I've been going back to the new spot I discovered a week ago and aint been findin much exept black rats, 5-lined skinks, and toads. See i've got this bad habit of finding a park or small nature preserve in or near my town and going there almost every day of the week until i'm satisfied i've found nearly every species of herp that lives there. My last spot (inside city limits) I searched for a year and got 7 snake species,0 lizards,5 turtle species, 5 frog/toad species, and 0 salamanders. I'm sure I
missed several species but i'll be back someday with drift fences and a/c wha ha ha ha! If anyone gots a cure for my sickness please let me know. The mountain bikin or walkin is good exercise though and fun. Anyway went to my new spot today and found 3 new species....
Great Plains Narrowmouth Toad (first i've found in my county)
Yellow Bellied Racer (second juvi found here)
Prarie Ringneck (first i've found here)
Osage Copperhead (My pride and joy of the day. Only the second i've found in my county. The first being when I was 10 or so. Same snake, one with flash.)
All in all a great day (3 new species).
Totals
1 copperhead
2 racers
1 ringneck
2 black rats
2 five lined skinks
1 gp narrowmouth toad
Sorry about the rambling and thanks for lookin. |
