Texas Indigo Spotted at The SnK
Selena and I were out and about in Burrito, our trusty 4-wheeler, yesterday when we passed what appeared to be a coiled up bluish-black hose on the trail. Throwing Burrito into reverse, Selena backed up for a better look.
In doing so, we spotted the “Bluish-Black Hose” crawiling away. Although we didn’t get a picture of it, we got a good enough view to identify it online as a Texas Indigo.
The Texas Indigo is a threatened species, so it’s awesome to have seen one at The SnK. Unlike many folks out in the country we don’t fear snakes, instead we welcome them for their beauty and benefits.
You can learn more about the Texas Indigo in the TPWD article,
WILD THING: BLACK BEAUTY – Ranchers love the threatened Texas indigo snake.
Other than seeing a number of birds, the Texas Indigo was the only unique critter that we saw on our trundle around. First hand views are not the only way to see wildlife at The SnK, as well as other wild life habitats. Game cameras offer other opportunities. We snagged the camera set up at the Guzzler and found a few great pics on the card.
Camera Shy? I don’t think so.
After popping the camera card into my computer, we discovered 325 photos had been taken in the past month. Game cameras are motion triggered, with even waving grasses setting them off, so many of the 325 pics had no wildlife framed in the shots. Below are the best that we captured.
Selena and I are very excited to catch a these beauties on the camera. We’ve seen them about The SnK over the years, but this is the first photos we have of them.
Racoons abound at The SnK, and we have found evidence around the place of their roaming and adventures in investigation.
Although not caught embibing from the guzzler bowl, we can only guess that she/he might have, and was just too quick to get caught on camera.
As deer and other larger wildlife can traverse The SnK easily to find water, we fenced the guzzler off to allow only small wildlife access.
So, there’s the first sighting installment on the new SnK Wildlife Reserve website. We’ve purchased two additional cameras and will put them up in the next day or two. Who knows what we’ll end up “capturing.”
