How odd. When I was station there, I was in the Army, but actually stationed
on the AFB, I used to road cruise the roads on the missile range itself, all
the time. I can't remember the exact names, nor spelling of all the areas,
but basically from Tularosa Gate north to the lava beds, from Tularosa Gate
west to Rhodes Canyon gate, and from there both north and south. All I
usually saw (Crotalus wise) was virids, very, very rarely an atrox.
I found, once, several miles in on the white sand dunes by the Air Force
installation called RATSCAT, a Sistrurus, which I thought was pretty
interesting, as there was nothing around, I mean literally nothing, except
sand.
The most unusual snake that I ever found during that time, was a
subocularius, south of Rhodes Canyon.
Basically there were roads in a 'H' shaped that I cruised most often. This
was from the AFB (on the missile range itself) to the access gate called
Tularosa (sp) Gate. From there I could continue north to the lave beds, I
could also head west to the Rhodes Canyon Gate and from there, go south
(taking me all the way to the main post of White Sands Missile Range (the
main area by the Organ Pipe Mtns) or north that would eventually take me to
the little Army outpost at the very NW end of the range (and I've just
spaced out it's name).
During my time off duty, I would often head up to the mountains, east of the
range (forgot there name, Sacramento maybe), up to Cloudcroft, and sometimes
over and up to Reidoso (sp) and sometimes even further east from Cloudcroft,
and back down the eastern side to another little town, whos name escapes me
at the moment.
Best,
Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Gecko] rattlesnake roundup
> I've been here at Holloman since '95 (military dependent). In the 7 years
> I've been here, I've only found 1 viridis. Found it out on La Luz Gate
> Road. I found 3 viridis on Hwy 380 between Carrizozo and San Antonio (8
> miles sough of Socorro) last year. I'd have to check my road cruising
> records to see the how many atrox I've found. My best friend and I have
> found 3 C. l. klauberi up at Aguirrie Springs, just west of White Sands
> Missile Range and just east of the US 70 Augustin Pass.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "FredTJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [Gecko] rattlesnake roundup
>
>
> > I spent two years stationed at Holliman AFB, from 1969 ~ 1971, and, at
> least
> > when I was out there, C. viridis outnumbered C. atrox probably 20:1.. It
> was
> > actually a treat to see an atrox for a change. Is that still the case.
> >
> > :)
> > Fred
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 10:38 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Gecko] rattlesnake roundup
> >
> >
> > > I'm 4 miles from where that's held too. I was figuring that the
article
> > was
> > > going to be on the Sweetwater, TX roundup that's coming. Wow, little
> ol'
> > > Alamogordo, of our whopping ~36000-40000 people made CNN.
> > >
> > > The state just put out regs for "bag limits" and permits. On that bag
> > limit
> > > list I believe I remember C. atrox being listed as Unlimited, C.
> molossus
> > > was 10, C. lepidus klauberi 2, and C. lepidus lepidus Threatened.
Those
> > are
> > > just a few of the rattlers on the list. I wonder how many will be at
> the
> > > roundup. I'll probably be there taking pics with my digital cam.
> > Hopefully
> > > the quality of the pics will come out. I've mastered how to do close
> pics
> > > with it rather than distant shots.
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gregory Watkins-Colwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 10:47 AM
> > > Subject: [Gecko] rattlesnake roundup
> > >
> > >
> > > > Please check out this article at CNN.com and then vote in the little
> > poll
> > > > area. When I did it... the majority of voters thought that it is
NOT
> > > cruel
> > > > to kill snakes in a roundup. oy!
> > > >
> > > >
> http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/04/18/rattler.roundup.ap/index.html
> > > >
> > > > greg
> > > > -----
> > > > Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell
> > > > Division of Vertebrate Zoology
> > > > Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
> > > > 170 Whitney Avenue, P. O. Box 208118
> > > > New Haven, CT 06520-8118
> > > > Phone: 203/432-3791
> > > > FAX: 203/432-9816
> > > > http://www.peabody.yale.edu
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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