It's the season of the sssssssssnake as you know, and Bryan & crew have been hard at work capturing and processing the Great Basin Rattlesnake. A couple of Bryan's dens he's been studying for over a decade! I'm hoping to get some pictures this year of the processing part.
Willow and I went out with Bryan one afternoon. It was fun to be back in the field. It was a beautiful day!
The gear was all ready to go:
It didn't take long at the first den to spot a rattlesnake stretched out in a crack.
Professional at work.......
The study subject......
In the bag......
Another subject sunbathing on a rock........
A mirror is a great tool to assist in viewing darker spaces.......
I document while Willow oversees the job ;)
She puts her two cents in every once in a while and says, "Ssssssssssssss."
Thankfully, I'm not too rusty at this job.......
Bryan types information/data into his phone......
Where there is a rattlesnake den there are usually many whip snake sheds. Willow had fun crunching one in her fingers.....
...... I asked her what does a snake say? In which she replied, "Sssssssssss!"
Haha
Willow expressing excitement to seeing her daddy return from the hill......... lol
Those little guys are pretty ssssssssneaky.........
...... and that's a wrap!
A day well Ssssssssspent :)
