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Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
large gathering of snakes under a board, pretty sure on the subspecies but not sure if there are more than one subspecies in the pile, see notes for full story
meadow, eastern N. America
I went to the Wainfleet bog to try and get some interesting spottings. While I did see some cool stuff out in the bog, the real highlight of the day happened in a meadow near the parking lot. I saw a very plain piece of plywood sitting on the ground. I thought I'd look under for some insects or maybe salamanders. I was shocked and blown away to see at least 15 snakes under it! I slowly lowered it back and got my camera on autofocus to take some shots. I lifted it back up and took a few photos and then made sure to get some more details. They started to disperse a little at this point, one even going under the grass between my legs! But I calmly counted them, counted 13 but there were more. I also noted there were at least 3 distinct species. I have never seen anything like this before. Will need some reptile specialist help for all the ID. The shots aren't the greatest because I was holding the board with my left hand will taking shots with my right. I added a shot of the nonchalant board hiding its secrets in pic 5.
Spotted on Jun 23, 2012
Submitted on Jul 1, 2012
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