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Field notes and photography by Bryan D. Hughes
Sep
16th
2014

Lyre Snake from the Belmont Mountains

This lyresnake (lyre, as in the old instrument, not like your ex-girlfriend/boyfriend) was found by Jon and I on a night hike. They’re one of my favorite colubrids, being such weird little things in appearance, and secretive in nature. Big nighttime eyes, rear-fanged, mildly venomous viper-in-training. We saw lots of rattlesnakes, too, but this was my favorite find this trip.

Lyresnake

 

Here’s another one from an unrelated mountain range, just to get a closer look at those cool eyes.

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