found this girl right outside the door at work today

[bsol]

Eastern Pa - how often do you go on excursions for snakes... I just saw a pic of a cottonmouth you caught! Must have been down south somewhere... right?

[snakeman]

I don't get out as much as I would like to.I go to a local park and see a ton of garters and some ringnecks.All the garters are normal.I used to go to jersey a lot.I just have not found the time this year.The cottonmouth was from my SC trip this year.

[bsol]

right on.
If you guys go out at all next year let me know! I'd be interested in tagging a long. The solo missions get kind of lame for me after a while.

[infernalis]

I live in western NY, so unless east PA is Philly, you are welcome to come here.

There is 10,000 acres available to look for herps

[bsol]

definately... what town do you live in?
I get kind of skittish when I'm out in my local state parks. I feel like I'm burying a body when I flip logs or rocks looking for anything... hehe!
I'm not completely up on the Pa laws and by-laws. Plus its state ground.

[infernalis]

My personal plot is 40 acres, my neighbor and friend owns another 60, including some additional wet areas.

The rest is state land, I have been here since 1973, and I can honestly say no one cares if a yellow or red garter snake is collected.

I know several D.E.C guys myself, and they don't have any interest in garter snakes unless some blatant land raping were pointed out to them.

[bsol]

good deal! I'll have to get a hold of you next spring/summer to do a herp scavenger hunt! hehe

[Thamnophis]

Beautiful colors!

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow wayne!!! that's alot of herping area!!!!