A Clutch O' Cruz...

[tspuckler]

...born less than an hour ago.

I stepped out of the house and went down to the local Metroparks to do some Water Snake photography today.
When I came home I saw this (Poppa Cruz is on top of the rock with one of his offspring. Momma Cruz is below with another baby):
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/tspuckler/Peeper%20Night%202010/cruz1.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/tspuckler/Peeper%20Night%202010/cruz2.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/tspuckler/Peeper%20Night%202010/cruz3.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/tspuckler/Peeper%20Night%202010/cruz4.jpg

A photo of the entire clutch:
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/tspuckler/Peeper%20Night%202010/cruz5.jpg

And yeah, I found some Water Snakes at the Metroparks:
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/tspuckler/Peeper%20Night%202010/cruz6.jpg

[mustang]

awesome! nice snakes!

[ConcinusMan]

Wow, those babies are well developed and lookin' good.

[Spankenstyne]

Congrats! Love the Cruz.

[infernalis]

Congrats Tim, great looking litter.

[guidofatherof5]

Great looking group of snakes. Congrats.

[garterchick]

That's a good-looking family, the babies are really big.
Congrats,

[drache]

oh Tim - I'm all gaga over these
they are so beautiful