Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[adamanteus]

I guess you need to head inland, Elliot. My guess is (and it is just a guess) that Checkereds are most common along the Mexican border.

[Elliot]

Originally Posted by adamanteus

I guess you need to head inland, Elliot. My guess is (and it is just a guess) that Checkereds are most common along the Mexican border.

It's possible, the western area of the state is desert along the border, but south of us it may be different.

[adamanteus]

I wish I lived in the southern States. Your reptile fauna is just unbelievable!

[Elliot]

There are a lot of different kinds of reptiles here, but some aren't very come or they at least aren't very easy to find. Even the ribbon snakes here are rare, you see a lot more copperheads around here.

[adamanteus]

Don't forget, Copperheads are one of my favourites, them and Eastern Diamondbacks. (Not sure if you have those, probably not).

[Elliot]

Originally Posted by adamanteus

Don't forget, Copperheads are one of my favourites, them and Eastern Diamondbacks. (Not sure if you have those, probably not).

There are a few Sistrurus miliarius streckeri and some Crotalus atrox in the sand dunes on Galveston Island.

[adamanteus]

I've never had C. atrox, always wanted to though, love that banded tail!

[Elliot]

The two most common reptiles here have to be ground skinks and house geckos. There used to be a lot of green anoles here but in the past few years their numbers have tapered off.

[adamanteus]

Originally Posted by Elliot

There used to be a lot of green anoles here but in the past few years their numbers have tapered off.

I wonder why?

[Elliot]

Well I've seen more geckos and less anoles during this time, even though the geckos are nocturnal and the anoles are diurnal I suspect that the growing gecko population may have something to do with it.