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Cameron county Texas. 11/23/2010
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.. that's the nascent bloom or fruit of the Sabal Palm.. it's a favorite snack of some rodents as well as the larvae of at least one particular beetle.. On the trail before full light it can get your heart a skippin'!
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Here's the real finds of the day.. a juvenile Salvadora..
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.. a five foot female Drymarchon.. what a beauty! ..she showed some attitude! .. but no harm done.
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.. and another of these jewels (Drymobius). a juvenile! (rare find).
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Oh! this is what a real Cameron County Leptodeira looks like..
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. the only thing else worth note is that the Rio Grande at this point is finally going down! You have to see the tracks in the new mud-banks to believe them!
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Thanks!
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Gus
A. Rentfro
RioBravoReptiles.com
www.riobravoreptiles.com

"Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus

Gus any one of those finds would have made a good day of herping but all 4 in one day!!! Oh Yea! Especially the Drymachon and Drymobius what beauties to add to your field collecting essay.

Hmmm. What kind of tracks in the mud?
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BigT
There is a difference between ignorance and stupidity. The ignorant can be taught, stupidity is beyond our control.
1.2 P. m. melanoleucus B/W N. J. Northern Pines
1.2 P. d. deppei Mexican Pines
2.2 P. l. lineaticollis Linis or Lined Pines
1.2 P. m. lodingi Black Pines
1.1 Drymarchon melenurus Blacktail Cribo
1.2 M. s. cheynei Jungle Carpet
2.6 L. p. pyromelana Arizona Mt. Kings
1.1 L. g. californiae B/W Cali kings
0.0.3 M. f. flagellum Eastern Coachwhips
1.2 G. m. bottegoi Western Plated lizards

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>>Hmmm. What kind of tracks in the mud?
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>>BigT
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Every vertebrate.. four and two legs, you think possible, times ten..
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Thanks.
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Gus
A. Rentfro
RioBravoReptiles.com
www.riobravoreptiles.com

"Perfectly healthy animals are a minimum requirement.. everything else is just salesmanship" gus

Every vertebrate.. four and two legs, you think possible, times ten.

I guess our taxes didn't pay to get that fence built along there.
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BigT
There is a difference between ignorance and stupidity. The ignorant can be taught, stupidity is beyond our control.
1.2 P. m. melanoleucus B/W N. J. Northern Pines
1.2 P. d. deppei Mexican Pines
2.2 P. l. lineaticollis Linis or Lined Pines
1.2 P. m. lodingi Black Pines
1.1 Drymarchon melenurus Blacktail Cribo
1.2 M. s. cheynei Jungle Carpet
2.6 L. p. pyromelana Arizona Mt. Kings
1.1 L. g. californiae B/W Cali kings
0.0.3 M. f. flagellum Eastern Coachwhips
1.2 G. m. bottegoi Western Plated lizards

What awesome finds! Especially the Drymarchon, I'm jealous. Thank you for sharing!
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Maggie Solum
Wildlife Discovery Center

Great stuff Gus!

Man I'm jelous, not only because of the different snakes you find, but because you get to go herping this time of year. It warmed up here to a few degrees above zero today.

Keep the pics comming

Dan

you in the audobon forest?

That is one hell of a day. I'm jealous.
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.
6.6 African House snakes
3.2 reticulated pythons
.1 corn snake
4.2 Florida Kings
1.2 speckled kings
1.2 ball pythons
0.0.1 Argentine boa

Fantastic! Love the Texas indigo -- what an impressive beast! And the juvi Drymobius and cat-eyed -- both lovely!
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Carl