Aaron Schusteff and Alice Abela & Green Ratsnake

Correction

You might correct the spelling of Aaron's last name. It needs a "c": Schusteff

… Bob Allen, 4 September, 2013 - 2:25pm

whoops!

Sorry Aaron :o(

… Alice Abela, 6 September, 2013 - 3:32am

Here's a closer view...

… Aaron Schusteff, 14 August, 2013 - 11:34pm

That's the "special" snake, isn't it?

Nice find!

… Robyn Waayers, 2 August, 2013 - 10:55am

I think so

Of the many snakes Alice saw on the trip...this seemed to me to be the one she was most excited about. And if I recall correctly, she mentioned a number of previous herping trips to AZ, where finding this snake was one of the prime goals, and where they had little if any success.

Likewise, when the two herpers we had all met earlier in the day happened to drive by, and then stopped to see the snake, they were also clearly quite excited by the find and evidently impressed.

… Aaron Schusteff, 15 August, 2013 - 12:06am

Yeah, everybody wants to see one!

and as usual, I missed it. My wimpy truck.
I think all of our Montosa adventure was in Santa Cruz County? Or is the top curving back into Pima??

… margarethe brummermann, 19 August, 2013 - 11:15am

Thanks, Margarethe

...you're right, nearly the entire Mt Hopkins Rd is in Santa Cruz County, AZ (at least after the first 2+ miles beyond I-19). I'll correct my companion post too.

(I'm more familiar with the boundaries of Santa Cruz Co., CA :-)

… Aaron Schusteff, 19 August, 2013 - 9:12pm

My goof...

I fixed the county :o)

… Alice Abela, 19 August, 2013 - 9:03pm

This is the "serious/scientific photo-documentation" version ;-)

Just bumped into this photo again (while searching for an "icon" image I could use for my iNat profile).

For reference, there's also another version of this photo...where the joy of "experiencing the green ratsnake find" is more evident on our faces (i.e. via smiles ;-) –– and with more of the ratsnake and habitat visible as well. That photo is a bit heavy on the foreground flash, and the composition is perhaps a bit more distracting from the subject matter...which I suppose is why Alice posted this one here.

… Aaron Schusteff, 10 June, 2018 - 2:15pm