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Finding snakes in the midwest?
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by ozark-herper on April 5, 2004
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I'm from Missouri and started actively looking for snakes in the wild for the first time since last season a couple of weeks ago. My first trip out, on the afternoon of March 27th, I found my first snake of the year. A large Prarie Kingsnake! It was great. I had no such luck today however. I am just curious if there is anyone else that is from the more temperate parts of the U.S. that has been searching for snakes, and what kind of luck you have had. -Anthony A.
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by Tommy on April 5, 2004
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HI Ozark herper i am from Eldon, Missouri have my self have cought a med male prarie kingsnake and couple of garter snakes. I hope to find a few more today. Where in missouri do u live?
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by ozark-herper on April 6, 2004
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I am from Cuba, Missouri(Crawford County). I have been working quite a bit lately, so I have only been able to get out about once a week to look for snakes. Therefore when I do go out, I usually spend several hours in the woods. I'll tell ya, it's truley frustrating when you think you've found a potential "hot spot" for snakes and nothing comes up. It's those times that your succesfull that it makes all the effort worth while. I have the most fun and the most success finding snakes while floating on the river. That can be a blast for a herper! I'm sure that you might agree. -Anthony A.
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by Tommy on April 6, 2004
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Yea i know what you mean. It pretty fun. I does get quite frustrating when you think you find a hot spot but nothin shows up. It happens all the time to me. I just look for the least unlikely spot and normaly find a ton of snakes.
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by Chance on April 7, 2004
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I'm from West Central Arkansas (directly south of Russellville, AR), and have been out numerous times so far this year, both with my university herpetology class and on my own. Generally the only snakes that turn up are dekay's, ringnecks, garters, and ribbons. You have to keep in mind though that the nights are still cool and therefore the plethora of snakes that could be found in, say, June, aren't so active yet. A few highly diurnal snakes have been found by some friends of mine (coachwhips and racers), and I've seen a couple DORs, but have yet to come across anything substantial. Give it another couple of weeks for the nights to start staying warm and I bet you'll come across many more things. Also, if you have a nice day that has been sunny for all of the latter part, try a bit of road cruising just after dark while the roads are still warm. At this time of year though, road cruising during the day would probably be just as productive.
-Chance
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by ozark-herper on April 8, 2004
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hey chance, i have been looking for a college or university with a herpetology program, and you say that yours does? I may be interested in attending there. What is it called? Anthony A.
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by Chance on April 8, 2004
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My university (Arkansas Tech University) doesn't have a graduate program in herpetology. I am in Herpetology class, but it's just one elective for Fisheries and Wildlife majors, though I myself am not a Fisheries major but rather a Biology Education major. I'm taking herp for, well, obviously "recreational" reasons. The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville I'm sure does have a graduate program in herpetology, as the professor there, Dr. Steven Beaupre, focuses his research on Crotalus horridus. You might try to get in contact with him and see what he says. Tech is a great place to go to school for an undergrad biology degree. It's still small enough that you can get one-on-one work with the teachers, but it's certainly large and well-known enough that a degree from here is very competitive. You would have to go to another university, though, for a mastors or PhD. Anyway, I hope this helped.
-Chance
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