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RE: Arizona - herps from 2 short nights of road-running

avATROX — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:26:02 GMT

oh cool jus wondering... very awsome pics though cant wait too see more

RE: Arizona - herps from 2 short nights of road-running

Bill Love — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:34:32 GMT

avATROX: Yes, I know Myke Clarkson. I saw him at the Anaheim NARBC show, but was not with him while herping in AZ.

RE: Arizona - herps from 2 short nights of road-running

avATROX — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:39:55 GMT

BY ANY CHANCE BILL DID U GO WITH MYKE CLARKSON ??? JUST A QUESTION IF U EVEN KNOW HIM HE WAS JUS OUT THERE FOUND THE SAME STUFF AND I THINK SUM GILAS CANT REMEMBER THOUGH

RE: Arizona - herps from 2 short nights of road-running

toadygirl — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:55:17 GMT

Awesome pics. Love the diamondback, that one's fantastic.

RE: Arizona - herps from 2 short nights of road-running

Bill Love — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:02:31 GMT

I see that you got that annoying piece of sand off the treefrogs mouth. Do you use any filters for your camera lenses?

Yes, a little Photoshop nailed that annoying chunk of sand / rock

I occasionally use a polarizing filter to reduce glare, though I don't think I had it on for those shots.

RE: Arizona - herps from 2 short nights of road-running

herpdude86 — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:43:33 GMT

As usual you have some great herp pictures to show us!!!

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Turtle Boy — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:31:48 GMT

awesome pics as usual

RE: Arizona - herps from 2 short nights of road-running

MeganRM — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:29:06 GMT

Those are some good pictures again.

RE: Arizona - herps from 2 short nights of road-running

blkfirecrystal — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:28:16 GMT

Got to love C. atrox's zebra tail. Next to C. Horridus's Chevrons, Atox is my second favorate of the rattlers. Great pics again Bill!

RE: Arizona - herps from 2 short nights of road-running

oneWorld — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:18:05 GMT

Well, as usual amazing pics! I see that you got that annoying piece of sand off the treefrogs mouth. Do you use any filters for your camera lenses?

Arizona - herps from 2 short nights of road-running

Bill Love — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:11:54 GMT

On the way back from the recent Anahein NARBC herp show to my 'vacation base' in Phoenix, AZ, I had the chance to go road-running two different nights. First, about 100 miles west of Phoenix, there were only rattlesnakes and tarantulas on the roads after 2:00am, which is what time I got to the road I wanted to cruise after driving back from LA. The first find was a western diamondback (Crotalus atrox) that, although somewhat perturbed at me in this shot, should have been grateful that I moved it off a semi-busy highway before it became road pizza.

The next three snakes were all Mojave rattlers (Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus), of which I only took a quick road shot of one.

On my last night, I went about 50 miles north of Phoenix with my bro-in-law and a friend. A monsoonal rain doused us for 10 minutes, but brought the amphibians out in force. Here are the three species of herps I found that night....

Canyon treefrog (Hyla arenicolor)

Lowland leopard frog (Rana yavapaiensis)

Western black-necked garter snake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis)

It was great to get out, but also a bummer to have so little time in Arizona. Maybe next year will allow more free time???