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KUJordan
04-22-2007, 08:12 PM
Spent about 2 hours out this afternoon and fought the extreme wind (40-50mph). I checked a spot I hadn't been to since last spring. I didn't find many S. polymorpha there last year, but this year...WHOAH!!! They were flippin' everywhere. I saw well over 50 today from little 1 inchers to big 6 inchers as in one of the following pics....

First finds, of course, S. polymorpha adult:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1289.jpg

Next was a double poly rock: can you spot them both?
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1290.jpg

Next was an interesting experience. I've seen a lot of copperheads this year, but not four in the same crevice...along with two small timber rattlers (the horridus fled when put the camera up to the crack):

(3)
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1291.jpg

(4)
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1292.jpg

This little baby racer followed:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1294.jpg

Then some more polymorpha:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1295.jpg

another:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1296.jpg

Another double polymorpha rock: See 'em?
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1297.jpg

The coolest find of the day was this TINY neonate red milksnake:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1298.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1299.jpg

Found this gravid GP skink under a rock:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1301.jpg

Toad:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1302.jpg

These are EVERYWHERE now, Centruroides vittatus adult female:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1303.jpg

Largest Scolopendra polymorpha, about 6":
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1305.jpg

See the racer, Coluber constrictor:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1306.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1307.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1308.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1311.jpg

And to finish off, this picture shows why people from Kansas don't get excited about ringnecks too much:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t15/phaeogaster/20070422_1312.jpg

anyway, hope you enjoyed...until next time...
gunslinger
04-22-2007, 08:42 PM
Holy ringnecks Batman. Freaking awesome! Thats as many snakes as I find in my county in an entire week of herping..........under one rock :wall:

Very nice as always. Two more weeks for me before I can begin doing any real herping.
P. Novak
04-22-2007, 09:35 PM
Wow, more gorgeous coppers! :clap:

The S.polymorpha there are alot bigger then the ones here in my area.

That is alllooooott of ringnecks. I found one out of the whole 18 years I've lived here. You found like 15 under one rock. Very nice.
ShadowBlade
04-23-2007, 07:18 AM
Man, and I was happy when I cound one D.p.punctatus and you found like 20 D.p.arnyi(?) Thats crazy!

-Sean
Bear Foot Inc
04-23-2007, 08:40 AM
Those are some very impressive snake photos!! I cant believe you found that many ring necks under one rock. :eek:
KUJordan
04-23-2007, 09:47 AM
so about the ringnecks. this picture was taken after i had flipped the rock and set it back down and got my camera ready to go. about half of the snakes had fled between the first and this flipping. i probably flipped about 15-20 rocks that had this many or more ringnecks under it. i didn't flip a SINGLE rock without a ringneck and one piece of carpet i flipped had about 200 or so ringnecks under it. i see about 1000 or more every day i go herping around here...
Sheri
04-23-2007, 09:50 AM
I can't believe that racer sat so pretty for you. Do you carry a cooler around with you? ;)

Spectacular pictures - I can hardly wait to go on Wednesday! (Headed west for C. viridis den sites)

Thanks for sharing, I absolutely love this forum.
Bear Foot Inc
04-23-2007, 05:23 PM
so about the ringnecks. this picture was taken after i had flipped the rock and set it back down and got my camera ready to go. about half of the snakes had fled between the first and this flipping. i probably flipped about 15-20 rocks that had this many or more ringnecks under it. i didn't flip a SINGLE rock without a ringneck and one piece of carpet i flipped had about 200 or so ringnecks under it. i see about 1000 or more every day i go herping around here...

No way thats dang nuts!! i only find one or so a year here. Guess there is no way you could send me 2 or 3 of them...
~Samuel
SnakeManJohn
04-23-2007, 05:51 PM
Oh wow! Awesome finds dude, that's crazy! Look at all your posts here lol..total amazement!
tarcan
04-23-2007, 07:07 PM
Really nice pictures! You are quite lucky!

Martin
David_F
04-23-2007, 07:16 PM
Man, I gotta stop reading your posts, Jordan. Making me jealous. :D Gotta get some time off to go see what I can find around here.

That (sub-?)adult racer is beautiful and....four copperheads in one crevice! That's pretty cool. :cool: