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Hadrurus

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A few from earlier this spring....
May 22^nd, 2010, 7:31pm

We haven't done any herping lately, but here's a few from earlier this spring. As always all of the animals were found by my son. I haven't done any serious herping in quite a few years as I get more satisfaction in watching him, plus he's much better at it than I am, lol.

Just a very common treefrog. Although not as exciting as other herp's, I really enjoy photographing our local frogs and toads. I find they have much more character than snakes and lizards.

A few Elgaria, we've seen quite a few around the house this spring including a couple found inside the house.

My family and I first saw this snake as a youngster about 5 years ago. Two years ago we found her about ready to burst from being extremely gravid. Nice to see our old friend is doing well.

About three feet away from the rock the animal above was found under , my son lifted a small rock to find this Mormon coiled neatly underneath.

On our way to do some high elevation fishing, we stopped at a spot we used to frequent quite often. After a few minutes my son quietly said look a kingsnake, I looked over to see this young female.

Hope you guys enjoy!

Phil

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Diego Ortiz Moderator Full Member Herping wherever Uncle Sam decides to send me. Posts: 1025 Gender:	Re: A few from earlier this spring.... Reply #1 - May 23^rd, 2010, 7:03am Wonderful pics, Phil - as always!! Your son is quite the accomplished herper! Out of curiosity, what do you do while he's putting in all the legwork?
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monklet Registered User Herping the American Southwest Posts: 171	Re: A few from earlier this spring.... Reply #2 - May 23^rd, 2010, 11:26am SUPERB! Especially awesome about refinding the zonata!
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Re: A few from earlier this spring....
Reply #3 - May 23^rd, 2010, 11:57am

Phil,

Simply outstanding photography from you....as always. Cool

Both of the L. zonata photos are real eye-candy but the first one fantastic in all ways.

Which subspecies of Elgaria are those that you find there locally? They are amazing lizards to say the least.

Thanks for sharing those. Seems that your son is a real upcoming herper. You have obiviously done well with him.

-Gerald

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suboc-1 Registered User Posts: 173 Gender:	Re: A few from earlier this spring.... Reply #4 - May 23^rd, 2010, 4:40pm Thats a nice few! Stunning pics as always. Its always cool to rediscover a herp. I use to frequently encounter a 5-6 foot texas rat snake in the drainage behind our house. Sadly I found her chopped up last year.
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Hadrurus

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Re: A few from earlier this spring....
Reply #5 - May 24^th, 2010, 8:48pm

Diego - You can usually find me resting and trying to catch my breath, lol. He gets harder to keep up with each year.

Monklet - Thanks man.

Gerald - All of those are multicarinata. I agree they are very cool lizards.

Suboc - I feel your pain about the rat snake, especially to find it like that. We have seen the same female California Kingsnake on a friends property for about 5 or 6 years now. We missed not seeing her this year, hopefully she's doing well.

Thanks for the kind words about my son, he really is a good herper. He consistently out herps me, some of the snakes he's turned up are truly amazing but his heart is in marine life. I've never met a person that can stare into a tide pool for hours on end and never get tired of it.

Phil

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Reply #6 - May 30^th, 2010, 8:55am

Hi Phil-

I definitely enjoyed your pics. I spent my childhood in No. Cal. looking for those species-Alligator lizards, Red sided garter snakes and racers were always a prize. Are you familiar with the herps in Marin Co.? I never found a zonata although Cal. kings were a fairly common sight, even on the edges of town.

Thanks for posting. And keep the young one in the field. Hes doing a good job!

-Hans

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billw Moderator Full Member 33 years of herping the American Southwest Posts: 330 Gender:	Re: A few from earlier this spring.... Reply #7 - May 31^st, 2010, 1:33am Excellent photography! I really enjoyed those, thanks for sharing. Bill
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Todd Hughes/antelope Forum Moderator Full Member Herping the American Southwest Posts: 2178 Gender:	Re: A few from earlier this spring.... Reply #8 - May 31^st, 2010, 10:46am what they said, lol! Very, very nice photography, all the pics are perfectly lighted and focused. beautiful subjects all around! Just WOW!
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Reply #9 - Jun 1^st, 2010, 6:51pm

Thanks Todd and Bill , I appreciate the nice compliments.

Hans, Yes were familiar with the herps there,some of the best looking Elgaria I've seen have been there. Marin is a fantastic county to view wildlife and being into nature photography as a hobby it can provide great photo opportunities. I only wish we were a little closer so we could spend more time there.

Thanks again guys.
Phil

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Terry Cox Moderator Full Member Herping the American Southwest since 1997 Posts: 983 Gender:	Re: A few from earlier this spring.... Reply #10 - Jun 2^nd, 2010, 4:01pm Great stuff, Phil. I like your photographic style...
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