Hwy 51 from Hammond to New Orleans, LA (30 May 2009)

In the late morning, Bones and I drove down to Chalmette from Lafayette, LA to do some fishing with his dad Jimmy and brother Troy.  On the way down, we drove down Highway 51 to look for some snakes.  Even during the day, their was evidence of lots of critters with numerous critters.

     Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator) 1 subadult DOR
     Coluber constrictor latrunculus (Blackmask Racer) 2 adults DOR
     Lampropeltis getula holbrooki (Speckled Kingsnake) 1 adult DOR
     Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster (Yellow-Bellied Watersnake) 1 adult DOR
     Nerodia sp. (Unknown Watersnake) 1 adult DOR
     Pantherophis spiloides (Grey Ratsnake) 3 adults and juveniles DOR
     Rana catesbeiana (American Bullfrog) 4 adults DOR
     
Later in day, Bones, Melita, and I went fishing and I caught my first redfish ever, albeit a small one.



Me with a Redfish aka Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)



An Atlantic Stingray

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