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- October 31st, 2015, 9:34 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First time in the SW US and got to do a little herping!
- Replies: 3
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Re: First time in the SW US and got to do a little herping!
My guess would be Greater Short-horn, P. hernandesi , on your little horned lizard. The only other species in that area, to my knowledge, is P. platyrhinos . Yours looks like a juvenile short-horn to me. Awesome thanks Steve! Yes, it was very very small. Would have never seen it but it moved when I...
- October 26th, 2015, 7:42 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First time in the SW US and got to do a little herping!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2919
First time in the SW US and got to do a little herping!
On my road trip I went through southern California and of course on over through Arizona. I didn't get to herp as much as I would have liked to in Arizona but for the couple times of getting out of Phoenix I was pleased with my finds. I really liked Arizona and the rocks, hills, and elevation give a...
- August 27th, 2015, 10:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sierra garter snake (Thamnophis couchii) Mutation?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1460
Sierra garter snake (Thamnophis couchii) Mutation?
Visited Yosemite today and I found a little garter snake that seemed to have a weird mutation on the back of its neck. It looked like large white elongated scales to me. The snake seemed to behave just like any other garter snake I've ever found. Btw, this was a lifer for me! Here are some pics. So ...
- June 30th, 2015, 6:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: European herper looking for FL help
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3380
Re: European herper looking for FL help
You should kayak the silver river. You will see turtles water snakes and alligators and monkeys. Then you should go to the northern indian river lagoon and go kayaking in the bioluminescence at night. Florida has a lot of awesome kayaking to be done.
- June 15th, 2015, 6:10 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Python rules
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2077
Re: Python rules
Also, don't reverse in the middle of the road. lol A ranger got us with that and wrote a warning. Honestly though, I prefer just to shine outside of the park for exotics and stuff.
Re: Catching Chameleons in South Florida (Part 2)
So I take it you no longer have to risk getting shot at to find these? I feel like that happened once ever... but you can find new populations that aren't widely known. That's what I did... then within a year it was bulldozed. lol my precious brazilian pepper habitat! That is impressive number of C...
- April 21st, 2015, 7:13 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Interesting Chuckwalla
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4947
Re: Interesting Chuckwalla
Hmm, a blond chuck. lol I'd like to find a chuckwalla of any color!
- April 19th, 2015, 11:54 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: This spring so far
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2211
Re: This spring so far
eurovipers are so sick! thanks for posting! snygg! (idk, is see scandifolks say that all the time)
- April 18th, 2015, 10:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Crosss-country Road Trip
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1399
Crosss-country Road Trip
Hey everyone! I'm taking a trip across the USA in my van. Of course, I'm familiar with herping the southeast but out west is pretty foreign to me. Anyone in Oregon, California, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, or any of the neighboring states that would be willing to point me in the right direction...
- April 15th, 2015, 8:42 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Morocco - april 2015
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10334
Re: Morocco - april 2015
Dang!!! I wanna go there and find those vipers and geckos!!! Definitely gonna need to get out to N. Africa sometime in my life.
- April 11th, 2015, 4:26 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rattlesnake Handling YES or NO
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10191
Re: Rattlesnake Handling YES or NO
Anyone can harass a rattlesnake and get cool defensive shots. Sit and watch one from a little ways off for like an hour and see what happens. It takes patience and determination to get a truly unique shot. You might witness a ground squirrel getting nailed or some combat or mating. The reason I pers...
- April 6th, 2015, 10:24 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Handling Wild Herps Poll
- Replies: 66
- Views: 26007
Re: Handling Wild Herps Poll
Birders. Sheesh. They've never held anything in their hands, will never know how it feels, so they harass herpers out of sheer existential frustration. Don't get me started on birders..... [Disclaimer: This reply may be seen in a humorous light. Or not. Decide for yourself] Don't get me started on ...
- April 3rd, 2015, 7:35 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New guy introduction and pics from the mojave!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2309
Re: New guy introduction and pics from the mojave!
That rosy boa and the chuckwalla just seem so friendly. lol Awesome finds and welcome to FHF!
- March 29th, 2015, 6:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snakes, lizards, frogs from Selangor
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3609
Re: Snakes, lizards, frogs from Selangor
Too cool! Love seeing stuff I didn't know existed!
Re: That guy
Go hit the everglades man! Saw a DOR scarlet last week. Bring a big light and shine some too. Shine homestead too. Shine the mangroves for some snakes too. Just don't quit and you'll find some stuff.
- March 4th, 2015, 5:15 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: How Many in one Shot?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8156
Re: How Many in one Shot?
Dang a caracara and peregrine, two of my favorites. I saw my first peregrine the other day. It was pretty awesome!
- March 4th, 2015, 4:57 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South Africa Herping
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3491
Re: South Africa Herping
I've been to Khamai! Does Given still work there? Great photos!
- March 4th, 2015, 8:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: GoPro camera for herp pictures?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4191
Re: GoPro camera for herp pictures?
In my opinion a GoPro would be terrible for what you're talking about. I have one and pretty much only use it for scenery time lapses and underwater footage. It doesn't have auto focus and it just keeps a really deep depth of field. You cannot get good macro shots. If I were you I'd use a high end p...
- February 12th, 2015, 9:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Tenerife report February 2015
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3107
Re: Tenerife report February 2015
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing. I love seeing species I didn't even know existed and that habitat is sweet!
- February 10th, 2015, 4:34 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: How Many in one Shot?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8156
How Many in one Shot?
How many species have you got in one shot? More points for tighter frame. I took this the other day as they foraged along the edge of a marsh and they all crossed as I snapped away. wood stork, snowy egret, and a juvi white ibis https://scontent-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/10924155_101528289...
- February 2nd, 2015, 8:26 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Birds of the Cayman Islands and Pantanal, Brazil
- Replies: 6
- Views: 19251
Re: Birds of the Cayman Islands and Pantanal, Brazil
I'm not a bird person but this is insane! I didn't realize barn owls lived in the islands.
- February 2nd, 2015, 8:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Theme 8 - Dealing with the public
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5711
Re: Theme 8 - Dealing with the public
This one time I broke into the snake room at Auburn and showed my aunt and her friends an indigo snake... that was like 6 years ago though. https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/1918889_169818565473_8076052_n.jpg?oh=c131bec3cb9420405fe807eabe53b55c&oe=55621AA5 Then this other tim...
- January 31st, 2015, 5:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Everglades upcoming trip. Feb 16
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1891
Re: Everglades upcoming trip. Feb 16
bring a really good light and go shining. Shining is my favorite way to herp. You never know what you'll find down there. Do some shining outside of the park for some interesting exotics. I think the exotics are more fun to find anyway....
- January 27th, 2015, 1:48 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Theme 7 - Photo bombs (human or otherwise)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4816
Re: Theme 7 - Photo bombs (human or otherwise)
A little ringneck and my friend was standing at the edge of the frame and I didn't realize it til I got home. https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/216101_10150167279074865_7288756_n.jpg?oh=09e9209e5ffd1a587ed0f9b7459e6f31&oe=55567A71&__gda__=1428368544_6920682195cb...
- January 25th, 2015, 9:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Turkey, april 2014
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3738
Re: Turkey, april 2014
Awesome! I love seeing Turkish herps! Your O. Elegens is so much prettier than the ones I used to see around Ankara. Did you shine at night for chameleons? I've only ever seen two during the day and they were both in Antalya. I never found any v. xanthina but I have found ammodytes in Turkey. Feel f...
- January 12th, 2015, 6:31 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Theme 4 - First/early herp related pictures that you took
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6507
Re: Theme 4 - First/early herp related pictures that you too
Wayyy back in 08 when I first started photoing.
- December 23rd, 2014, 8:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID needed please
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14933
Re: ID needed please
another florida water snake. N. fasciataMynki wrote:Berkeley Boone wrote:Sure is. Great finds! More pics!Mynki wrote:Is this another watersnake?
--Berkeley
I'll post a whole thread soon.
What species of watersnake is it though?
- December 23rd, 2014, 6:59 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID needed please
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14933
Re: ID needed please
ya ya y'all are right, it's a southern toad. Didn't really look close, it just looked really big and it was SoFlo. Hardly see anything but cane toads down there.
- December 22nd, 2014, 9:04 am
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Bird ID please
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3936
Re: Bird ID please
female mallard?
- December 22nd, 2014, 8:25 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID needed please
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14933
Re: ID needed please
Curly tail lizards
cane toad
florida water snake (n. fasciata
cane toad
florida water snake (n. fasciata
Re: Catching Chameleons in South Florida
Wow! There is so much alpha in this post. Much wow! I'm surprised you didn't mention the chameleon sith lord that we met... they will see in the video :twisted: But seriously these were some of the most fun herping trips I've ever been on. It don't get much better than climbing for herps, especially...
- December 9th, 2014, 7:52 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Eastern Coral Snake
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2193
Re: Eastern Coral Snake
last one I saw was hiked in the evening. It was slithering through the pine needles. Coral snakes are weird. They just seem to pop up randomly here and there for me.
- December 5th, 2014, 8:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My curse is over!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3641
Re: My curse is over!!
Well done man. Persistence pays off often enough be persistent. Tips/hints welcomed (for photoing ringers, not finding them). I'll take tips & hints for finding them :D Throw a bag of mulch out beside your house. A month later flip it in the Fall or Winter. You don't have to open it or anything....
- November 25th, 2014, 9:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring 2014: Working the Iberian Peninsula
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8234
Re: Spring 2014: Working the Iberian Peninsula
This amazing! Thanks so much for posting!
- November 9th, 2014, 9:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: "Florida's" House Geckos
- Replies: 30
- Views: 33453
Re: "Florida's" House Geckos
I see only H. mabouia and garnotti here in north brevard At my house it's all garnotti and at my grandmother's it's all mabouia. I live in a really rural area and I know there have been geckos here for a long time. I never knew what the mabouia were so thanks for clearing that up for me. I always th...
- October 30th, 2014, 7:46 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping Florida:2014. Ok year
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4224
Re: Herping Florida:2014. Ok year
Not a bad year! That crocodile is going to get famous soon. lol Welcome to the forum!
- October 17th, 2014, 12:14 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Nafha Shirts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1742
Re: Nafha Shirts
Do you have any pictures of what graphic or what they might look like?
- October 9th, 2014, 8:29 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Some recent Australian highlights
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5081
Re: Some recent Australian highlights
Awesome photos! I just recognized some of your photos from instagram. I already follow. You post some awesome photos there! Everyone should go follow her at wildlifekittens. Her account has nothing to do with kittens btw (almost). The vast majority is herps. I love the long exposure with the stars a...
- September 26th, 2014, 9:59 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Columbus Day Weekend Herping in FL - Anyone Interested?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1571
Re: Columbus Day Weekend Herping in FL - Anyone Interested?
I'm kind of at the edge of our herping range... I should have that day off so if you want to head east I'm over in north Brevard County.
- September 26th, 2014, 9:57 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New Wildlife Photography permits upcoming
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7258
- September 17th, 2014, 12:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2 headed Northern Ringneck Snake
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4240
Re: 2 headed Northern Ringneck Snake
How often are two-headed snakes found alive in the wild? More often than we think? Many probably go unreported. On the contrary, due to the "newsworthiness" of two-headed snakes, and many people's inherent nature to want to claim a little bit of the limelight for discovering such an aberr...
- September 17th, 2014, 7:20 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2 headed Northern Ringneck Snake
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4240
Re: 2 headed Northern Ringneck Snake
Any updates on how it's doing or if it is eating? Maybe worth a writeup in Herp Review? How often are two-headed snakes found alive in the wild? More often than we think? Many probably go unreported. Here's another recent one . If anyone can ID it that would be awesome too. Ooh just found a video of...
- September 15th, 2014, 9:59 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: More from Brevard County
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2388
Re: More from Brevard County
Cool stuff! Seems like you're getting the hang of things! Have fun in SoFlo!
- September 12th, 2014, 10:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Finding Agkistrodon piscovorous?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4224
Re: Finding Agkistrodon piscovorous?
That's interesting you mention the flowing bodies of water and that you're in NW Florida. Only ones I've seen around were near Tallahassee and they were near a big spring run that had small springs running into the main run. These moccasins weren't on the edge of the run but back in the woods a litt...
- September 11th, 2014, 8:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Finding Agkistrodon piscovorous?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4224
Re: Finding Agkistrodon piscovorous?
I'm no pro, but I would suggest looking in dryer areas around the swamp in addition to what you're already doing. I'm not sure how big these islands are but I've seen them out coiled sitting in some pretty dry places where there wasn't really any swamp in the immediate area.
- September 9th, 2014, 7:59 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hello from Atlanta
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4843
Re: Hello from Atlanta
Welcome to the dark side of herping! Just forget about all those silly birds. Georgia is a beautiful state that I visit a few times a year. Got folks in Atlanta too.
- September 9th, 2014, 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Year So Far in Florida (Updated)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14798
Re: Year So Far in Florida
Nice finds but dang your racers are busted looking! I guess they got it hard out there in nature.
- September 5th, 2014, 6:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Chameleon exploration
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8932
Re: Chameleon exploration
Isn't this information open to the public? If you google a little more... Eddmaps gives specific locations for all kinds of exotics. I wouldn't be surprised if this information is out dated as populations seem to disappear and pop up in other areas. Yeah... I don't think you're gonna find any in the...
- September 5th, 2014, 5:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring 2014 SE US Herping ROAD TRIP!!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3526
Re: Spring 2014 SE US Herping ROAD TRIP!!!
I know Holbrook has already commented on these, but I wanted to add my own 2 cents. "the lack of organization" = relaxed, laid back, come and go as you please kind of cliqueish = Some of us are more introverted than extroverted, and are hesitant to herp with people we only know from the i...
- September 5th, 2014, 4:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring 2014 SE US Herping ROAD TRIP!!!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3526
Re: Spring 2014 SE US Herping ROAD TRIP!!!
Really enjoyed the video. For that baby toad I believe it was a southern or maybe a fowlers, though I've never seen a baby or adult fowlers toad other than in pictures. Wasn't an oak, even as newly metamorphosed toads oaks have the obvious yellow stripe down the back, at least the ones in Ochlockne...