Finding Eastern Milk Snakes?

[Brewster320]

Once the weather gets better I hope to go looking for some easterns. Any experienced field herpers know what type of areas and what time of year is best for finding these snakes? I'm located in North Eastern MA if that helps any. I don't plan on keeping any (unless I'm lucky enough to find a small juvenile that would be easier to get started) but its a goal of mine to find an eastern since a neighbor of mine caught a large female at her work 6 years ago. Yet every time I go looking for them I can never find them (just a bunch of garters, water snakes, and dekay's brown snakes) and I'm hoping this season I can complete this goal.

[curt25]

You need to stick to more rural areas. Old rock walls and under moist dead logs. I caught a few in pelham a couple years ago.

[TaipanVenom]

where are the water snakes???

i hear of a den of milks in deep woods of hooksett, nh, but i am not sure where exactly, but you NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER take a snake from the wild. We don't have a lot of snakes in New England to enjoy, so leave them there.

[Brewster320]

where are the water snakes???

i hear of a den of milks in deep woods of hooksett, nh, but i am not sure where exactly, but you NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER take a snake from the wild. We don't have a lot of snakes in New England to enjoy, so leave them there.

I've seen a few waters in swampy areas in my town, never been able to catch them, they've all already been in the water. Here in MA eastern are suposed to be one of the most common snakes but they are shy and that makes them hard to find I guess. Here in MA you are not aloud to buy easterns even though your a loud to own a max of 2, although its a law that is never enforced and I know people from MA on other fourms that own more than two and actually have been able to find anery and even an amel specimen that they are trying to breed and help make this sub species of milk more popular, so basicly if you want one you have to catch it. Since I can't get my hands on some CB if I find a young one I might try to keep it and try to get it onto domestic mice, if not i will release it where I found it. I know taking snakes from the wild isn' good but this is one of thoses times where theres not much of a choice if you want that species.

[TaipanVenom]

you can't find any because people keep taking them. what fun is that, now? just find them, play with them, take pictures, and make a nice little photo album.

[bloodpython_MA]

I can bring you to just about every snake u can find in new england. once the weather gets a lil warmer, gimme a message or call and i can take u to some of my spots. i find Northern waters(hatchlings-4'). garters, ribbons, ring necks(hatchlings-3'), brown snakes(have become more rare)...i've only spotted some racers one rat snake 0 hog nose snakes and 0 rattlers even though i basically live on Blue Hills reservation(one of the only spots that has them left in MA)...
some pics of my catch and releases.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/bloodpython/341884917_0_768_574882892.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/bloodpython/strike.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/bloodpython/MEandmilks.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/bloodpython/Dekay.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/bloodpython/blah.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/bloodpython/e.milk.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/bloodpython/Stuffs/2nws.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/bloodpython/Stuffs/milk.jpg

clouded island i caught in Dominica
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v615/bloodpython/LOL/cloudedboa.jpg

let me know. I enjoy taking people out and showing them local herps.
Rob

[bloodpython_MA]

just an FYI. I don't support taking and keeping wild herps, so anything you find with me will be released. sorry, but i enjoy field herping, no need to take a wild animal when there are ways of obtaining cbb ones.
Rob

[bloodpython_MA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqgt39R8HI8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THUaLcyVhjA

:)

[5N4K3B0Y]

thats awesome, where'd you find those guys?

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[Flamesnfury]

Field Herping is like the lottery... You never know how much you're going to get!

[Brittles]

@ bloodpython_MA (http://www.newenglandreptile.com/forums/member.php?u=847)

I have actually found some brown snakes in Randolph! Out of all places, I was quite shocked I found snakes there-since it has quite a lot of people.
I suspect there is a den close to where my boyfriend lives, even though its right by a main road!

[bloodpython_MA]

@ bloodpython_MA (http://www.newenglandreptile.com/forums/member.php?u=847)

I have actually found some brown snakes in Randolph! Out of all places, I was quite shocked I found snakes there-since it has quite a lot of people.
I suspect there is a den close to where my boyfriend lives, even though its right by a main road!

I have found 3 this year alone! I was reaaallly suprised!
Shoot me a message and maybe we could go herping sometime

[bloodpython_MA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N46vopVQ9gk

some herping quick

[medusacoils]

I find them all the time. Actually in my yard and when I go herping. Found a gravid female that laid 20 good eggs. The only reason I kept her was because she had a bad injury.

http://justsnakepics.webs.com//Milks/Chippa%20wound.jpg

http://justsnakepics.webs.com/E.Milk%20700pix.jpg

http://justsnakepics.webs.com/Chip%20eggs.jpg

http://justsnakepics.webs.com//milkies/Chippy%20pips2.jpg

I released the female and all the babies but two. Unfortunately they didn't make it. I couldn't get them to eat. I tried force feeding them but I think it was too much stress.

Wayne