re: Catch of a lifetime!

Thanks, I love your snake posts, though I'm very much a bird person and have chased them over a good bit of the world. Snakes are very cool animals (literally) that I always enjoy seeing. The very first Coral Snake that I saw was 3 months ago in Ecuador, along the side of the boot of a friend. It was tiny but I loved seeing one. Pygmy Rattlesnakes - I love how well they blend into the environment. Great camouflage. I've only seen three - twice in my yard and once in a local state park. Panhandle of Florida in very sandy environments but plenty of shade and brown leaves fallen.

ETA, photo from a few years back. They are extremely hard to see, excellent camouflage for the environment. With a little looking you can find the head and rattle.