tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126121203244929466.post2387770782993539854..comments2023-09-06T04:16:20.550-05:00Comments on Big Bend - Texas Nature: Checkered Garter Snakeheidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06376018353561979984noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126121203244929466.post-48532759295586707652010-11-08T07:47:37.165-06:002010-11-08T07:47:37.165-06:00Joe, we may need to import you! In both cases, we ...Joe, we may need to import you! In both cases, we failed to proof photos against the guide afterward, having gotten as far as 'garter snake' and 'rattlesnake' and relocating them to safety. <br /><br />In Matt's defense, he was never around the bolder, darker Western Diamondbacks when I was living in Abilene (and I need to stop my mental default of looking at the tail first; with the blurry bands, I wasn't thinking atrox).<br /><br />Thanks for the corrections; we'll try to get the posts sorted out to reflect them soon!heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376018353561979984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126121203244929466.post-47298175392828880342010-11-08T07:37:17.835-06:002010-11-08T07:37:17.835-06:00Joe!
You are quite right on both accounts.
Qui...Joe!<br /><br />You are quite right on both accounts. <br /><br />Quick and erroneous ID's, due to previous encounters still vivid in the mind led to these errors made and quickly set aside.<br /><br />Thanks for the help!MWYorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473110196405997770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126121203244929466.post-72826203871418686382010-11-07T21:40:54.280-06:002010-11-07T21:40:54.280-06:00Hola,
The Rattlesnake is Crotalus atrox, Western ...Hola,<br /> The Rattlesnake is Crotalus atrox, Western Diamondback, not a Mojave, and the Garter snake is a checkered, not a black necked :)<br /><br />Best<br />JoeJoseph E. Forkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05092831141700751128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126121203244929466.post-17631006023306220142010-10-30T21:14:32.614-05:002010-10-30T21:14:32.614-05:00'Twas beautiful.
Carolyn had a couple of older...'Twas beautiful.<br />Carolyn had a couple of older individuals sleeking around in her pond one morning back in the summer.<br /><br />Wonderful ornate beings.<br /><br />That tongue... seriously,....how nice is that?!<br /><br />A nice smile by the handler, too.MWYorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473110196405997770noreply@blogger.com