Kansas Fauna

[Mechanical-Mind]

I was fortunate enough to get outside and go herping yesterday and today, thanks to the weather. So, here are some of the highlights...

Pic 1: Crotalus horridus
Pic 2: Crotalus horridus
Pic 3: Crotalus horridus
Pic 4: Crotalus horridus
Pic 5: Crotalus horridus

 

[Mechanical-Mind]

Pic 1: Diadophis punctatus (neonate)
Pic 2: Northern Prairie Skink (I don't think Eumeces is a genus anymore so... I don't really know it's latin title...)
Pic 3: See above.
Pic 4: Gastrophryne sp.
Pic 5: Gastrophryne sp.

 

[Mechanical-Mind]

Pic 1: A. contortrix
Pic 2: A. contortrix
Pic 3: A. contortrix
Pic 4: A. contortrix
Pic 5: A. contortrix

 

[David_F]

Great pics! Nice looking little timber.

 

[The Juice]

I'm glad I didn't run into any of those snake while I was out scorp hunting a few weeks ago. Luckly I only came across a few Ring Necks,great pics.

 

[The Juice]

Did you come across any Scorps or Pedes? Also were you collecting in the lawrence area?

 

[Mechanical-Mind]

Yes, all the organisms pictured were found in Lawrence and not more than a mile from each other. I didn't see any C. vittatus, but I found a large Scolopendra sp., which I believe was S. polymorpha. I got a good look but no pictures, unfortunately. That said, I haven't had much pede-wrangling experience so it evaded me with relative ease.

-Matt