August 2, 2015

Duke’s Herp Files 001: Reptile-tastic Photos and Videos from 7/16 & 7/28/15

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So begins a new chapter on this blog: I’m going to start posting videos and pictures from my herping adventures right here so you all can view them at your leisure!

What’s in this edition of Duke’s Herp Files?

A video comprised of happenings on 7/16/15 (north central Florida) and 7/28/15 (near the Gulf Coast of Florida), including a ribbon snake munching on a frog and my friend and I releasing a blue phase Eastern garter snake!
Two photo albums from the aforementioned dates.

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/Mwaea2DhWWE

Some of you have already seen the images from 7/16/15, but I’m going to share them again here since the video above includes video taken on that date:

And here are the newest pictures from 7/28/15:

I hope you enjoy these! As per usual, if you want to support what I do, whether as a podcaster, blogger, or amateur herper, you can do so on my Patreon page!

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S. C. Flynn says:

August 3, 2015 at 3:50 pm

Original idea for a regular feature, Shaun! I have been offline recently: did you recover the escaped snake?

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1. Shaun Duke says:
  
  August 3, 2015 at 3:55 pm
  
  Alas, no. It is unlikely I ever will. He either got outside or into the wall or something. I have to assume he is dead 🙁
  
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Duke’s Herp Files 001: Reptile-tastic Photos and Videos from 7/16 & 7/28/15

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