>>another Indy specimen, so no they are not uncommon. I know areas where bullsnakes are. I have never found a fox snake where the bullsnakes occur.
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Ok, I can be a little "slow" sometimes. I've always thought the fox snakes and bullsnakes occupied the same habitat in n.w. IN, but I got a field guide out today and took a close look. Lo, and behold, they have a much wider range than I thought.

I guess it makes sense that bullsnakes wouldn't occupy the same habitat, because they have different adaptations, with bulls being adapted to more of a semi-arid habitat, but I'd always heard they were found in pretty close proximity, maybe where two different habitats meet each other. Oh well, maybe I'll learn more this spring when I head down that way. Maybe we could even meet up somewhere.

I really liked your photos, especially the last one of the '06 juve. The one I posted yesterday doesn't have too much contrast, but the ones from the north shore of Lake Michigan have more of that. Here's a pic I took in the summer of 2006 of a couple DOR's I found while cruising through one morning...






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