Montezuma
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Myself and another ASEFH member made a trip to the SC sandhills after I got out of work June 10th. We left Gastonia after I got out of work around 5pm or so and headed for McBee, SC (Chesterfield Co.) We finally arrived around 8:30 or so (We won't discuss the Frosty that was spilled on my pants, so yeah...anyway) and met up with Kevin Messenger, a student at NCSU who is pursuing Herpetology. After the lack of formal introductions, we hopped in his Jeep and started road cruising Wildlife drive, this was actually my first sandhills trip.
Here's a few photos to keep you guys busy.
So anyway, after we left McBee, SC at like 1am or so, we finally got to the hotel at 5am, craziness, but still. From there it was just random encounters of herps, nothing really notable happened until going to the wildlife preserves off old Hwy 9 and Lay's Lake in Tabor City, NC.
Here's the photos.
Some habitat and plant photos. This is Lays lake.
x1 Pygmy Rattlesnake (S.miliarus)
x1 Scarlet Snake (C.coccinea)
x1 Mud Snake (F.abacura)
x1 Glossy Crayfish Snake (R.rigida)
x1 Brown Watersnake (N.taxispilota)
x1 Cottonmouth (A.piscivorus)
TMTC Carpenter Frogs (R.virgatipes)
Unreachable Pine Barren Treefrogs (H.andersonii)
x1 Yellow Ratsnake ([P]E.o.quadrivittata)
TMTC Green Treefrogs (H.cinerea)
x1 Barking Treefrog (H.gratiosa)
x6 Cottonmouth (A.piscivorus)
x1 Eastern Glass Lizard (O.ventralis)
x2 Eastern Spadefoot (S.holbrookii)
x3 American Alligators (A.mississippiensis)
x1 Yellow-bellied Slider (T.s.scripta)
Here's a few photos to keep you guys busy.
So anyway, after we left McBee, SC at like 1am or so, we finally got to the hotel at 5am, craziness, but still. From there it was just random encounters of herps, nothing really notable happened until going to the wildlife preserves off old Hwy 9 and Lay's Lake in Tabor City, NC.
Here's the photos.
Some habitat and plant photos. This is Lays lake.
x1 Pygmy Rattlesnake (S.miliarus)
x1 Scarlet Snake (C.coccinea)
x1 Mud Snake (F.abacura)
x1 Glossy Crayfish Snake (R.rigida)
x1 Brown Watersnake (N.taxispilota)
x1 Cottonmouth (A.piscivorus)
TMTC Carpenter Frogs (R.virgatipes)
Unreachable Pine Barren Treefrogs (H.andersonii)
x1 Yellow Ratsnake ([P]E.o.quadrivittata)
TMTC Green Treefrogs (H.cinerea)
x1 Barking Treefrog (H.gratiosa)
x6 Cottonmouth (A.piscivorus)
x1 Eastern Glass Lizard (O.ventralis)
x2 Eastern Spadefoot (S.holbrookii)
x3 American Alligators (A.mississippiensis)
x1 Yellow-bellied Slider (T.s.scripta)
