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| Hiking | 6.50 Miles |
100 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.50 Miles | 3 Hrs 33 Mns | | 1.83 mph |
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| no partners | | 10 snakes total. 
Returned to the same area and saw 10 different snakes. Although, one snake could have been the same one I saw two days prior, but I was not sure, because it disappeared before I could photograph it.
Started off by seeing a 4.5' gopher snake. I followed its tracks to see it still in the wash. I saw a plethora of small river toads in the same wash. I saw a resting coachwhip that did not look healthy. I tried to water it, but it would not drink and slithered away.
Then I saw a night snake and then two male dbacks in combat. They stopped when I arrived, so I decided to look for the female. Males do combat in the presence of female. I didn't find the female. When I returned, they were at it again. I went for my camera, but then they stopped again. One dback coiled up (see photo), but the other one went under a bunch of rocks, and I lost sight of it.
I saw a sand snake stuck in a black widow's web. I thought it was dead as it hung off the ground. The black widow was occupied with a beetle at the time. When I touched the sand snake, it squirmed and was able to break-free. It appeared tired as it didn't move much, but it seemed okay, just tired.
I saw 2 more dbacks but they were in high grass and were hard to locate. I then saw a kangaroo rat bounce by a hole. When it did, a small gopher snake popped its head out to track the rodent. I snapped a photo then gave it some water. It actually drank a lot. I would have missed that fella if it wasn't for the rodent.
I thought I would start earlier to get home earlier, but I ended up staying until 2am. Good variety tonight!  |
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