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Texas was somewhat green in places, and pretty dry in others. Didnt spend any time east of Marathon so I cant speak on what was happening out there, but the western counties were pretty slow. On the bright side I had no negative run ins with wardens.

Saw a bunch of these.

Saw 4 or 5 of these.

A dozen or so of these including one from Jeff Davis County and this one from 22 miles south of Alpine. The population between the picnic tables is the most orange population of subocs in Tx. This snake was released so he could hopefully father lots of beautiful babies.

Saw a couple of these

And unfortunately only 1 of these

Thanks for the pics. Is that a S Alpine alterna?

On the east slope of Big Hill.

Congrats. I've dedicated the few nights I've had available this year to the River Road with little success. How recent was the find?

John

River Road - Closed Canyon female I'm hoping to pair up.

Couple weeks ago. There had been a bit of rain recently, and we were really lucky. I wouldnt even have been down there, but my buddy really wanted to check it out. Ive been dissapointed too many times on that road and for the most part the snakes arent that appealing to me. Your female is a beauty though. When did you find her?

I was most recently out there on the night of July 16th. I saw a fair amount of movement, several common species.
The more frequently found animals on RR are from the areas that have a majority boulder strewn slopes and sparse vegetation, such as the Big Hill and points west. The lack of substrate diversity dictates the typical look that your find demonstrates, it is the most successful color and patterning for that area. That is no slight, I'd be happy to have found it. That said, I was happy to have found an atypical example from a less collected area a few Septembers ago. It comes at a pretty hefty price though, I'm determined to find her a mate, so I've spent just about all of my herp time in the Big Bend dedicated to a road that hasn't been to kind to me either. At least I've got a few other animals I'm working on pairing from there also. I caught a beautiful female lep to the east of Closed Canyon just before East Rancherias, and a male blonde suboc between Panther Canyon and the Big Hill.

John