We came all this way one for one thing, for a weekend of ole' fashion herpin' in the Old North State!! Our eyes were set for the coastal plain, home to an endemic form of the Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus m. miliarius) - a form that is erythristic (high red pigmentation). Once Kevin and I reached Greenville (coming from West Virginia) we met up with Scott, and Ross the next morning. We spent two nights cruising and a day in the field trying to locate these secretive snakes. We ended up photographing two live specimens and found one DOR. The specimens were left in their habitats to prolong their species' survival.
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