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Coluber constrictor priapus, 22 July 2016
Coluber constrictor priapus, the Southern black racer; Volusia county, Florida (22 July 2016). Southern black racers make for great photos if you can get them to pause and peer back at your for a few seconds. This is truly an incredibly rowdy and active… Continue Reading “Coluber constrictor priapus, 22 July 2016”
Coluber constrictor priapus, 06 October 2020
Coluber constrictor priapus, the Southern black racer; Volusia county, Florida (06 October 2020). In my previous home in Ormond Beach, I used to grade papers and record audio feedback on the base stoop of our back patio. I spent a lot of time on… Continue Reading “Coluber constrictor priapus, 06 October 2020”
Coluber constrictor priapus, 02 August 2020
Coluber constrictor priapus, the Southern black racer; Volusia county, Florida (02 August 2020). There’s nothing quite like an attitudinal juvenile Southern black racer. If you know what adult racers look like, this juvenile’s appearance might be surprising to you. As juveniles, Southern black racers… Continue Reading “Coluber constrictor priapus, 02 August 2020”
Coluber constrictor priapus, 31 December 2016
Coluber constrictor priapus, the Southern black racer; Volusia county, Florida (31 December 2016). Southern black racers are a lot of things (fast, reactive, attitudinal), but one thing they usually aren’t is patient. Thanks to some fairly chilly weather this particular New Year’s Eve, however,… Continue Reading “Coluber constrictor priapus, 31 December 2016”
Coluber constrictor priapus, 22 July 2016
Coluber constrictor priapus, the Southern black racer; Volusia county, Florida (22 July 2016). Ever reactive and extremely agile (and fast!), this is the typical pose of a Southern black racer in front of my camera — poised and ready for what’s next. Despite its… Continue Reading “Coluber constrictor priapus, 22 July 2016”
Coluber constrictor priapus, 22 July 2016
Coluber constrictor priapus, the Southern black racer; Volusia county, Florida (22 July 2016). A Southern black racer reminding me how much more agile it is than I am. With their sharp visual acuity, lightning fast reflexes, reactive defensiveness, and rapid-fire speed-on-command, racers are a… Continue Reading “Coluber constrictor priapus, 22 July 2016”
Coluber constrictor priapus, 18 April 2020
Coluber constrictor priapus, the Southern black racer; Volusia county, Florida (18 April 2020). I’m always delighted when I get a clear racer profile. This species is so active, so reactive, so energetic, so, so, so spastic. Heh. To put it mildly. It takes a… Continue Reading “Coluber constrictor priapus, 18 April 2020”
Coluber constrictor priapus, 18 August 2006
Coluber contrictor priapus, the Southern black racer; Lake county, Florida (18 August 2006). Perhaps the GOAT so far as residential snakes in Florida are concerned. Southern black racers are adept at scratching out a living in the sprawling, winding neighborhoods of peninsular Florida. It’s… Continue Reading “Coluber constrictor priapus, 18 August 2006”
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