A few more recent crotes!

I've found a few more hot lifers since my last post. After moving east from California late last summer, I spent a bit of time last autumn and this spring looking for timbers, to no avail, (alive at least) but that changed at the end of may when I ended up finding 3 in 2 nights, covering two states. I only got vouchers of two of 'em, but here's the best one of the three in my opinion.

Crotalus horridus - Timber rattlesnake from eastern Oklahoma
A few more recent crotes! Crotalus_horridus_by_michael_ray-d3ii35c

A few more recent crotes! Crotalus_horridus_by_michael_ray-d3ii35c

Another target the 2nd night was this little lifer

Sistrurus miliarius streckeri - Western pygmy
A few more recent crotes! Sistrurus_miliarius_streckeri_by_michael_ray-d3ii40x

A few more recent crotes! Sistrurus_miliarius_streckeri_by_michael_ray-d3ii40x

These two little fireballs made an appearance while surveying a flooded area for amphibians:

Agkistrodon piscivorous leucostoma - Western cottonmouth
A few more recent crotes! Little_fireballs_by_michael_ray-d3iqy8y

A few more recent crotes! Little_fireballs_by_michael_ray-d3iqy8y

Over the past weekend, some buddies and I made the long drive up to western Kansas to meet up with a few people and look for prairie rattlesnakes. We struck out the first night, but hit some new area the second morning and managed to find 5 in an hour and a half or so by searching the bases of yucca plants.

Crotalus viridis - Prairie rattlesnake (in situ)
A few more recent crotes! Crotalus_virids_by_michael_ray-d42e328

A few more recent crotes! Crotalus_virids_by_michael_ray-d42e328

We ended up cruising a few more that night as well including this handsome little male:

A few more recent crotes! C__viridis_by_michael_ray-d42e3od

I'll throw in a little assortment of others for good measure, though. haha

Heterodon platirhinos - Eastern hognose (also from Kansas)
A few more recent crotes! Heterodon_platirhinos_by_michael_ray-d42ds5r

A few more recent crotes! Heterodon_platirhinos_by_michael_ray-d42ds5r

Coluber constrictor priapus - Southern black racer
A few more recent crotes! Coluber_constrictor_priapus_by_michael_ray-d3itsgb

A few more recent crotes! Lens_to_lens_by_michael_ray-d3iuuxf

Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster - Prairie kingsnake
A few more recent crotes! L__c__calligaster_by_michael_ray-d3iuu2q

Lampropeltis triangulum syspila - Red milksnake
A few more recent crotes! L__t__syspila_by_michael_ray-d3i2syg

Thamnophis radix - Plains gartersnake
A few more recent crotes! Thamnophis_radix_by_michael_ray-d42e3wg

Thanks for checking it out and hope everyone's having a good 2011 herp season!

Nice stuff, Mike. Well done! I would like to find such in my surroundings.

Peter

Thanks Peter

very good pictures of stunning animals Smile

Hans Bergman wrote:: very good pictures of stunning animals

Thanks a lot, Hans!

Some nice finds, Mike... As Peter said; I wouldn't mind finding them close to my home...

Beautiful shots Mike!

Cheers,
Harold

realy stunning pics!!!

Udo Schutte wrote:: Some nice finds, Mike... As Peter said; I wouldn't mind finding them close to my home...

Thanks Udo, and hey, there's some stuff you guys have that I'd LOVE to be able to see. Haha

Harold van der Ploeg wrote:: Beautiful shots Mike!

Cheers,
Harold

Thanks a lot Harold, I appreciate it

Chaim Haveman wrote:: realy stunning pics!!!

Thanks Chaim, glad you enjoy 'em.

Always nice to see this kind of pictures!!! My compliments!

Johann Prescher wrote:: Always nice to see this kind of pictures!!! My compliments!

Thanks a lot man.

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As usual fantastic pictures.

I really like the hognose and cottonmouth pic's!

Thanks for posting.

H. platirhinos is my favourite Smile

great shots!

Owen Roberts wrote:: As usual fantastic pictures.

I really like the hognose and cottonmouth pic's!

Thanks for posting.

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it man.

Nika Brunet wrote:: H. platirhinos is my favourite great shots!

This year is my first year living in range of them, so they've been a snake I've hoped to come across for years.
Thanks for the compliments!

Quote :: This year is my first year living in range of them, so they've been a snake I've hoped to come across for years.
Thanks for the compliments!

Sorry, maybe a repeating question, since I am a newbie here; did you move recently?
Seeing them in their natural habitat (not just Heterodons but also other more "hot" ones) is a real treasure. I am glad you are sharing photos of them with us.

Nika Brunet wrote:

Quote :: This year is my first year living in range of them, so they've been a snake I've hoped to come across for years.
Thanks for the compliments!

Sorry, maybe a repeating question, since I am a newbie here; did you move recently?
Seeing them in their natural habitat (not just Heterodons but also other more "hot" ones) is a real treasure. I am glad you are sharing photos of them with us.

I just moved toward the end of last year from northern California, close to 1000 miles from any Heterodon range. haha

Nice pics!
I wish I could find that sort of snakes here in Denmark

Henrik Vind wrote:: Nice pics!
I wish I could find that sort of snakes here in Denmark

Thanks a lot, Henrik. I wish I could find some of the stuff you guys have over here! haha

Quote :: I just moved toward the end of last year from northern California, close to 1000 miles from any Heterodon range. haha

That's almost neighborhood for the States Smile

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Exellent shots sr, looks like you got a great day herping out there, congrats

Gustav Eloy wrote:: Exellent shots sr, looks like you got a great day herping out there, congrats

Thanks a lot Gustav! It's definitely been a pretty good season.

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