Category Archives: Snake
First evening snake hunt of 2010
We went out fishing to Alamo Lake this past saturday. On the way there, we drove past a very speedy red coachwhip zipping across the highway! We also saw a nice desert iguana as it skirted past us at top … Continue reading
Central Arizona Herping Trip from August 2009
We got a chance to head out for one night in August searching for reptiles. We headed into the deserts to the North and East of Phoenix and had some decent luck. It was a great outing! We tried some … Continue reading
Trip to White Mountains, Arizona
It was a slow year for me for herping this past season. I didn’t get a chance to get out much. I did make a few trips to the White Mountains and here are a couple of photos. Not much … Continue reading
Herping Banned in Texas?
There has been some severe abuses of power by some in Texas recently and there has been some behind the scenes trickery that has resulted in the passing of a bill that effectively bans the observation and collection of reptiles … Continue reading
Here is another photo from our outing last week
I have several pictures to post on the blog. I have had the chance to see several Chuckwallas up at South Mountain Park in the past few weeks. I found a patch nose snake yesterday morning, but it escaped before … Continue reading
Ground Snake from Western Arizona
The season is well on its way. We had a nice dust storm with some light sprinkles this past weekend and decided to see what would turn up out in the desert. Headed out west of Phoenix and found several … Continue reading
Reptile Display at Cub Scout meeting
I went and did a little reptile display and education for a group of Cub Scouts on thursday. I brought several varieties of corn snakes, a few baby rosy boas, and a gray banded kingsnake. I showed them some rattlesnake … Continue reading
Herps from WA State
This Great Basin Gopher Snake was found road cruising along the Spokane River. This Wandering Garter Snake was very aggressive. Found the exact same snake in the same spot 2 days later. This Western Skink was found under a pile … Continue reading