I've been out with friends three times in the last three weeks... every time with excellent success. Tons of
western diamondback rattlers and
western coachwhips. Yesterday we hit the motherload of
emory's rat snakes and found 8 of them in the space of about an hour. Other species we've found readily in the Austin area so far this season are
checkered garters, TX rat snakes,
rough earth snakes,
flat headed snakes,
TX patchnose snakes,
eastern yellowbelly racers, and even a plains blind snake... and of course, tons of green anoles, ground skinks, mediterranean geckos, gulf coast toads, and
TX spiny lizards.
It has been a very good selection of species thus far. Going out again next week - when we can all coordinate calling in sick to work to go herping.
Rav
