35 snakes in 2 nights!!

[Hazpat]

Southern california is going off right now!!
Heres the list from friday and saterday

*aor/dor*

3 speckled rattlers 2/1
5 aor longnosed snakes
10 glossy snakes 5/5
4 aor rosy boas
4 leafnosed snakes 2/2
2 dor gopher snakes a sandiego and a sonoran
1 dor night snake
1 aor lyre snake
2 red diamond rattlers 1/1
5 banded geckos 2/3
2 sidewinders 1/1
3 dor red racers

in all the exitement I only snapped a few pics
here they are

my first self spotted aor borrego rosy

my first fully aor ( no clips ) lyre

my first alien encounter (7 inch beast!!)

almost primitave campsight, at least theres a bathroom

 

[strikedistance]

great stuuf. great pics. Wanna make another trip out this weekend.
Bruce

 

[miguel camacho!]

sounds like an awesome trip. may i suggest you try the everglades sometime? im talkin about 50 snakes in one night (but that includes a whole lot of DOR's unfortunately), granted that's in the summertime and you have to deal with the jibberjabillions of mosquitoes. our best night in the sandhills last year yielded 28 or 29 snakes, and i think only 1 was DOR. record night for the sandhills was 31 or so i think, in one night. kinda hard to believe, but a thrill! i personally cant wait till i get a chance to herp out west, where practically everything will be a lifer for me!

 

[Bowfinger]

Hey, the measuring tape is backwards ...you wont find me sleeping out there without a no-pest strip on each corner of my sleeping bag!...and some sticky traps!...and vasoline 2" thick around my tent with four stilts standing in water :lol:

 

[Hazpat]

Haha funny you mention it the spot I took the last pic from is were we saw one of the specs while looking for a spot to setup.

A guy I know just saw 57 snakes in one night out here his 2 day tally on boas alone was 11 including a hypomelanistic one.
Id love to herp the glades some day. you guys have some cool stuff out there.

Hey bruce if its may or june and its a weekend Ill be in the field no question :lol: I think we'll give borrego a pass for glamis though this weekend.

 

[strikedistance]

cool that sounds great. Im thinking of that too. Since im going to be out there for three days.

 

[Bowfinger]

Got off work early today so taking a nap like a little baby and it is on tonight with the 45%, you know what I am talking about...anyone going in the car with me better take a shower cuz its hunting late and I dont want to smell your funk! I know some of you forget to use the shower with gecko on the mind, so unless you want to be misted with fabreze all night by me you stanky mutha suckas, SHOWER! :wink: