Baby, newborn rattlesnake, the first rattler we captured. Photographed in the bucket then returned back to the den. There were some other, adult snakes also at this site, but they all escaped down into the dens. (Photo by Natalie Gackle.)
Another one of the yellow-bellied racers we caught. (Photo by James Schmitt.)
A young yellow-bellied racer, showing the very different color and pattern than the adults have. (Photo by James Schmitt.)
Collecting another rattlesnake for observation and marking. (Note: Students were allowed to do some of the picking up of the snakes with the tongs and snake hooks, but all pinning, picking up by hand, and putting rattlesnakes into and out of the tubes was done by me for safety reasons.) (Photo by Mark Davis.)
Heading back to the vans after sunset. (Photo by Matt Smith.)
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