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Topic: Herping Under Drought Conditions in SW Arkansas

I needed to make a little run to SW Arkansas this last weekend and got in a lot of herping under, unfortunately, continued drought conditions.  I met up with Matthew and David for some of the time...

http://herpsofarkansas.com/Herp/Habitats?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th46---D8DBB0--IMG_1185.jpg.jpg

http://herpsofarkansas.com/Herp/Habitats?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th46---D8DBB0--IMG_1186.jpg.jpg

http://herpsofarkansas.com/Herp/Habitats?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th46---D8DBB0--IMG_1187.jpg.jpg

I feel like I'm being teased.
http://herpsofarkansas.com/Snake/LampropeltisTriangulum?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th46---D8DBB0--IMG_1189.jpg.jpg

(What's worse is that I went home thinking it was a Coral shed.)

http://herpsofarkansas.com/Profiles/Groups?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th46---D8DBB0--IMG_1190.jpg.jpg

http://herpsofarkansas.com/Profiles/Gopherman?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th82---D8DBB0--IMG_1194.jpg.jpg

The Garters from here are really "ghostly".
http://herpsofarkansas.com/Snake/ThamnophisSirtalis?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th46---D8DBB0--IMG_1196.jpg.jpg

http://herpsofarkansas.com/Salamander/DesmognathusBrimleyorum?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th46---D8DBB0--IMG_1200.jpg.jpg

http://herpsofarkansas.com/Salamander/EuryceaQuadridigitata?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th41---D8DBB0--2C3V0647.jpg.jpg

http://herpsofarkansas.com/Salamander/EuryceaQuadridigitata?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th41---D8DBB0--2C3V0676.jpg.jpg

http://herpsofarkansas.com/Salamander/EuryceaQuadridigitata?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th41---D8DBB0--2C3V0677.jpg.jpg

http://herpsofarkansas.com/Salamander/EuryceaQuadridigitata?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th41---D8DBB0--2C3V0678.jpg.jpg

http://herpsofarkansas.com/Frog/AnaxyrusAmericanus?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th46---D8DBB0--IMG_1210.jpg.jpg

http://herpsofarkansas.com/Profiles/Profdave?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th46---D8DBB0--IMG_1213.jpg.jpg

Wait, David may have found something...
http://herpsofarkansas.com/Profiles/Profdave?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th81---D8DBB0--IMG_1215.jpg.jpg

DRAT!
http://herpsofarkansas.com/Herp/Paraphernalia?action=createthumb&imcl=med&upname=th46---D8DBB0--IMG_1216.jpg.jpg

...

Dwarf American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus charlesmithi)
Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)...Few calls
Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus sp.)
Dwarf Salamander (Eurycea quadridigitata)
Central Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens louisianensis)...Mummy
Prairie Lizard (Sceloporus consobrinus)
Northern Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis carolinensis)
Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis)
Prairie Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis)
Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix)...Shed skin
Northern Rough Greensnake (Opheodrys aestivus aestivus)...DOR
Louisiana Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum amaura)...Shed skin
Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster)
Eastern Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)
Unidentified Snake...Shed skin
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Unidentified aquatic/basking turtles (Emydidae)

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2 Reply by Eric East

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Re: Herping Under Drought Conditions in SW Arkansas

That first pic of him holding the "coral" was pretty convincing!  big_smile
I thought milk snake immediately when I saw the shed.

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Re: Herping Under Drought Conditions in SW Arkansas

Nice pics. Glad yall had some success. Its great to see the desmog and dwarf sallies, despite the drought.

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Re: Herping Under Drought Conditions in SW Arkansas

Yeah, I'm thinkin thats a coral shed.  i used to see those from time to time... sad

and yeah, that wooden coral made my hear skip a beat.   I bet you could put that on the road down there and make some herpers lock up the 'ol breaks on that one!

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Re: Herping Under Drought Conditions in SW Arkansas

I used the wooden coral in Speech class Wed., along with my other fake snakes. (and Hershey's kisses, of course)  Before I showed it, I  told everyone that it was a convincing fake(for the class to I.D.) but one of my classmates in the back row jumped up and almost made a hole in the wall!

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