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Originally Posted by BWSmith
How common are erebennus in that area? .....
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How frequently the Indigo snakes can be encountered in this area (and others in my experience) is a factor of how much knowledge and how much effort is put into searching for them. Not how many there are.
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BTW: You asked me the exact same question in another recent thread on south Texas herping here's my answer again..
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"On the subject of the prevalence of Indigo snakes in our area.. south Texas is a big place. There's going to be a place in it for these big snakes for the foreseeable future.. somewhere down at the end of a road that hasn't been developed or out on a private game ranch or a wildlife preserve. But the days of seeing these animals day-to-day, living with us or near us and where we work.. those good times are Going-going--- and very soon GONE. Everything is being bulldozed down, paved over and developed.. plus people increasingly have no appreciation for these animals and spare nothing for them and directly kill them whenever and wherever they are encountered"
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I can't come up with a better answer, but I'll work on it! .. and note also.... the area I photographed above in those photos from yesterday has survey stakes all over it and a phalanx of giant machines is working about 1000' away!
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