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Ridge Walker
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Northeast herping, Spring 2010.

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I’ve done a fair bit of herping this Spring, and some traveling and exploring too. The weather hasn’t been the greatest this year for herping, it’s been really hot so far. I feel like the dog days of Summer are already here. Anyhow here’s some of my favorite finds and photos from the Spring.
Early Spring brought out the usual suspects. Some of the first reptiles seen were Spotted Turtles.
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Another one.
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Spring in the Northeast means salamanders. Here’s a Four-Toed.
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Garter Snakes are one of the first snakes seen as things start warming up.
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The den dwellers start to wake up as well.
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Peek-a-Boo.
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Big boy on the move.
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Smooth Greensnake.
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Flipping some AC a little later in the season produced this Worm Snake…
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…and this Copperhead.
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An old friend.
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Two flavors of black snake.
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I have this great idea for a new movie that I'm going to call “Night of the living box turtles” Here’s a still from the first scene. They’re coming to get you Myrtle…
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Poison and venom.
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Milksnake.
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I almost forgot the LECH favorite, here’s a Northern Watersnake.
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And last but certainly not least, an Eastern Hognose Snake.
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Hope y’all enjoyed. Till next time….
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RW
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awesome post :thumb: great finds with all the coppers and timbers, but that hognose is spectacular!!!
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:sleep:
Boooooooo.... ring.

:lol:

I can definitely appreciate the experience and time you must have put in to amass all those wonderful images over one spring season. I love the parting shot.
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Great post! That Hog is absolutely incredible!!!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Fantastic post! That may be one of my favorite posts. I love the in depth northeastern posts. I never get tired of them. Also, that hog-nosed snake is stunning.

Ryan
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WOW that's a lot of rattlers
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Simply awesome!!! beautiful shots! now I'm just gonna need your number so when my wife asks me why in the world I have to take off work tomorrow to go to my timber spot I can have her call you and you can explain to her. lol Great Post!! l
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thats the most pretty hognose snakes iv ever seen. great pics you had a great spring already good luck.
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Thanks a lot guys! :D
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Hi really grate photos, thank you :thumb:
I just noticed that a number of timber rattlesnakes on your pictures had lumps on their faces. Do you think it is wide spread phenomenon?
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DANG!!! That was beyond words...excellent post!! Great looking Timbers and those Eastern boxes :thumb:

The hog...wonderful!

Daniel
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Looks like you have been having a good time, for sure. Interesting to see the variation in those Timbers. Some of those were beautiful snakes, but that hog at the end takes the cake all day long.
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that rattlesnake right after the garters; that was one sweet looking snake :-)

Hmm more Crotalus. is there a drooling emoticon?
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wow what a post I may have to get a new keyboard I drooled so much.
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Thanks guys, glad you enjoyed the photos! :beer:
Pelias wrote:Hi really grate photos, thank you :thumb:
I just noticed that a number of timber rattlesnakes on your pictures had lumps on their faces. Do you think it is wide spread phenomenon?
Tig
I do see quite a bit of that in the spring. There's been some debate recently amongst rattlesnake people on whether it is a problem or not.
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Right, and it is strictly is unclear yet. I deal with rattlers in Massachusetts, and here it seem to cause pretty serious health issues in 1/3 of encountered snakes.
Where have you made photos of your rattlers? I understand that you probably would prefer not to share information about exact location, but I'm curious about more general area (State, County etc.).
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Pelias wrote:Right, and it is strictly is unclear yet. I deal with rattlers in Massachusetts, and here it seem to cause pretty serious health issues in 1/3 of encountered snakes.
Where have you made photos of your rattlers? I understand that you probably would prefer not to share information about exact location, but I'm curious about more general area (State, County etc.).
I'd rather not even mention the general areas, but I get around. Can't say that I see it in 1/3 of the snakes, or that it seems serious in most cases.
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Damn, what a post. 7 thumbs up
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Wow spectacular shots of those timbers, I really love the parting shot. :thumb:
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Josh Vandermeulen wrote:Damn, what a post. 7 thumbs up
xxxHERPERxxx wrote:Wow spectacular shots of those timbers, I really love the parting shot. :thumb:
Thanks guys, I enjoy your posts from the Great white North and North Carolina as well. :beer:

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Great post - I especially liked how you just slipped that smooth green snake in there.

I have a quick terrain question. I don't want to know the state or county of the spotted turtles, but I am curious if you found them in the mountains or in flatter terrain.

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That second spotted turtle is wearing his Bog Halloween mask.
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billysbrown wrote:Great post - I especially liked how you just slipped that smooth green snake in there.

I have a quick terrain question. I don't want to know the state or county of the spotted turtles, but I am curious if you found them in the mountains or in flatter terrain.

Thanks,
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Thanks Billy, the spotted turtles were from a vernal situated in rocky, hilly terrain.

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Fantastic collection of in situ shots - so good they even look posed! Love the golden horridus. That last image makes it look like that timber is actually enjoying the view - very cool 8-)
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monklet wrote:Fantastic collection of in situ shots - so good they even look posed! Love the golden horridus. That last image makes it look like that timber is actually enjoying the view - very cool 8-)
Maybe it was just relaxing and enjoying the view, as it sure didn't seem to be too bothered with the photos being taken. Thanks!

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Amazing assortment of finds,I'm envious.......Hey you know your avatar reminds me of this italian studmuffin I heard about- used to roam the empire state mountain ranges-indeed,walking the ridges dressed in the finest designer clothing from his old world homeland.... :thumb:
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ugh wrote:Amazing assortment of finds,I'm envious.......Hey you know your avatar reminds me of this italian studmuffin I heard about- used to roam the empire state mountain ranges-indeed,walking the ridges dressed in the finest designer clothing from his old world homeland.... :thumb:
Hmmm....I reckon I know who you're talking about, had a real purty mouth if I recall correctly. I hear tell through the grapevine you may taken a break from ridge walking, and done some sand strolling. How did you do?

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WOW, where does this post end?? AWESOME images, everyone one of them - amazing array of Timber Rattlers and Copperheads, various color phases, poses, etc. Thanks for throwing in some habitat shots. Also Nice Boxie.

Ashley
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Ridge Walker wrote: Hmmm....I reckon I know who you're talking about, had a real purty mouth if I recall correctly. I hear tell through the grapevine you may taken a break from ridge walking, and done some sand strolling. How did you do?

RW

Now hold on, let me see if I done used this machine here right.....Well I’ll be tickled pink like a slaped ass monkey! Shure ‘nuff I thought it was yew-the purty mouth gave it away!how yew doin’ boy?haha……yep,I been done me some sand walkin’ in that 'coastal plain' as they call it;hotter than H-E-double hockey sticks but well,other then that ,I been done good,real good……but hey like they done always said,you can take a boy out the hills but you can’t never really take the hills out the boy,haw haw!
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ahockenberry wrote:WOW, where does this post end?? AWESOME images, everyone one of them - amazing array of Timber Rattlers and Copperheads, various color phases, poses, etc. Thanks for throwing in some habitat shots. Also Nice Boxie.

Ashley
Thank you Ashley, and everyone else for the compliments! :D

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Excellent post- don't know how I missed it. Love those blond timbers, and that hognose is a knockout! ( he seems to know it, too.)
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Dang ridgewalker. I like your pics and finds as much as the next guy, but that's gotta be a record thread bump. Two years go by and its resurrected. :lol:
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Man I used to herp a lot. Glad you enjoyed the photos copperhead!

RW
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I'm speechless!
What an amazing array of beautiful snakes topped off by a box turtle
Love the Copperheads !!!!!!!!!!
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love the shot of the box turtle in the cemetary!
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brick911 wrote:Dang ridgewalker. I like your pics and finds as much as the next guy, but that's gotta be a record thread bump. Two years go by and its resurrected. :lol:
i agree. two years, that's nuts.

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