more glades goodies!

[miguel camacho!]

got back from the glades a few days ago, and have plenty to share. got a few lifers this time. i have so many pics, i dont get to share much of a story, but the highlights this time were a 12 foot burm (9 total burms in 7 days), 3 striped crayfish snakes, a glades rat, a florida king, and a south florida king. once i have more time, i might be able to provide a lil more story on some of the snakes, but for now, just a load of pics. enjoy!

start with the turtles:
striped mud

softshell

lizards:
the omnipresent brown anole

another pic of that slender glass i caught before the trip (SC)

we saw 3 eastern glass lizards, 2 DOR and one more DOR being carried off by a crow. (sorry to show the gore)

green iguana from big pine key, blue hole park

big old male giant day gecko

this is a new one for me, although supposedly well established around miami. a curlytail (northern?). there was a population of these in a small planted area at a mcdonald's on US 1 right before you head down to the keys.

now for some frogs:
cane toad

pig frog

oak toad

and finally, the snakes:

striped crayfish (one i had been reeeeeally hoping for!)

south florida kingsnake

florida kingsnake

first time we found a ringneck down there

of course, some burms. the first, a 2-footer, the other, our 12-footer.

brown water snake

florida green water snake

red phase florida banded water snake
subadult

neonate

ribbon snake

garter snake

scarlet snake (the one being the duskiest ive ever seen)

one of my favorite snakes, the mud snake, and this one was a monster!

everglades rat

florida dekay

the abundant florida cottonmouths, usually in display mode

corn snakes, one of which we saved from an owl trying to pounce it!

and thats pretty much it. we got some normal florida banded waters, but i failed to take any pics of the normal phased ones. i think we got somewhere around 120 snakes for the trip. hopefully ill have more stories to share next time i make it online. hope you enjoyed.

 

[Sgvreptiles]

Nice pics man.
I love the grandis. Ide love to have some Florida Local Ph.grandis :lol:

 

[DDReptiles]

Awesome Love the Mud snake, really cool snakes!!

That 12 foot Burm is pretty crazy, just surprising how well they have adapted.

 

[stubacca]

So my brother and I are going down to south florida in a few weeks and want to see some exotic geckos. Can you tell me specifically where you saw the Phelsuma? Also, did you find the burmese pythons through road cruising?

Good looking pics! I'm getting excited to go now.

 

[miguel camacho!]

im reluctant to reveal where the phelsuma come from, but you can find an article on the net describing the establishment of grandis in the keys as well as which keys have known populations. we've only found them in residential areas, and some of the natives dont like having people look through their neighborhoods for these things. even heard a story of people cruising thru neighborhoods, and jumping out into peoples yards to collect them. for the people that do have them in their yards, they're fond of them and dont like the idea of people collecting them. and i did see a pet shop on big pine key selling them for something like $20 a pop. i think someone probably lifted them out of a yard and then sold them off right away to the pet store.

and as for the burms, every one of those was found cruising, though one i actually spotted off the road while i was driving.

 

[quixrhyno]

Help identifiying this snake

Here's a picture of what I think is just a juvenile garter snake. But before I go handling it to show off I figure I ask the experts. What do you guys think.








And This is just a bonus....I know now this little guy is a docile ringsnake. Sorry I didn't get the head. No one to hold it for me.

 

[Ophidiophile]

That's not a garter snake it's a Florida water snake, most likely Nerodia fasciata pictiventris but I'm not 100% sure. Nice pics!

 

[quixrhyno]

How about a corn snake

That's not a garter snake it's a Florida water snake, most likely Nerodia fasciata pictiventris but I'm not 100% sure. Nice pics!

Some one suggested a corn snake. And in either case, can I handle it without being afraid of it snapping back at me?

 

[Ophidiophile]

If we're talking about the same photos (the series before the ringneck), it is not a corn. Definitely a water snake. And yes, their bite is fairly harmless.

 

[geckoboy30]

WOW!!:yikes: tats a lot.:shock: