Archive for July, 2010

Herping West Texas – Some Pictures From Snake Hunting Val Verde County

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

I try to make my way out to Val Verde County once or twice a year to look for some Chihuahuan Desert snakes. Here are some photos of some of the herps that I found this year:

blacktail rattlesnake - Crotalus molossus

Blacktail rattlesnake

Mottled Rock Rattlesnake - Crotalus lepidus lepidus

Banded Rock Rattlesnake

Timber Rattlesnake From North Texas

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Here are a few pictures of one of the beautiful canebrake rattlers that I found this spring night driving for snakes north of Dallas…

Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

Canebrake Rattlesnake from Texas