Recent Kansas Trip! (part 2)

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Recent Kansas Trip! (part 2)

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We got up early and the temps were good, so we started cruising for hognoses. This Turkey Vulture was making a meal of this raccoon:
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I saw some rocks to flip, so I checked them out to find this lethargic snake:
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Prairie Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus arnyi)

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We returned to the site where I found the milk the day before to see if anything was there:
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Central Plains Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis)
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Plains Black-headed Snake (Tantilla nigriceps)
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Prairie Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis)

We cruised a little bit more:
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Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata)
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We found another flip site and found this centipede:
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Our van has seen cleaner days!
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That concludes part 2! Here is the video version:


Stay tuned for part 3!
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