Land Between the Rivers (continued) |
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DOR Garter |
We headed over towards the Mississippi to work some of the wooded bottomlands along the river. Turning in at our first stop we came across a DOR Eastern Garter, a real pretty one. What a shame. A bit later we managed to scare up a live sirtalis under some debris. Some rip-rap along a roadside slough yielded another young Midland Water Snake. Hiking up the road a bit, we spotted three Yellowbelly Water Snakes in a flooded area alongside the road, but they were warm and wary and high-tailed it before we could get close enough for capture or photos. We stopped at a boat landing area and worked the rip-rap, managing to turn up one more water snake under a rock. The sun was setting, and we had to head home. We weren't as successful as our previous visits here, but it was an enjoyable day nonetheless. Species Observed: Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina
carolina)
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