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by Don
June 9th, 2013, 11:01 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: SC Help
Replies: 2
Views: 1008

Re: SC Help

Francis Marion Natl Forest north of Charleston would be a good spot to check out. There's some interesting spots around Honey Hill.

http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/scnfs/re ... 9&actid=29
by Don
June 3rd, 2013, 4:03 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cape Hatteras, NC (now with photos)
Replies: 10
Views: 3511

Re: Cape Hatteras, NC (now with photos)

OK, I had to check. Conant took it back out of sipedon and its now fasciata
by Don
June 3rd, 2013, 4:00 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cape Hatteras, NC (now with photos)
Replies: 10
Views: 3511

Re: Cape Hatteras, NC (now with photos)

I'm not gonna hit the bookshelf at this late hour, but I've never heard of a Carolina water snake. Which means nothing, as I think of all water snakes as Natrix. But your critter is probably a banded water snake, and an attractive one. Of course the scale counters may have changed things, so I am ju...
by Don
November 10th, 2012, 10:16 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Who else here has been bitten by a Venomous Snake?
Replies: 47
Views: 8351

Re: Who else here has been bitten by a Venomous Snake?

Sidewinder 1966, W Cottonmouth 1967, E Cottonmouth 1971-ish. Done with that foolishness.
by Don
October 23rd, 2012, 6:08 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Another Eastern Diamondback.
Replies: 3
Views: 1235

Re: Another Eastern Diamondback.

Good looking varmint!
by Don
September 14th, 2012, 3:28 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Young of the Year (YOY) – theme post
Replies: 52
Views: 34827

Re: Young of the Year (YOY) – theme post

This little aberrant cornsnake was collected by Jamie Sargent on a snake rescue call at a local hotel. It was about a mile from where I caught my zigzag female several years ago. Lousy pic, sorry, but it does show the anamoly in pattern. BTW, it had its first captive meal today, a $1.20 pinky! OUCH!...
by Don
August 25th, 2012, 5:29 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Melanistic Northern Redbelly?
Replies: 20
Views: 4272

Re: Melanistic Northern Redbelly?

I'll bore y'all once again with an old pic that has been on the forum more than once. These two were found together under the same piece of ac that they were photographed on. The dark one did have a red belly. Horry Co., SC http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i67/DONALFOR/IMGP1205.jpg and the out take...
by Don
August 14th, 2012, 5:45 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Myrtle Beach Expo
Replies: 4
Views: 1722

Re: Myrtle Beach Expo

Mike, as herp shows go, this was a pretty good one. Zillions of ball pythons and monocellate cobras.........every color in the rainbow...........and baby boa morphs galore. The obviously WC stuff was in the minority, but still annoying. I've got to say that this show far surpassed the Repticon event...
by Don
August 12th, 2012, 3:52 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Myrtle Beach Expo
Replies: 4
Views: 1722

Re: Myrtle Beach Expo

The WC boxies gagged me as well. I said something to the yahoos selling them and they just gave me the death stare. I looked up the current SC law, and boxies aren't mentioned. Sux.

Crutchfield's Heloderma were pretty damn nice! The rest that I saw were WAAYYYY overpriced.
by Don
August 9th, 2012, 4:33 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Huge Picture Post from Northern California
Replies: 19
Views: 9222

Re: Huge Picture Post from Northern California

Very nice stuff, and thanks for sharing. I especially like the Cooper's hawk shot.
by Don
August 7th, 2012, 5:12 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Hognose neonates
Replies: 10
Views: 3063

Re: Hognose neonates

There's not many things cuter than a baby hoggie! Thanks.
by Don
August 6th, 2012, 4:10 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: China 2012 photo teaser
Replies: 34
Views: 11444

Re: China 2012 photo teaser

The king is awesome! How was the pucker factor when you snatched it up? I believe I'd have been a bit trepidacious.
by Don
August 5th, 2012, 3:46 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Myrtle Beach, SC
Replies: 3
Views: 1399

Re: Myrtle Beach, SC

Get away from the city of MB and out into the boonies. West to Conway and beyond (Marion Co. has lots of good stuff) or south to Georgetown Co. Because the area is a long, narrow strip wedged between the ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, you've got to do some travelling. Whip up Google Earth and ...
by Don
August 3rd, 2012, 3:59 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Pinesnake regurgitating issues
Replies: 44
Views: 8701

Re: Pinesnake regurgitating issues

I concur with Gerry on the possibiity of stress being a possible cause. Pines can be funny. I have never used a heat source, leaving mine at room temp, whatever that may be (local snakes). And the caging had a slanted plexi area for viewing about a solid box enclosure. In other words, they were less...
by Don
August 1st, 2012, 10:28 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Snake Bite First Aid
Replies: 124
Views: 29948

Re: Snake Bite First Aid

It's been 40 long years since my LAST venomous bite. The first (1966) was initially bungled by an antique pediatrician who had never seen a snakebite, and after I begged my mother to call Bill Haast (in the middle of the night) and she learned I knew a little bit about it, she consulted her doctor w...
by Don
July 31st, 2012, 5:43 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: June and July- White Sands, West Texas, Arizona.
Replies: 42
Views: 16758

Re: June and July- White Sands, West Texas, Arizona.

Thanks for a stunning set of landscapes and some very nice critters, too. It makes my memory water for The Land of Enchantment.
by Don
July 23rd, 2012, 4:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Peruvian Amazon Part II, January 2012 Reptiles (no snakes)
Replies: 6
Views: 14576

Re: Peruvian Amazon Part II, January 2012 Reptiles (no snake

Your matamata is stunning!
by Don
July 23rd, 2012, 4:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: How do you say goodbye to a herper?
Replies: 20
Views: 5905

Re: How do you say goodbye to a herper?

One never says goodbye. "Hasta la huego" should do the trick. It works in the SW. In the south, we say, "Come back and see us." They usually do!
by Don
July 21st, 2012, 3:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The Last of the United States
Replies: 18
Views: 5118

Re: The Last of the United States

I'm not sure your klauberi is a klauberi, but they're so variable that I'll defer to your ID. The BB subocs are very nice, and the lack of Crotes is astonishing. And Grace is very beautiful! Thanx for sharing the adventure.
by Don
July 19th, 2012, 11:37 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: last few weeks in NC and SC, shark and birds ID
Replies: 16
Views: 2954

Re: last few weeks in NC and SC, shark and birds ID

Nice shot of the king in the goop!
by Don
July 13th, 2012, 6:54 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: "Extinct" snake rediscovered
Replies: 10
Views: 2912

Re: "Extinct" snake rediscovered

Jim, you have excellent taste in books. I have a nearly complete collection of Durrell, and my J-P Hallet books are all personally autographed. He was a great big fellow, and I was a little kid when I met him. He loved to tell stories and was always the hero in them!

:thumb:
by Don
July 8th, 2012, 4:28 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Black Rats RFI
Replies: 28
Views: 7000

Re: Black Rats RFI

I have found them by the handful under well covers and in rock fences around old farmhouses in NE Kansas.
by Don
July 5th, 2012, 3:12 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: I want to see anyones Copperhead pictures.
Replies: 46
Views: 16890

Re: I want to see anyones Copperhead pictures.

No apology necessary, Mike.......you were one of many, and it was all in good clean fun. I think i posted a Nerodia once, so rock on without fear of reprisal!

For my next feat, I think I'll do a series on racers...............until I find something else.

:beer:
by Don
July 5th, 2012, 3:07 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Mojave Desert: Part 6
Replies: 15
Views: 13413

Re: Mojave Desert: Part 6

Great series! I know you had to put a great deal of work into it. I, for one, appreciate your sharing this stuff!
by Don
July 2nd, 2012, 5:45 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: I want to see anyones Copperhead pictures.
Replies: 46
Views: 16890

Re: I want to see anyones Copperhead pictures.

I've posted a zillion of poorly composed voucher shots, and taken my share of heat for boring everyone with copperheads. Search my posts, you'll find a bunch. I dare not repost them.
by Don
June 29th, 2012, 4:47 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: ID4
Replies: 12
Views: 2041

Re: ID4

I mean no offense, but that animal looks unhealthy. The overall position coupled with the sideways roll toward the stern gives me a bad feeling. A Happy Independence Day to all.
by Don
June 24th, 2012, 2:25 pm
Forum: News
Topic: SC Press: Teen Shoots Himself After Attempting To Shoot Snak
Replies: 5
Views: 3157

Re: SC Press: Teen Shoots Himself After Attempting To Shoot

Let's not pick on SC, please. While we have our share of buffoons, I imagine one could find a few in your neck of the woods as well.
by Don
June 23rd, 2012, 3:06 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: How to tell a Timber R. From a Canebrake R.?
Replies: 6
Views: 2092

Re: How to tell a Timber R. From a Canebrake R.?

An astute member of the US Supreme Court, referring to the definition (there remains none) of pornography, said, "I know it when I see it." The same can be applied to canebrake vs timber. SSAR, CNAH, and the NAACP are entitled to their opinions, and I stand by mine. They are different crit...
by Don
June 21st, 2012, 2:58 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: North Carolina
Replies: 12
Views: 2266

Re: North Carolina

Fox Cove 4 is trying to send you a message. None of us needs to be handling hot snakes (i.e., using our hands). You obviously have an interest in the hobby and I hope you continue to pursue it. Your safety is our concern. I had my first hot bite at the age of fourteen, my second less than a year lat...
by Don
June 21st, 2012, 2:46 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Rough Green Snake
Replies: 6
Views: 1670

Re: Rough Green Snake

Look for them snoozing in trees at night.
by Don
June 16th, 2012, 2:50 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: what a week
Replies: 17
Views: 3525

Re: what a week

I like the pitcher picture, too!
by Don
June 10th, 2012, 3:54 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Worst Musk
Replies: 31
Views: 9894

Re: Worst Musk

I was surprised to read all the comments about ringneck musk. They must be the species that I've found the most of (in Kansas they outnumber mosquitos, I think), and I don't recall being musked once. Might have a bum sniffer! Mocs, watersnakes, garters and chicken snakes stink.
by Don
June 8th, 2012, 10:06 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some stuff from SC
Replies: 15
Views: 2591

Re: Some stuff from SC

You should have taken a pic of the guys trying to rescue the cane. They're a rare breed! :thumb:
by Don
June 2nd, 2012, 3:50 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Spring! (Crote heavy as per usual).
Replies: 33
Views: 12353

Re: Spring! (Crote heavy as per usual).

That post makes my memory water. I need to get back to NM! We had discussed a lepidus spot a while back . . . . . any chance these guys were in that area?
by Don
May 31st, 2012, 7:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Carolina High, Low, and Middle Country (some new pics up)
Replies: 18
Views: 3634

Re: Carolina High, Low, and Middle Country

Love the coachwhip shots. Was it from the area we have discussed?
by Don
May 30th, 2012, 3:37 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: When we lose a good one
Replies: 5
Views: 1698

Re: When we lose a good one

A great idea.
by Don
May 30th, 2012, 3:36 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: R.I.P. Young Cage
Replies: 41
Views: 10022

Re: R.I.P. Young Cage

I did not have the pleasure of meeting the gentleman, but his field exploits are well documented here and elsewhere and most impressive. His name brought a flood of memories to my mind of marvelous photographs that I admired and enjoyed. His was certainly a life well-lived, and I feel that he enjoye...
by Don
May 25th, 2012, 3:43 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Goini found in Georgia this afternoon
Replies: 10
Views: 2620

Re: Goini found in Georgia this afternoon

Perhaps it was a juvie. They can be deceiving.
by Don
May 25th, 2012, 3:42 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Recent Trips to Riverbanks Zoo and Zoo Atlanta
Replies: 7
Views: 2229

Re: Recent Trips to Riverbanks Zoo and Zoo Atlanta

Very nice stuff. Scott's cane has an impressive string, and very little taper if any to it................I wonder how long he's had it. I need to ride up to Columbia one day......it's been years!
by Don
May 22nd, 2012, 3:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some recent herps
Replies: 10
Views: 1884

Re: Some recent herps

Thanks for the taxonomy comment. I grew up with Elaphe, Natrix, Eumeces, Cnemidophorus, Bufo, etc., and detest having to do research as to current nomenclature in order to post my finds on NAFHA. That and the new GPS requirements made me a former contributor. I just hope that the jugheads constantly...
by Don
May 20th, 2012, 3:52 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Gila Monster saliva reduces food cravings
Replies: 12
Views: 6161

Re: Gila Monster saliva reduces food cravings

Has there even been a fatal Gila envenomation?
by Don
May 14th, 2012, 4:38 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Sandhill Prairie Herping on Mother's Day
Replies: 3
Views: 1060

Re: Sandhill Prairie Herping on Mother's Day

I love a bullsnake, and you shot some great examples! Thanks!
by Don
May 13th, 2012, 4:03 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: your "I wish" finds by State
Replies: 68
Views: 46493

Re: your "I wish" finds by State

NE South Carolina: Pine & EDB. I know the pines are here and where they are. I know that the EDBs were at one time and should still be hanging on in the protected longleaf forest.

Anywhere: Indigo.
by Don
May 12th, 2012, 8:05 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Just moved to Mississippi (here are some crappy photos)
Replies: 23
Views: 5431

Re: Just moved to Mississippi (here are some crappy photos)

Never heard of the scrambled egg trick!

Something you may wish to keep in mind while poking your nose into bushes in search of nests: canebrakes climb. Wouldn't want to surprise one of those guys and take one in the face!

Thanks for posting!
by Don
May 10th, 2012, 6:30 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Storeria occipitomaculata
Replies: 16
Views: 4988

Re: Storeria occipitomaculata

One of my favorite finds of this abundant critter

Image

Found together under tin. Horry Co., SC. I got very lucky with this shot.
by Don
May 9th, 2012, 3:01 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Headed to Hilton Head SC
Replies: 4
Views: 1302

Re: Headed to Hilton Head SC

LOL......just pulling the chain.
by Don
May 8th, 2012, 3:29 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Headed to Hilton Head SC
Replies: 4
Views: 1302

Re: Headed to Hilton Head SC

East or west, Mike?
by Don
May 8th, 2012, 3:27 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Giant rattlesnake removed from Hendersonville home
Replies: 3
Views: 2045

Re: Giant rattlesnake removed from Hendersonville home

Good grief! It had ten buttons, so it must be ten years old. At least it wasn't a garden snake. And they turned it loose somewhere wild. Sheesh! Thanks for the expert opinions!

Why not put the big beauty right back where it came from?
by Don
May 8th, 2012, 3:22 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Gator Story
Replies: 2
Views: 1743

Re: Gator Story

A yearling gator needs several pounds of meat per WHAT? A mouse or two a week will stuff 'em. The whole article is twaddle.
by Don
May 5th, 2012, 7:14 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Copperhead, Horry Co., SC
Replies: 3
Views: 1020

Copperhead, Horry Co., SC

Flipped for about an hour this morning. It's getting too darn hot, so we've probably got a week or two left before it becomes a waste of time. This little guy was laying out in the woods about 8am. At maybe ten inches long and well camouflaged in the leaf litter and dappled sunlight, I am surprised ...