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Hey Joe, times a wastin'! It is starting to heat up down here and the night temps are hovering at 68-70. We got a smattering of rain 2 days in a row but it is dry down in the valley too. I have been watching the cattle tanks and windmills for herps drinking. Where's your field report for south central Tejas?
Todd Hughes

About those gophersnakes. They hung out in the same place until late Jan. Then moved on. I could tell they left very quickly as the holes all of a sudden had packrat tracts.

As I found the first one, as it was crawling, I have no real idea where their "chosen home" is. It was fun to see them eat all winter.

It was only cold when I first found them in early Dec., then again last weekend. Inbetween that is not not cold at all.

I was out today, remember, its past beyond bone dry here, its nasty death to all living things dry. But even so, I saw five different gilas, two lyres and three diamondbacks, and a real dead tortosise. I went out for two hours. Got a some good pics too. Cheers

Post up something from the land of the baked! Thanks for the gopher report, it will be interesting to see if they return this winter.
Todd Hughes

This is two males waiting for the girls, fatheaded boys at that. The girls are late or may not show up.

Heres a girl thats new to me. I have seen her tracks and digs for two years, but somehow avoided seeing her. A really red male lives about ten feet from her. I saw five gilas, three diamondbacks, two lyresnakes and a dead tortosise. Cheers

Nice report Frank.

Thanks Frank. I've not seen a gila so it is on my list as well!
Todd Hughes