… continued from part 1.
I was really happy to have found this Sonoran Coralsnake (Micruroides euryxanthus) out on the move. This is the 5th I’ve seen, and I was happy to be able to show my new friends from Pennsylvania one of the more elusive venomous snakes we have here in Arizona. This is one of a handful of snakes that can be the only one found on a trip and I’ll still feel completely satisfied seeing it alone.
… and a couple more of the same animal.
Tags: arizona, field herping in arizona, Micruroides euryxanthus, Sonoran Coralsnake, Superstition Mountains
You are right, the eye-level snake-crawling-at-you angle is certainly higher scoring on the cool factor, both for the groundsnake and for the coral snake.
Heh, if you come across a small banded groundsnake, can you scoop him up for my education events? I have two of the orange over cream colored ones. I wouldn’t mind a red-spotted toad either, but the groundsnake would be so appreciated.