Oklahoma Field Trip

[Brian S]

Last weekend we made a trip to Oklahoma. We camped near Sulpher which is near the Arbuckle Mtns. Here are some pics I took. I can highly recommend going to Oklahoma. Lots of nice stuff there

Jordan found this baby Timber Rattlesnake. I like his ingenious method of taking pics of it.
http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/3166/mvc001srj2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here is a shot I took of the rattler.
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I have never seen as many Loxosceles reclusa as there are here
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A "House Centipede". I dont have my book in front of me now to give the scientific name.
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This is Ten Acre Rock. Its a huge granite deposit. Sadly, a Quarry has bought this land and will probably destroy it.
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L to R...Myself (aka BrianS of course),Monte (Rounder),DavidF, and Matt (Mechanical Mind)
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A beautiful Aphonopelma hentzi. We hound as many as 4 tarauntulas under the same rock, board or whatever they could find to hide under.
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A juvenile Latrodectus mactans
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Matt found this beautiful Broadband Copperhead underneath a piece of tin.
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Habitat photos
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A mantid I found
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A huge grasshopper!!! This would make a good feed for T blondi LOL
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We later went to see Richard (Bassteck76) who is in the white shirt and see his nice snake collection
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We later went to check out the other Richard's (OKHerp) property and Matt makes yet another good find. This time a Pygmy Rattlesnake
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/5541/mvc036sfj5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

DavidF found this Black Ratsnake.
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4441/mvc038skn1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Got a group shot with OKherp who next to the end on the right in the white shirt
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I found what I think is a Green Lynx Spider eating a wasp. I dont have a book with me now to ID it though.
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/3496/mvc041sxa2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Brian S]

You can see the pics that the others took >>here<< (http://venomlist.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=11992)

[Crotalus]

Wow you had a rattler bonanza there! Congrats on the horridus! How did you find it? Was it out basking or?
Sure need to do a Oklahoma trip in the near future!

[Brian S]

Lelle, The Timber Rattler was found road cruising after dark. The Copperhead was under some tin while the Pygmy was under a used tire. Amazing how human trash can make excellent snake habitat.