SOUTH CAROLINA
March 2016
4 of 5
SOUTH CAROLINA
March 2016
4 of 5
Considering that all the EDBs in previous years were discovered in April (see South Carolina 2013, 2014, & 2015),
in 2016 I decided to schedule my trip several weeks later than usual. But this year the project crew started to find
Diamondbacks early, even before I arrived, so I was hoping for a chance to find one of my own.
Happily, I did.
In fact, it turned out to be a big year for our top targets, including multiple EDBs from different areas.
These new findings were of critical importance, helping us to connect the dots, pointing in a clear direction for
conservation management. It was a turning point for the project, and hopefully, for the survival of this threatened
population.
The usual miscellany were also out and about. Didn’t take a lot of pictures this time, but here’s a handful of
those I did.
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
Corn Snake
Pantherophis guttatus
Timber (Canebrake) Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake
Sistrurus miliarius miliarius
Eastern Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina carolina
Eastern Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula
Broadhead Skink
Plestiodon laticeps
Eastern Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Spotted Turtle
Clemmys guttata
