I had the day off today and decided to drive to Titusville, FL to do a little herping in some FL scrub habitat.
I hadn't been walking long when I saw guy taking off into the brush....this photo is as close as I could get.
Coluber constrictor priapus:
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I was suprised to find this beautiful corn sitting out on the path sunning itself.
Elaphe guttata guttata:
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Not a herp but still pretty cool...I saw this young armadillo watching me through the brush...
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I found this subadult yellow ratsnake coiled under a rotten log. He was more orange than I usually see in central FL...especially in the head.
Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata:
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I also saw plenty of green anoles, scrub lizards and gopher tortoise burrows. I was hoping to see an indigo but I'm not complaining. Anytime you can walk in the woods in February and see snakes...it's a good day.
Chris