Herpin trip with kids

[ssssnakeluvr]

I went out for a short herpin trip with my kids...Claire doesn't show up in any of the photos, she was the photographer for the trip...hence some of the off the wall nature shots.....

me and the kids...flippin a log

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my first garter!!!

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Claire did find the first snake...this little fella, who loved to poop on everyone!!

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cute male baby find right after the other 2

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and me, with an orange male wandering

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the orange male....released him....

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Keith and his find.....

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another shot of his....

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and another face shot of him...

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Kelly and her snake

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closer shot of him....

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Nikki and her female she found.....wasn't exactly posing when Claire took the pic......nice shot of the snake tho!

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better shot of her posing with the snake

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and here's some habitat shots.....

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and finally.....some of claire's random shots....

skull

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flower

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bird

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tree branch...

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I took some shots of a ground squirrel munching lunch...

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my fave!

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oops..he took off as I pressed the button..

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[guidofatherof5]

Very nice looking family.
Those are great memories you're giving your family.
Without the photographer this couldn't be shared.
Good work Claire and Don.

[count dewclaw]

That looks like a fun time with the kids! Nice finds, too.

[Stefan-A]

Excellent photos. :) Thanks for posting them, especially the habitat photos, which people usually forget. ;)

[gregmonsta]

Great pics :) looks like a fun day out :D

[adamanteus]

Nice pics, Don. Looks like a great day out.

[drache]

what a fun day and some nice finds
thanks for the great photos

[ssssnakeluvr]

it was a lot of fun...but too short. the other spot we went to still had snow!!!! will be going up again ang taking more photos!!!

[MasSalvaje]

Excellent post Don! Nice finds!

-Thomas

[ssssnakeluvr]

we will be going up again soon, will have more time, will be taking more pics..want to get some natural shots....

[ianrambell]

Cool snakes
What kind of snakes do you find in your area?

[ssssnakeluvr]

wanderings....lots of wanderings. we have valley garters, but they are harder to find...found around slow streams and ponds where frogs are. down in the southern part of the state we have western blacknecks....