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 Snakes are Moving in South Texas in Spite of the Drought!

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Jim Campbell
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PostSubject: Snakes are Moving in South Texas in Spite of the Drought!   Snakes are Moving in South Texas in Spite of the Drought! Icon_minitimeSun 24 May - 1:11

Seen over the past few weeks here in Brownsville and at the family homestead in Hope (rural Lavaca County).

Speckled racer (Drymobius margaritiferus) at Sabal Palm Sanctuary here in Brownsville..

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Close-up..

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Texas indigo (Drymarchon corais erebennus) from same morning..

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Western ribbon snake (Thamnophis proximus)..

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Texas indigo in the cactus scrub in north Brownsville..

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Mockingbird chicks found several hundred feet from the indigo..

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Last weekend in Hope (400 miles up the coast). Unlike Brownsville, they have been getting rain.

Newborn Broad-banded copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus)..

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Adult male from same location..

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Newborn from adjacent property..

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Finally, a very personable Broad-banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata confluens) in the creek that runs through the family property..

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Enjoy!
Jim
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Mario Lutz
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PostSubject: Re: Snakes are Moving in South Texas in Spite of the Drought!   Snakes are Moving in South Texas in Spite of the Drought! Icon_minitimeFri 12 Jun - 4:45

Hi Jim,

well - as usual - stunning animals banned on stunning pictures..
i gonna come and visit you next spring man. you have to show me how you you getting this pictures done...


cheers
M.
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Derek Morgan
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PostSubject: Re: Snakes are Moving in South Texas in Spite of the Drought!   Snakes are Moving in South Texas in Spite of the Drought! Icon_minitimeSat 13 Jun - 6:47

Man, we should have done more snake hunting when I was in Brownsville! We sure didn't see anything that nice! Well, maybe if you didn't get your truck stuck we would have had better luck somewhere. At least the company was nice.

Nice photos and I never would have thought that a Nerodia would place so high on the list of nice photos. I really like the in situ copperhead photos and your apparent will power of not posing them too much. The racers are incredible, and you know how much I love indigos! Yeah Jim, show Mario how you stand on your head to get those good photos! It's the funniest thing, Mario. Laughing
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Jim Campbell
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PostSubject: Re: Snakes are Moving in South Texas in Spite of the Drought!   Snakes are Moving in South Texas in Spite of the Drought! Icon_minitimeMon 15 Jun - 6:28

Thanks guys! Mario, it would be a pleasure!

Yea Derek, the Nerodia couldn't have cooperated any better. It had been so long since I had seen one, I had to dig deep to figure out what it was at first glance!
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Marc Dubois
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PostSubject: Re: Snakes are Moving in South Texas in Spite of the Drought!   Snakes are Moving in South Texas in Spite of the Drought! Icon_minitimeFri 19 Jun - 10:51

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Very nice pics Jim!

You are so lucky to find those snakes (Speckled & Indigo) in the wild.
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Thanks Marc!

I agree, it's always a treat to see them in their native habitat.

Jim
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