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Topic: 2012 Yearly Firsts

All set up to take your first finds of the year.  If the forecast for warm weather holds, I expect things will get checked off quickly.  For that matter, if anyone wants that "last snake of the year", Saturday should offer a good opportunity.  Good luck all!

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

Tick tick tick

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

First frog: 1/2/12, bullfrog tadpoles, found with Matt Connior@ 230pm. Matt collected a smallmouth salamander @130pm, both from Calhoun county. The tadpoles had back legs, does that count?  big_smile

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

We also saw red eared sliders in Calhoun county

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

Got 'em.

Still available...
Alligator               
Lizard
Venomous Snake
With Special Status
New County Record

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

Hey,
I forgot about this, but I found a couple of Zigzag salamanders (P. angusticlavius) in Van Buren County on Gulf Mountain WMA last Tuesday (1/3/11). Also seined up a couple of Eurycea, but I think someone already has first sallie.

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

Gymnopilus wrote:

Hey,
I forgot about this, but I found a couple of Zigzag salamanders (P. angusticlavius) in Van Buren County on Gulf Mountain WMA last Tuesday (1/3/11). Also seined up a couple of Eurycea, but I think someone already has first sallie.

Ben

Got it.

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

Ground skink
Calhoun county
11 January
3:10 pm
Matt connior

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

Not a first, but I heard spring peepers today in northeast Texas.

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Still available...

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

kaptainkory wrote:

Still available...

Alligator
Venomous Snake
New County Record

Seriously????...no alligator or venomous yet?  C'mon folks!   tongue

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

seen a photo of a 5ft gator that a coworker's son caught on millwood

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

I hope to have the venomous knocked out by the end of the weekend.

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

Midland water snake in our creek just hanging out yesterday.  About 18" long.  Magnet Cove, Ar.

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

I know this is already taken, but I saw the first black rat snake of the year yesterday. He was probably four feet long.

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

Was surprised by snake at the pond this afternoon; think it is a cottonmouth (see picture).  It was on the shady side of the pond, with the temperature about 50 degrees.  I spent most of the day walking two ridges in hopes of timber rattlers; no luck.  Jo-Ann

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

jjennier wrote:

Was surprised by snake at the pond this afternoon; think it is a cottonmouth (see picture).  It was on the shady side of the pond, with the temperature about 50 degrees.  I spent most of the day walking two ridges in hopes of timber rattlers; no luck.  Jo-Ann

Yep, Cottonmouth.  I think it's early for Timbers by about a month.

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

Unless someone wants to report something found earlier or a new county record, then this completes our yearly firsts for 2012.  Good job, all, and thanks for playing!   cool

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Re: 2012 Yearly Firsts

how much for the gator

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leesimmers29 wrote:

how much for the gator

Sorry, I'm not following...  How much what for the gator?

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