Catching Snakes

While going to school at Wichita State University, I retreated to the wild for a break from studying. Here I am, at El Dorado Lake, on the outskirts of town, catching reptiles. I have a water snake in hand, and a snake bag tucked into my belt loop for anything interesting that I wanted to keep. I visited creeks and ponds and cruised rural roads at night, looking for (honest!) rattlesnakes that crawled up on the warmed asphalt. Actually, I never found a rattlesnake that way, but the thrill of adventure was enough to keep me looking.