snake road reports??

wduzak

21 years ago

Anybody go to snake road this weekend??

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IndianaHerp
21 years ago
I just got back about an hour ago and for the two days I was there, it was pretty slow. I got a little variety and one lifer (red milk), but missed two others by about 10 minutes (rattler, and hognose). Here is a quick count for me...I will post pics and stuff as soon as I get them uploaded.

Northern Fence Lizard-5-10
Ground Skink-TMTC
Yellowbelly Water Snake-2
Midland Brown Snake-1
Eastern Garter Snake-2
Western Ribbon Snake-3
Northern Ringneck Snake-1
Rough Green Snake-2
Black Rat Snake-1
Red Milk Snake-1
Northern/Southern Copperhead-1
Western Cottonmouth-12
Central Newt (eft)-1
Zigzag Salamander-1
Cave Salamander-TMTC
Longtail/Dark-sided Salamander-1
Blanchard's Cricket Frog-TMTC
Green Treefrog-4
Bronze/Green Frog-TMTC
Southern Leopard Frog-TMTC
Bullfrog-heard

-Andrew
mitchell_m
21 years ago
Nice finds, especially the copperhead and milksnake. Dont you hate it when you just barely miss a snake? This past spring when I was there I was really wanting to find a hognose. While I was walking the road I rounded a corner and saw to guys up ahead talking and looking into the woods. When I got up to them, they told me they had just released a hognose. I looked around in that area for 15 minutes, but never found it.

You making any more trips back down? I just looked at the weather and I bet Thursday - Monday or Tuesday will be pretty good.
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Nice Pictures! I can answer your question. That black snake is a black rat snake. Was that midland water snake (subspecies of the northern water snake) found at LaRue Road. I have never found a midland water there before. In fact I don't think I know anyone who has seen one there either. I'm sure they have a good population there, but it surprises me that you saw one. They generally inhabit lakes, creeks and rivers. One doesn't usually see a midland or northern water snake in cypress swamp. I have seen them up north in oxbow lakes. I did see a midland water snake at Mingo swamp in a ditch, but that is far as my northern water snake experience goes. Nice find. Ryan
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Brian, Of those you want to see I would rank their likelihood in this order: Southern Black Racer, Mississippi Green Water Snake, Green Tree Frog, Mud Snake, Bird-Voiced Tree Frog. I've seen all but the Bird-Voiced Tree Frog there and Racers and Mississippi Green Water Snakes are reasonably likely finds on any given day. The swamps along the road are the best spots for Mud Snakes and Mississippi Green Water Snakes (for Mud Snakes especially the swamp near the South road block...the end opposite Winter's Pond). That entrance is also the best place for Green Tree Frogs. Racers I usually see on the bluffs.
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Good to see a report from my favorite herping spot. Black snake. Fast. Bookin' it through the grass. Definitely a racer. Too bad ya missed it.
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Very nice Wayne. I assume this was the Shawnee site? I still haven't been able to find a red milk snake here in Kentucky...
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wayne_mo
21 years ago
Andrew,

Were you the guy looking for the just missed rattlesnake when Ryan and his dad and brother were coming up the trail from the other direction? If so, I was the guy in the white "so many snakes, so little time" shirt who came up from behind in a group of 4 with my wife and her folks.
IndianaHerp
21 years ago
Mitchell-I wish I could go back, but I think my weekends are pretty well booked for quite a few more weekends.

Wayne-I think that probably was me (blue NYC hat). I wondered if I might have unknowingly run into others on the forum.
evantn
21 years ago
Andrew,

Sounds like some good finds and thanks for your other post with great photos as usual. Obviously I don't get out as much as some of you, but if that's "slow" then I hope it's "slow" on Saturday when I'm there. Thanks again.

Evan

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