I was reading one of FR's posts and it got me thinking about the ways we go out looking for snakes in the field.

I've never been a big fan of AC, but that is directly related to me never using it, ever. I'm sure I'd love it if I had fields full of it and found tons of snakes under it.

Anyways, FR was "talking" about "pristine" conditions usually involving human refuge and junk piles(or maybe I'm misinterpreting?). However, despite what one might think, I don't know of any good places like this where I can poke around here in Tennessee. Yes, I'm sure there are tons, but I simply don't know them.....yet.

I do enjoy herping in the woods and forests though. My question is this: Have any good herping tips for finding kings? Or any snakes for that matter?

I swear, I made a point to go looking for snakes at least once of every week last year....a couple times a week in the Spring, Summer, and Late Fall. However, I never find anything. I found four snakes last year: a woodland rat, a Leptotyphlops species, a Timber Rattlesnake(almost stepped on it in the Smokey Mountains), and a Northern Copperhead. I consider myself to be a good herper, as I have no problem finding turtles, skinks, and salamanders, but it's truly a rare thing for me to find a snake.

And I don't know any good roads to "cruise" either. I'm only 20 years old and I moved here about a year ago so I'm not too familiar with the roads and locations yet.

Anyways, feel free to share some good field tips. Maybe you have some pre-herping rituals that work? Perhaps you use Rat Cologne? Whatever, I'm sick of never finding anything....especially when I hear stories from FR where he can find 10 Gilas a day!
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1.0.0 Lampropeltis getula holbrooki
0.1.0 Lampropeltis getula californae
0.0.1 Lampropeltis getula nigra
1.0.0 Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri
2.3.0 Eublapharis macularius macularius
0.0.2 Rhacodactylus ciliatus
0.1.0 Gerrhosaurus major major

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