Coastal North Carolina - September, 1st 2004

Coastal North Carolina is a unique and beatiful part of the state. Well known by herpers for many years due to the red colored Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnakes that are found in the coastal counties. The herp life in general here is very abundant. I remember being shocked the first time I came to this area as I found out that Black Bear are very common as well. I have seen probably 15 Black Bear in my trips to this area.

I met up with Dave, a fellow herper and friend, for a one day trip to go and photograph the wildlife indigenous to this area.

Carolina Pigmy Rattlsnake crossing a gravel road. This snake was covered in a dried film of mud as it had just crossed through a wet salt marsh area adjacent to the road.

Shortly after sunset this nice adult Northern Copperhead was crossing the road.

The next day we searched some nice habitat and and found this adult Eastern Box Turtle.

And this baby Eastern Box Turtle.

An Eastern Cottonmouth doing it's thing.

Shortly after hopping on the main hwy that heads west we spotted this adult Canebrake Rattlesnake crossing the road. Within seconds of moving it off the road an 18 wheeler came zooming by. Luckily it was slowly crawling off into the pine woods.