West Texas Trip Report

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: Visted Jeff Davis, Brewster, Terrell, Pecos, and Crockett counties in the last 4 days. Weather was good in Davis Mountains, but circumstances prevented me from giving them a thorough going over. The July rains had everything blooming and my hay-fever was killer. Mosquitos were bad also. Plus, they were resurfacing my favorite road. Spent most of my time in Brewster, Terrell, and Pecos counties. : Herp activity was slow until after midnight due to surface temperatures. Moon was waxing and bright, but did not rise until 22:00 or there abouts. Didn't seem to affect my herping (although I didn't see any gray-bands). The species I noted are as follows: : C. molossus : C. atrox : C. scutulatus : M. f. testaceus : T. c. cyrtopsis : T. m. marcianus : T. cucullata : S. p. poinsetti : S. u. consobrinus : U. ornatus schmidti : C. g. gularis : C. i. heptagrammus : B. punctatus : S. marnockii : H. arenicolor : It was an interesting trip made more so by a few little side excursions and the camping escapades in Davis Mts. State Park. Met some nice folks and one interesting dog. Talked to a deputy sheriff in Pecos County who was very interested in the necropsy I was performing on a dead molossus at 02:00 in the morning. We both learned something as a result.

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