FRIDAY field fun!

[RioBravoReptiles]

Fridays can be freaky! I went hiking today in the south of Brownsville, it was a strange morning!
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Temperatures were in the mid 80s. There was a dense overcast and an intermittent, blustery east, southeast wind. Everything is very dry and there was just a hint of rain in the air. The gnats were swarming every part of exposed skin, eyes, ears.. what a torment!
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The areas with a sufficient topping of dust to record the passing of animals were crisscrossed with snake (and other) trails! Big stuff and tiny stuff and every size in between.. At every turn I was certain I'd encounter some thing.. I did, but not exactly as expected... while walking quickly and as silently as possible I came upon a Bobcat! also negotiating the narrow trail.. right in front of me! .. the wind was in my face and the cat did not suspect my presence. Fumbling for the camera I took my eyes from it for a second and it disappeared.
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I did not expect to see it again.. but I did! Here's the first photo..
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.. a second later I stopped and took aim and gave a small hissing sound.. hoping to have the cat turn for a portrait.. It worked!
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That was fun! ... next I surprised myself by successfully stalking a large race-runner lizard that was picking at a termite trail.. he was surprised too, look at his face!
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Here's more of him.. beautiful critters! If they were 28" long everybody would have one for a pet!
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.. this next is a Speckled Racer, Drymobius.. a small one, perhaps 17" in length.. I see these most anytime I put in the effort, the smaller ones, like this kid, are not frequently encountered.
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I kept walking and eventually did see more snakes out on the trails.. a ribbon, a ruthveni whip snake and an indigo.. they all burned me! But I am not complaining!
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Thanks for looking. Have a super weekend!

[John_White]

If you can catch a racerunner, nothing should be able to burn you!
Enjoyed your photos! Thanks for sharing.

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[nitram]

thanks for sharing those are good pictures.

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[Sakara]

awesome pics! that lizard face is hilarious

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[RioBravoReptiles]

Originally Posted by John_White

If you can catch a racerunner, nothing should be able to burn you!
Enjoyed your photos! Thanks for sharing.

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Ha!! you'd think so!
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Thanks for your reply.

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[Ali]

Sweet stuff, Gus! Thanks for sharing!

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[John]

Beautiful pictures and animals!

I especially think bobcats are beautiful animals. They are not easy to discover, and I heard some nasty tales of them misbehaving toward unsuspecting humans. Some of those tales may have been tall.

I did once drive up on two tomcats staring each other down in the middle of a road. They were not at all eager to move out of the way to let my vehicle pass.

Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Ps: Looking foward to your next Indigo pictures.

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[hotrod128z]

Awesome pics Gus. I wish I could get out in the wild more often to explore and find some critters to look at. Unfortunately it is not in my schedule these days. Love the bobcat pic and that lizard is cool as a fan. The racer is stunning looking.




hotrod

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[RioBravoReptiles]

Originally Posted by faroutinmt

...Thanks for sharing the pictures.
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Ps: Looking foward to your next Indigo pictures.

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Thanks! Here ya go...
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Have fun.

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[mongoose5971]

Cool stuff I had a fox run out in front of me on my way in to work this morning

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[tokaysrnice]

Gus you herp some amazing country, it's awesome that your camera skills capture it so well.

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