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What about in Texas?
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Old 04-14-2003, 06:52 PM   #1
AggieTiff
What about in Texas?

I am from Texas, and I was just curious if anyone has ever come across them anywhere here. I know that the guttata gutta species have a range that covers New Jersey through Florida to Lousiana, and that the guttata emoryi species ranges as far west as Utah and south to Mexico. I just wasn't sure if anyone has actually ever come across either one of these guys here in the wild. If so, where were you at?
 
Old 04-14-2003, 07:12 PM   #2
CAV
Talking

I caught a corn in Texas. I set out a snake trap and caught a creamsicle that escaped five days earlier from my rack system.

After 5 days on the run it was pretty wild , too....So I guess it was in fact "wild caught."
 
Old 04-14-2003, 11:24 PM   #3
bc_reptiles
Elaphe guttata sp.

We find E. g. emoryi all over around here (Dallas/Ft. Worth). And according to Werler & Dixon - Texas Snakes, Identification, Distribution, and Natural History, there are E. g. guttata in eastern Texas with various sighting all over the state (not very pretty, kind of drab and brown).

If you don't have this book, I would suggest you get it. It's around $50.00, and hard backed and about 460 pages...worth every penny, but a little to big for a field guide!

Brian Miller
BC Reptiles
 
Old 04-15-2003, 06:12 PM   #4
CAV
Brian,

I noticed that you are scheduled to be at the spring show in Irving. Is this a good show? I've never been to it, but was thinking about going.
 
Old 04-15-2003, 07:42 PM   #5
bc_reptiles
Gary,

Yes, it is a good show. This will be the second one that has been put on there. The first one was last fall, it was great. This one is supposed to be even bigger, though it is only a 1 day show this time. Lots of vendors and guest speakers. Carl puts on a good, clean, captive bred only show!

Check out the link on my site for info about the show.
http://www.bcreptiles.net/html/links.html#Expos-Shows
He has a partial list of vendors and speakers.

If you come, stop by and say hi,

Brian Miller
BC Reptiles
 
Old 04-15-2003, 09:49 PM   #6
CAV
Will do. I should have asked if there are any other shows that you would recommend. I know Houston is in May.

Is Princeton near D/FW?
 
Old 04-16-2003, 11:56 AM   #7
Gregg
Re: Elaphe guttata sp.

Quote:
Originally posted by bc_reptiles
We find E. g. emoryi all over around here (Dallas/Ft. Worth). And according to Werler & Dixon - Texas Snakes, Identification, Distribution, and Natural History, there are E. g. guttata in eastern Texas with various sighting all over the state

(not very pretty, kind of drab and brown).
I noticed your description and wondered, "Maybe it's the newly discoved corn snake he's seeing."

Just a thought. Check it out.

http://www.naherpetology.org/detail.asp?id=1235
 
Old 04-16-2003, 12:19 PM   #8
CAV
Smile

The only snake I have routinely run into in Texas has been the Agkistrodon Piscivorus. That's right, Mocassins.

I can say beyound a shadow of a doubt, that I have absolutely zero interest in conducting a field study of this species.

 
Old 04-16-2003, 09:52 PM   #9
kevo26
i have caught a cornsnake before in my backyard but it was a lil bit darker than a normal color snake i had a snake specialist think it out
 
Old 04-16-2003, 09:58 PM   #10
kevo26
i caught corns before in east texas
 

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