Recent finds in NW Florida

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Snakeman70
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Recent finds in NW Florida

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It has been a few years since my last post here, and with encouragement from Scott...here is my first in a long time. I will not spend much time on writing out stories, but will label all my photos. Enjoy them as much as I did when I looked through my camera lens.


Mole Kingsnake found during a tropical storm front
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another closer view
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a second Mole kingsnake found later that day... head ticking to mimic a Pigmy rattlesnake
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The first king photographed the next day...
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Hatchling Mud turtle
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Male Gulf Coast Box turtle
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Banded Water snake...
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Slider juvenile
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Tiny Loggerhead Musk turtle
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A super nice Banded Water snake
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A super nice Banded Water snake
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Sarracenia leucophylla, the white-topped pitcher plant
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A field of Sarracenia leucophylla, the white-topped pitcher plant
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The flower of Sarracenia leucophylla, the white-topped pitcher plant
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Black Bear tracks
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7 am
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serenity
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snake tracks
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Black Eastern Hognose snake
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Porpoise in the Gulf
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playing
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Ridley Sea turtle
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Green Anole
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Dusky Pigmy rattlesnake
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Corn snake
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Grey Ratsnake
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Juvenile Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake
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Alligator Snapping turtle
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Southern Pine snake
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Coachwhip
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Juvenile Alligator Snapping turtle
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Grey Ratsnake
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Spadefoot Toad
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Southern Toads
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Black Pinesnake
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Banded Water snake
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Slimy Salamander
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Green Anole
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Slimy Salamanders
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Gulf Coast Spiny Softshells
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Habitat they are found in
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Banded Water snakes breeding
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and a Loggerhead Musk turtle for the end...
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hope you like the line up, hopefully more in the future....

Paul
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Neil M
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Sweet photos and finds! I really like the baby EDB and the pine!
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Welcome, Paul - good to see you posting here. I usually don't view too many of people's pictures on facebook, so it's nice to see on the forum. Those mole kings are real pretty.

-Josh
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Gorgeous pics - Loved all of em!!

Florida is Treasure!
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Wow, those are some amazing images. I love the softshells in the sand. I also like the size of your pictures. Would you mind sharing the dimensions?
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Great photography. Every picture was beautiful. Loved the EDB. Thanks for sharing.

Vinny
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There are some great finds there, and lots of fun photos! Welcome back, Paul!

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Nice stuff Paul. I'll be down that way in a couple weeks...hope i can run across 1/10 of the stuff you got posted here! Awesome.
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Cool post, those pitcher plants are awesome
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Those are all excellent photos. I love the Pines and juvie EDB. The soft-shell aeries is probably my favorite though. Im always excited when I get a series of wildlife acting naturally.
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TWO mole kings in ONE day? In FLORIDA?
That's fantastic! A good friend of mine once got two mole kings in a single night while road cruising a bit west of Marianna but that was twenty years ago.
The 'serenity' photo is superb and very evocative of the Florida panhandle. Excellent stuff.
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Congrats on some awesome finds and pics! :thumb:
Tamara D. McConnell wrote:Wow, those are some amazing images. I love the softshells in the sand. I also like the size of your pictures. Would you mind sharing the dimensions?
On a PC right-click on the image and select "Properties" ...that will include the pixel dimensions. Don't know what it is on Mac, but something similar I'm sure.
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Coluber Constrictor wrote:Where did you find the Black Pine? (just curious as to what state, not looking for specific locations or anything
As for that species, I think that even a state could be too specific just by inference for anyone who reallly wants to nail it down. Of course, I guess they'd still have to be extremely lucky to find one.
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Thank you all for the comments. The Pine was not collected by me, but I ended up trading a snake for it to get it into better hands. I do not know the exact location where it was found, so releasing it was not a option in my mind. It was found in Florida, so it is a intergrade.

The photos I uploaded were sized by photobucket so I have to look at the files there to get that info.

I wish there was a captive forum to post photos of captive animals I own...or is there now?

Anyway, have a safe a happy 4th of July and enjoy our Countries birthday.

Paul
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awesome finds! love the baby turtles and the hognose especially. nice photos too :thumb:
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This whole post is awesome!
Especially the variety of herps and quality photo images
Great work and thanks for sharing
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On a PC right-click on the image and select "Properties" ...that will include the pixel dimensions. Don't know what it is on Mac, but something similar I'm sure.
Thanks a bunch for the tip, Monklet.
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I have herped this area for 24 yrs and only found one DOR mole king. great variety of finds. the only sad thing is no eastern kings. why are there so few left in our area??? great job herping and wonderful photos. thanks for sharing!
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Norm, I am looking for kings, got a few spots given to me by co workers who see them in their yard occasionally. I offered a bounty if they caught them for me to photograph, none so far though. I love the area, just have not explored everything...

Paul
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Snakeman70 wrote:I wish there was a captive forum to post photos of captive animals I own...or is there now?
There is, indeed! Look further down the Board Index and you'll find the Herpetoculture Forum.

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Thanks Gerry I will check that out. Anyone in lower Alabama or in Louisiana that would like to go out road cruising or anything with my wife and I?

Paul
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Anyone in lower Alabama or in Louisiana that would like to go out road cruising or anything with my wife and I?
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Snakeman70 wrote:I wish there was a captive forum to post photos of captive animals I own...or is there now?
There is, go to the board index and scroll down toward the bottom to the "Herpeticulture Forum". But here's a shortcut: http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=35
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That field of Sarracenia is mind-blowing. Florida seems like a nice herping destination.
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really cool shot of the snake tracks/tire tracks
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Post by chance37 »

Paul glad to see your pics...The platy is my fave....You should make a trip this way in oct and we can look for a simus east of here....great pics tho

chance
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