South Texas April 2011

[Texas Blonde]

Right after I got back from the Everglades, I made a weekend trip to South Texas. I had great numbers of snakes, but most of the nonvenomous stuff was DOR. I did see an indigo, but couldn't run it down for pics.

First snake of the trip was this large atrox.

Then this rather cute Night Snake (Hypsiglena torquata). I had never gotten to photograph one before.

Checkered Garter (Thamnophis marcianus).

Right after the garter I found two DOR spendida within minutes. I was so sad. I think the car in front of me had to have swerved to hit both.

The following are just some shots I got of various atrox I found. I found 11 total AOR, and 3 DOR.

This big girl is the largest atrox I have ever found. I couldn't lift her on my hook. She was incredible, but hard to photograph, because all she wanted to do was take off.

I finally got so bored taking pics of atrox, that I started messing around with the settings on my camera, and got this picture which I rather like.

Snake food.

Two inverts from the trip. The butterfly was my concession prize after I couldn't catch the Indigo.

 

[Protectyaaaneck]

Awesome photos Sky!

 

[desertanimal]

Beautiful shots!

 

[Texas Blonde]

Thanks y'all! I am starting to get the hang of my new camera. Now I just need some additional lenses. I'm getting there, haha.

 

[Galapoheros]

The male T kind of looks like a male A. moderatum(?), hard to tell with the pic angle though.

 

[EricW]

nice pics, really diggin all those atrox and night snake, pretty cool. What part of south Texas?

 

[Texas Blonde]

The male T kind of looks like a male A. moderatum(?), hard to tell with the pic angle though.

That is kind of what I was thinking.

nice pics, really diggin all those atrox and night snake, pretty cool. What part of south Texas?

I was in the Hebbronville area.

 

[Ehhpic]

Fantastic stuff!!!