stones and snakes

[manumuskin]

While out looking for stones in the vicinty of chatsworth yesterday I found something that wasn't quite stonelike though I did find a few stoes too this last one was the highlight of the day,here he is
http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/album.php?albumid=3
Al

 

[MarkBNJ]

Nice pic, Al. Is there any special significance when a snake wraps up in a ball like that? Is it defensive, or for warmth?

 

[woodjin]

Nice king snake! Kind of a little guy eh?

 

[dragoncjo]

Al, good stuff.....looks like a baby. I found a clutch of 6 baby kings a few weeks back.....Jeff, I think you may know the locality.

Al, that is a very pretty king btw.....very distinct chains.

Mark, most kingsnake coil up right you find them. The only snake that doesn't do this much actually is the pine snake.

 

[woodjin]

Al, good stuff.....looks like a baby. I found a clutch of 6 baby kings a few weeks back.....Jeff, I think you may know the locality.

Oh is that right? cool. I assume this is the area we were discussing some time back via PM? I remember seeing a healthy # of king snakes (a clutch of newly hatched ones) in a different part of Browns mills once...maybe twice. I recall it being in the spring.

Jeff

 

[manumuskin]

up like that because i was trying to take pics of him in my hand and he balled up when i picked hime up.Probably a defensive measure.the hand pics weren't wotking out well so I laid him back in the leaves and he retained the ball.I am not very handy with a camera but he was the most beautiful chain king I"ve ever seen.He had yellow chains instead of white.reminded me of a banana king(a genetically bred morph by hobbyists).i found him in a trail next to an irigation ditch near an old cranberry bog.Kings love swamps and water so he was in his element.
Al