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Topic: Great Day on the Cache River 5/15/05

Went for a nice trip down a section of the Cache River Sunday.  I saw so many snakes that even that night when I closed my eyes I could still see them!  Lots of Nerodia and Water Moccasins.  Got some pictures. 

See the last set of pictures on the second page.

http://community.webshots.com/user/cchadbourn

"Thanks for talking to us about snakes.  This was the best day of my life!" Will Shannon, 4th Grade Clinton Intermediate

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Re: Great Day on the Cache River 5/15/05

Nice pics and habitat. You are going to have to tell me about some of these great places to take my canoe.(to find herps of course...no whitewater please.lol)

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Re: Great Day on the Cache River 5/15/05

The The National Wildlife Refuge on the Cache River is due east of Bald Knob.  It is so slow that you can put in just about anywhere and paddle up stream then drift back to your take out.  If you plan a through trip, I highly recommend a GPS.  The river gets very twisted and confusing and you may have to make your way out through a swamp. 

We are planning more trips this summer after we get back from a trip out west in early June.  I want to check more of the Cache, the White River, the Black River and Bayou Deview.  These are all flat water.  I will start posting when we are going.  Anyone who wants to join in is welcome.

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Re: Great Day on the Cache River 5/15/05

I enjoyed your photo's too, debo.  I saw you guys last saturday on frog bayou in mountainburg...I live in that thriving metropolis. funny too...I saw you guys down there after that rain we had the night before and thought "man, them guys are crazy!" -probably the same thing people say when they see me in waist-deep grass with my snake tongs!   Small world indeed.

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Re: Great Day on the Cache River 5/15/05

what exactly is "nerodia"

Ready for school to let out so i can work and catch snakes (i work on a farm so i see lots of them)

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Re: Great Day on the Cache River 5/15/05

Nerodia is the genus name for watersnakes.

I guess I'm crazy on both sides.  lol  I love white water and I love snakes.   One of those nuts that you saw was my husband.  Yes! Very small world!

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Re: Great Day on the Cache River 5/15/05

Dang, you beat me to it, DeBo.  I was going to say that "Nerdia" is the  same thing for what used to be called "Natrix".  HAHAHAHA!  (Ah well, it would have been a nice joke for the herpers...)

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Re: Great Day on the Cache River 5/15/05

thanx i had been wonderin bout tat for a while. i seen several nerodia species a lil while ago bout ten watersnakes caught one baby diamondback water snake

Ready for school to let out so i can work and catch snakes (i work on a farm so i see lots of them)

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Re: Great Day on the Cache River 5/15/05

kaptainkory wrote:

Dang, you beat me to it, DeBo.  I was going to say that "Nerdia" is the  same thing for what used to be called "Natrix".

Oops! Sorry!  Does that make me a Nerdia? lol

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Something like that, I guess... HA!

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