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Out and about looking for Florida kings, which are super rare to come across for me at least. Third time this year though I did come across a very large Indigo. The kicker to this is while looking for ratsnakes, I only seem to stumble upon pinesnakes. In between more canebrake and diamonbacks dominate.

What have others been coming across lately?

Seeing indigos and pines is not shabby luck. Kingsnakes seem on the decline in certain areas, but are still very common in others,

Long time, How goes it? Just can't get away from you Pituophis guys. Yeah, I know not shabby but I can't find kings and rats. There is a stretch (10 miles or so)right in Duval County where I can pretty much find Indigos and pines most any given time. Amazes me as well.

I hit Middleburg also findind Indigos and EDBs easily. A Ranger did put me on a protected area where there are kings (big nice Duval County kings)but aside from this area I have had no luck at all finding any others.

Not a single ratsnake this season either. No yellows or reds.

Been talk for many years that fire ants can be the problem. Recently another mentioned the HUGE hog population. There is one thing for sure, where there were once kingsnakes, rattlers now abound.

Quick update, I stopped collecting years ago. Over 40 years of it was enough. We hike and track mammals for the most part with reptiles being a nice bonus. I started as a kid in the late 60's in the Pine Barrens. Now I do it in Florida. Appalachicola (ANF) is my second home. Found an area with copperheads and the occasional king.

Another herp I recently started focusing on are the Southern Hognose. Live Oak shows a few now and again.

So Daniel, how all those pits doing? You get that LA group going?

Hey Rich,
Gave up on the LA pines...got rid of my last one about two weeks ago. For you to get the rat snakes...may have to do night cruizin. A copperhead is unusual there....might be a released animal. Had a friend in Lake City who told me that he seen about 30 pines a year...I've seen 15 in 50 year...including DOR!! Go tell. Glad to hear that the indigos are thriving there. They are fairly common in the Tampa Bay area as well. Good to hear from you and keep on herpin.