SOUTH CAROLINA
March 2017-20
5 of 5
SOUTH CAROLINA
March 2017-20
5 of 5
Fortunately, the project continued to discover new Diamondbacks, including three more found by me. Here are
several I saw over the next few years, in addition to a sampling of other species.
This is Duke, named for the school of some college students visiting us in the spring of 2017, who were with me
when I found him coiled next to a log.
This Canebrake was stretched out full length until I got too close, then it exploded into loud rattling, and recoiled
into landmine position.
This juvenile Pinesnake was found on the crawl by our team leader. It’s one of the top target species of the
project, very rarely seen in the area.
This species, on the other hand, is quite common. But always a delight.
I love seeing green on the black.
In 2019 we discovered a treasure trove of Diamondbacks in a new compartment, the most we’ve ever found in a
single season. I was able to contribute two new finds, Ashley . . .
. . . plus a cutie Canebrake in-between . . .
. . . and Omar.
I think this is Bocephus, another one of the eight or so EDBs we found that week.
In 2020 I was sitting by my car having lunch when this resident emerged from a ditch to join me.
Incognito Canebrake. I love finding them like this, silently coiled on the deck of their hibernaculum, blending
into the ashy wood.
And after not finding any for five years, my Corn Snake drought finally broke.
Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
Timber (Canebrake) Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus
Northern Pinesnake
Pituophis melanoleucus
Eastern Hognose Snake
Heterodon platirhinos
Rough Green Snake
Opheodrys aestivus
Corn Snake
Pantherophis guttatus
