Recent content by Spurticus

Haven't posted lately because of work and family functions and just haven't had a lot of Snake "issues" lately. Mine are growing and doing well and I haven't seen as many this year during the normal season as I usually do...however, I ran up on a couple of late season finds that got me...

My wife and I spend a vacation week in the Charleston / Edisto area every year. I love the low SC Low Country and the beaches down there. Also love walking around down at Edisto Island because of the abundance of Snakes, gators, and lizards down there. We were there week before last, and got a...

Long story that started this morning. I am a moderator on a Gamecock Message Board, and from my time on that board, the members know that I am as fascinated with Snakes as I am with Gamecock Sports....Anyway, I get an Email from a guy who is a long time member there this morning Desperately...

For the Experts on the board. Is this a Mud Snake ? If so, the sick feeling in my stomach just got a lot worse. Spotted this snake a short time ago on my lunch break. It was taken near the edge of the Congaree National Forrest in Columbia SC. I have never seen one of these before (except...

....... this morning ! (it's going to be a good day). Made a quick trip around the swamps near where I work this morning to see if anything was out. I didn't see anything on the gravel road part where I find most of the snakes, BUT . . . right before I got to an intersection where the local...

A guy on another board I moderate, took a picture of this snake at a park where he was playing Frisby Golf. He asked me what kind of snake it was. Have yet to find a definite match but I'm guessing from the range maps of SC, this is an intergrade of Rat Snake (maybe Yellow and Corn Snake, or...

Some Hots:

As much as I love Snakes, I can't stand Bugs, Spiders and Scorpions. My wife was weeding the flowers in the back yard yesterday and ran up on this thing and it scared the BE-JESUS out of here. As much as they make my skin crawl, I had to get some pictures of it before I . . . . . Well, it's not...

Here in SC, There's been a statement on all the local news channels, and news papers, and someones even posted the article on a Gamecock message board I'm on, warning everyone there are a lot more sightings of snakes this year than in the past because of the unusually warm winter we had, the...

Just curious. What was is that got you all into snakes originally ? For me, it was when I was a youngun (guessing 8-9 years old). I had an uncle that had a small farm that sat on A LOT of land. Mostly woods, with a creek and a large pond located on the back side of his land. I used to love...

Just got back from Edisto Island. Nice place down there, and where we usually stay, there's a man made lake / lagoon in the middle of the resort and a creek that run around the golf course. There's usually a big Aligator or two in there but for some reason it was no where to be seen this year. I...

Been a while since I posted. Been very busy this summer and this fall, but had to drop by to post these. . . . Just got this little guy this past weekend at the Show in Columbia. He's a Phantom Motley I bought from Jeff Mohr. This is my third now, and my first male. I have a year and half old...

Took these pictures at the Edisto Serpentarium last week. The first two are some really beautiful Okeetees I kept trying to steal from them, but they wouldn't let me get away with it. :laugh: There are a couple of normals, but the last two shots are of one corn that I was really taken with...

This took place at the Serpentarium on Edisto Island. It's a normal stop when we go down there on Vacation every year. This year though, we to to see the operators of the Serpentarium (Ted and Heyward Clamp) Bring in and milk 12 HUGE Eastern Diamondback Rattlers before placing them in the...

Just got back from our yearly vacation in Edisto SC. Had a great time down there this week, and (as usual) saw some of the local wildlife around the Island. Just thought I'd post some of the pictures from this past week. We stay at a resort on the island that has a waterway around the resort...