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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:
Next was a double poly rock: can you spot them both?
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)
(4)
This little baby racer followed:
Then some more polymorpha:
another:
Another double polymorpha rock: See 'em?
The coolest find of the day was this TINY neonate red milksnake:
Found this gravid GP skink under a rock:
Toad:
These are EVERYWHERE now, Centruroides vittatus adult female:
Largest Scolopendra polymorpha, about 6":
See the racer, Coluber constrictor:
And to finish off, this picture shows why people from Kansas don't get excited about ringnecks too much:
anyway, hope you enjoyed...until next time...
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...