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 N. Texas herping this Spring

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Michael Burger
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PostSubject: N. Texas herping this Spring   N. Texas herping this Spring Icon_minitimeSat 31 Mar - 21:53

For the most part, north Texas is pretty dismal when it comes to herps. You go south or west in Texas it gets alot better ....however, a few herps I have found this Spring on my property immediately behind my house.

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Mostly field and light woods known as "Blackland Prairie" (above and below)

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I have observed about a dozen three toed box (T. c. triunguis) in the past week; we also have ornate box turtles (T. ornata) but they are not as common. Below is a pic of a baby three toed I found on the road in front of my house. Luckily I was able to see this 'rock' on the road before it became a pancake.

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I found this meter long female Lampropeltis callgaster last weekend. They are an extremely cryptic species - I have found everything from hatchlings to adults - most tend to be fairly dark in this area, but there are some nicely patterned specimens also.

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A large Nerodia rhombifer (Diamondback Watersnake) in the 'bucket' - I have no water on the property, yet these snakes seem to be the most abundant species.

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While this area is not especially abundant in herps, a snake like this makes it all worthwhile. This female copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) is a southern variety that I found last year in the wooded section near the back of my 6 acres..
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Gustav Eloy
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PostSubject: Re: N. Texas herping this Spring   N. Texas herping this Spring Icon_minitimeSun 1 Apr - 4:36

very nice very nice copperhead we have one like these one, they are very beautiful.

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Mike Spencer
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PostSubject: Re: N. Texas herping this Spring   N. Texas herping this Spring Icon_minitimeMon 9 Apr - 14:08

Some good finds. I have yet to see a copper this year up here in Arkansas.
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