Desert Trip '10

[ElapidSVT]

well, i finally got paid so the first thing i did was head for the desert!!!
w00t!

i've been wanting to do a rosy boa trip for awhile now, so that's where we headed. the temps had been in the 90s for about a week, the moon was just a thin sliver in the west... perfection!

the 400 mile drive to los angeles went relatively quickly, i met my friend Tom at his home and we loaded up and headed for Verbenia... which is now named something else... odd. lots more people live there now as well. there were a few other vehicles cruising for boas and at about 9pm we spotted our first boa. \o/

what a beauty. looks to be a male and has nice weight. he's nearly perfect with a little tail nip and only one other scar i could find.

SWEETNESS!!!!!!!ONE!!!!1

didn't find anything else that evening though.

the next morning we went to the canals near the Salton Sea where herps fall in and can't escape.

found this under an old mattress

angry beastie (solifugid)

a Deert Iguana we rescued

Corn springs glyphs

 

[gixxer3420]

Great pics, looks like you had a great time!

 

[thegeckoguy23]

OMG u are so lucky man to me looks like a great trip we just moved and i have not found my herping gear but i still go anyways but i HATE when i do it sometimes with out gear and my eppie pen

 

[infamousJokeR]

awesome finds rob! that boa is very pretty!

 

[ElapidSVT]

i always have my gear with me.
two hands and two eyes. that's my 'gear'.


i love being in the desert.

 

[ElapidSVT]

thanks amy! i think so too!
one of my best finds to date.

o, and it eats too...it just chowed down on a white mouse. nice that it's not picky.

 

[Taquiq]

Awesome I plan to go there this summer.

 

[Taquiq]

What is the new name of Verbenia?

 

[JaZ]

The scorpion looks like its eating another scorpion... maybe its just me. That sand boa is a winner.

 

[ElapidSVT]

yes. desert hairy scorpions often eat other scorpions and this one is no exception.
rosy boa, not a sand boa.

thanks for the replies.

taquiq: verbenia exit is now calle huygen-lerman or something like that. the maps seem to all show it as Verbenia tho. if you're coming from the los angeles area and you get to Whitewater, you've gone 1mi too far. Whitewater is a good road too. there are canals on 52st, Cleveland st, and a couple others where herps fall in and can't get out easily. once the sun comes up, they head into any little bit of shade they can find, usually old tires and plywood and cardboard...commonly found are scorps, sidewinders and gopher snakes. occasionally western diamondbacks and shovelnose snakes.

good luck and have fun!
rob