentally one of the most colorful ones I have ever seen, great pic!!

Sincerely,

Brandon

Outstanding Sean! I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder but to me at least, those Florida chunks are about as nice as it gets. Phil

Thanks Phil! I must say I definitely agree.

Shawn, you must have a new camera because I dont remember your photos looking so professional!!! whats the secret? Norm

Thanks Norm. I did buy a new camera...back in May I think...but I'm still trying to learn all the functions. The secret? Get on the ground and get dirty!

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barely saw this one hiding under leaves near a creek in West Texas. Note the ankles in upper right.

also saw this splendida:

Now that is one sweet copper. Fine looking splendida too! Phil

Wow! Good eyes Lindsay. And gorgeous Copper.

What a nice event, and nice photos to allow us to see it. Beautiful. To find windows that allow us to see a snake, doing what it does, is what I do this for. Thanks for showing. Now if we could only see these kinds of pics with kingsnakes. hahahahahahaha FR

Beautiful snakes, both! Thanks for sharing!
Todd Hughes

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