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by Terry
June 27th, 2017, 2:38 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Sulawesi snake ID help!
Replies: 7
Views: 4909

Re: Sulawesi snake ID help!

Man! Tangkoko is great! I went there for my 30th. The other part was spent diving at Bunaken
by Terry
September 26th, 2013, 7:11 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: How would you schedule a snake Big Year?
Replies: 26
Views: 6025

Re: How would you schedule a snake Big Year?

quote="chris_mcmartin"] I say for your big snake (or herp) year to be "official" every taxon you count has to be vouchered into the HERP database. We could make this a continual annual contest. That sounds a lot like the Big Year birders have from my understanding. Its a good ide...
by Terry
September 25th, 2013, 2:01 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: How would you schedule a snake Big Year?
Replies: 26
Views: 6025

Re: How would you schedule a snake Big Year?

Thanks for the input everyone. It seems like the common thread is: Arizona, Florida, W. Texas Illinois and Kansas making an honorable mention Schedule-wise then, I would assume; Arizona during the fall monsoons, W. Texas in June (Sanderson Snake Days!), Illinois/Kansas in the spring and Florida in F...
by Terry
September 23rd, 2013, 3:56 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: How would you schedule a snake Big Year?
Replies: 26
Views: 6025

How would you schedule a snake Big Year?

This summer, while browsing a used bookstore, I stumbled upon Chris Scott's Snakelover's Lifelist and Journal and thought it would be a fun project to begin recording the species I find from now on. Little did I know my "fun project" would quickly become an "obsessive distraction.&quo...
by Terry
August 28th, 2013, 11:05 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A 24 hour Regal Ringneck Run
Replies: 13
Views: 3494

Re: A 24 hour Regal Ringneck Run

This hobby really takes us to some amazing places
by Terry
August 28th, 2013, 10:32 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: WANTED: Hill country (austin) herping buddy
Replies: 0
Views: 1463

WANTED: Hill country (austin) herping buddy

Howdy

I'm in here in the Austin area for a couple weeks and want to add to my life list. If anyone is going out and has room for another I'd love to join in. Respond here or in a private message and ill send my phone number. I'll also be at the Austin show Saturday morning.

Terry
by Terry
August 19th, 2013, 4:35 am
Forum: News
Topic: And the Canadian anti-python propaganda begins... again
Replies: 3
Views: 3549

And the Canadian anti-python propaganda begins... again

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/story/2013/08/16/pythons-motel-brantford.html I got pretty worked up about this one. When the "news" reports on a subject you're knowledgable about, it really shows how ignorant reporters and producers are. Makes me wonder if the same inaccu...
by Terry
August 11th, 2013, 8:27 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Peruvian Amazonia, or is that Amazonian Peru?
Replies: 63
Views: 109664

Re: Peruvian Amazonia, or is that Amazonian Peru?

Awesome post. Clown frog, Chironius, bushmaster, those CORALS are outstanding! I'm also a huge fan of Imantodes. To find one eating is really neat! Great post !
by Terry
August 6th, 2013, 3:13 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Some recent shots...
Replies: 6
Views: 3901

Re: Some recent shots...

I'm currently in Puerto Rico now on vacation and thought how cool it would be to see a Puerto Rican Boa. Great pictures
by Terry
August 6th, 2013, 2:59 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Python kills two kids in New Brunswick, Canada
Replies: 11
Views: 5580

Re: Python kills two kids in New Brunswick, Canada

It is up to US to decide if we want to fight with the public or to educate the public. But only if we are calm, collected, and united about how we choose to be perceived. Think about your actions before you post about this terrible story; it matters in that court of public opinion I mentioned earli...
by Terry
August 6th, 2013, 2:42 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: List of Herpetological events: symposiums, conferences, etc?
Replies: 5
Views: 2204

Re: List of Herpetological events: symposiums, conferences,

Thank you Robert! I've marked my calendar for next year's Biology of Pitvipers Symposium. The German Herpetoculture meeting would be great. I like to see how European interests manifest themselves in our industry. I especially like the emphasis on natural vivaria that seems popular there. Maybe next...
by Terry
August 6th, 2013, 2:33 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: timbers from wisconsin
Replies: 19
Views: 5728

Re: timbers from wisconsin

Give them a big THANK YOU! That sort of attitude and sincere appreciation for life (even the scaly, non-popular kind) is so rare.
by Terry
August 5th, 2013, 8:59 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: List of Herpetological events: symposiums, conferences, etc?
Replies: 5
Views: 2204

List of Herpetological events: symposiums, conferences, etc?

It has recently come to my knowledge I've narrowly missed some worthwhile herpetological gatherings; I was a mere 100 miles from the Biology of the Pitvipers Symposium stewing about how I've read all the herp literature I own and wished there was something else to read. I learned about the Internati...
by Terry
August 4th, 2013, 5:04 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Final West Malaysia Adventure - July 2013
Replies: 14
Views: 10495

Re: Final West Malaysia Adventure - July 2013

Lycodon are becoming a favorite genus of mine. Nice post!
by Terry
August 2nd, 2013, 5:49 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Spilotes and Pseustes
Replies: 27
Views: 12389

Re: Spilotes and Pseustes

Love, love, LOVE seeing cb Spilotes.
by Terry
August 2nd, 2013, 5:40 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Traveling with snake hooks and other gear?
Replies: 30
Views: 11591

Re: Traveling with snake hooks and other gear?

I took my collapsible gentle giant tongs to Indonesia this year. I got a lot of inquiries from TSA but when I explained what they were for they expressed fear or amazement (depending on the agent) and let me go. I'd think hard about taking them again. I never used them once, opting for a broken stic...
by Terry
August 2nd, 2013, 5:18 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: What I've been turning up lately...
Replies: 10
Views: 2805

Re: What I've been turning up lately...

How'd you come across the mud snake? If you don't mind me asking. I have no luck except a couple DORs.

Terry
by Terry
August 2nd, 2013, 5:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping Panama and Norway - Photo warning
Replies: 14
Views: 6743

Re: Herping Panama and Norway - Photo warning

Your Phyllobates lugubris photo with the tadpoles on its back is very special. I was happy to see that. I also enjoyed the Vipera berus. How did you find it?

Terry
by Terry
July 12th, 2013, 9:04 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A few from Sulawesi, Indonesia
Replies: 4
Views: 3944

A few from Sulawesi, Indonesia

I turned thirty this year and wanted to do something big for the occasion. Indonesia is one of my favorite countries and I had yet to explore Sulawesi so I decided I would go have a proper holiday. The plan was to SCUBA dive for a week and herp around for another week. A few internet searches later ...
by Terry
July 11th, 2013, 6:53 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cowley County, KS snake ID request
Replies: 7
Views: 2079

Re: Cowley County, KS snake ID request

Yeah, it looks that way I guess. Thanks for your help!

Terry
by Terry
July 11th, 2013, 12:07 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cowley County, KS snake ID request
Replies: 7
Views: 2079

Re: Cowley County, KS snake ID request

Is this also Dekayi? I was thinking Virginia striatula when I found it. But the head seems more like a brown snake. It was found under the bark of a fallen log. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7382/9264820096_7f391bece4.jpg IMGP1119 by hollywoodtb , on Flickr http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2812/9264820...
by Terry
July 11th, 2013, 11:01 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cowley County, KS snake ID request
Replies: 7
Views: 2079

Re: Cowley County, KS snake ID request

Thanks!
by Terry
July 10th, 2013, 9:35 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cowley County, KS snake ID request
Replies: 7
Views: 2079

Cowley County, KS snake ID request

Was out road cruising tonight and found this. What is it exactly? Is it a juvenile Thamnophis or something different? Location is SE Kansas.Thanks ya'll. Terry http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3720/9257781935_0c4d964307.jpg IMGP1090 by hollywoodtb , on Flickr http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3729/92577822...
by Terry
January 27th, 2013, 2:16 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Pentax K-r and a ticket to Indonesia... now what? (advise?)
Replies: 7
Views: 2887

Re: Pentax K-r and a ticket to Indonesia... now what? (advis

Thank you very much! All your posts have been helpful. I feel like I know where to go from here. Stay tuned!

Terry
by Terry
January 16th, 2013, 3:04 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Pentax K-r and a ticket to Indonesia... now what? (advise?)
Replies: 7
Views: 2887

Pentax K-r and a ticket to Indonesia... now what? (advise?)

First, let me apologize for what may be a redundant post. I searched for noob camera gear questions but haven't found what I'm looking for. Here's the deal: I got a Pentax K-r mainly for herping and am stuck now as to what further gear to get. I have an upcoming trip to Sulawesi in April and I would...
by Terry
December 1st, 2012, 12:39 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Animal Planet wants your opinion on Rattlesnake Republic
Replies: 35
Views: 7761

Re: Animal Planet wants your opinion on Rattlesnake Republic

Thanks for posting this. I sincerely hope AP takes it off the air.
by Terry
October 31st, 2012, 11:19 am
Forum: News
Topic: How the tables have turned! (Eagle eating crocodile)
Replies: 0
Views: 1879

How the tables have turned! (Eagle eating crocodile)

Here's something you don't see everyday! An eagle snatches up this young Nile Crocodile.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2 ... riverbank/
by Terry
April 19th, 2012, 8:33 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Wagler's Viper Questions
Replies: 7
Views: 2135

Re: Wagler's Viper Questions

I have been to this temple. I will say yes they let tourists handle the snakes and sell photos of them doing it. But like a previous poster mentioned, the snakes are marked and some they will let you handle and some they will not. I can relate to your fascination of this species and its seemingly do...
by Terry
February 26th, 2012, 9:06 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Madre de Dios, Peru?
Replies: 22
Views: 4946

Re: Madre de Dios, Peru?

I was there for about 5 weeks. I didn't see a single snake during the first 10 days I was there until we came across a cat eyed snake and a two lined palm viper on day eleven. After that we saw between 1 and 4 snakes each day! I have to clarify about the corallus in my photostream, those are captive...
by Terry
February 20th, 2012, 11:08 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Madre de Dios, Peru?
Replies: 22
Views: 4946

Re: Madre de Dios, Peru?

I made a post of my time spent herping this region but it was lost in the crash. Check out the photos at my flickr account http://www.flickr.com/terrylove. This area surprised me every night I went out. The Bartlett book is the more travel-friendly of the two but Cusco Amazonico is the book I referr...
by Terry
June 26th, 2011, 7:57 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some finds from the Caribbean Coast, Costa Rica
Replies: 17
Views: 4962

Re: Some finds from the Caribbean Coast, Costa Rica

My semester of study abroad in Costa Rica changed my life. Love this post! The eating photos (the whiptail and the parrot snake) are very cool. I never get tired of seeing dart frogs. The iguana skull is impressive did you find it that way or did you prepare it? And the spilotes.... I actually made ...
by Terry
June 4th, 2011, 4:28 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Dusk on a Lowcountry Road
Replies: 4
Views: 1990

Dusk on a Lowcountry Road

One of the last weeks in May brought me two long-awaited visitors from Kentucky. Taylor and Molly were down for a busy week of South Carolina herping. Having only lived here a few months, I wasn’t sure where to go but we were given a few suggestions and my solo herping missions had yielded some fair...
by Terry
May 31st, 2011, 9:02 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Photographically Missed or Captured Herping Finds...?
Replies: 24
Views: 4429

Re: Photographically Missed or Captured Herping Finds...?

Bolivia 2009: Removed a Bushmaster from the spider monkey area of a wildlife sanctuary. Decided not to take my camera into the jungle that day. :cry: Peru 8 months later: Last night of volunteering with a herp monitoring project in the Amazon. Walked onto a big cat in the trail around midnight. Ther...
by Terry
May 31st, 2011, 8:00 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: May Species Counts
Replies: 9
Views: 2118

Re: May Species Counts

For SC Lowcountry, May 22-26, 2011 Some of these were found DOR 8 Yellow Rat 7 Copperhead 3 Corn Snakes 3 Racers 2 Cottonmouth 1 Crown Snake 1 Rough Green 1 Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake 1 Worm Snake 1 Banded Water Snake 1 Redbelly Water Snake 1 Mud Snake 1 Ringneck Snake 20 + Alligators 4 Glass lizard...
by Terry
April 18th, 2011, 10:27 pm
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: The Snakes of Thailand and Their Husbandry -Merel J. Cox???
Replies: 3
Views: 2742

Re: The Snakes of Thailand and Their Husbandry -Merel J. Cox

Okay. Thanks for the input. Might see if I can get it inter-library loan.
by Terry
April 15th, 2011, 9:17 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Spilotes Pre-Lay Shed
Replies: 28
Views: 7305

Re: Spilotes Pre-Lay Shed

Superb! It's really exciting to see people working with Spilotes. We need more cb animals in the hobby. Can't wait to see the babies!
by Terry
April 14th, 2011, 9:27 pm
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: The Snakes of Thailand and Their Husbandry -Merel J. Cox???
Replies: 3
Views: 2742

The Snakes of Thailand and Their Husbandry -Merel J. Cox???

What can you tell me about this book? I'm thinking of getting it. Is it a good reference and/or is there anything better out there?

Cheers,

Terry
by Terry
November 26th, 2010, 9:55 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Komodo advice
Replies: 5
Views: 1468

Re: Komodo advice

I went to Komodo and Rinca during a trip from Lombok. I actually started in the Gili Islands, rode a bus through Lombok and took a boat from the east coast of Lombok around Nusa Tungarra to Komodo and Rinca ending in Labuanbajo. We saw more dragons on Rinca. I didn't see many snakes, but saw a shed ...
by Terry
November 26th, 2010, 8:25 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A few more from the Philippines
Replies: 22
Views: 6793

Re: A few more from the Philippines

I REALLY wish I saw this thread before I went to the Philippines! Palawan has been my favorite island so far. I'd love to go back knowing what I know now. Great post!
by Terry
November 20th, 2010, 8:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Iron Range and Cairns area with the ARS group
Replies: 15
Views: 3602

Re: Iron Range and Cairns area with the ARS group

When I read the post title I was hoping for a scrub shot (you delivered, well done) but I didn't expect a Green Tree Python, let alone TWO!!! :shock: Looked like an amazing trip, the leaf-tailed gecko is insane and all in all, wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

Terry
by Terry
November 20th, 2010, 8:07 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Any Florida Herping Thanksgiving Week?
Replies: 4
Views: 1544

Re: Any Florida Herping Thanksgiving Week?

Is this open invitation? I'll be in Tallahassee for Thanksgiving and then just waiting around all weekend until my friends get back to Orlando where I'll be staying. I'm up for it!

Terry
by Terry
November 17th, 2010, 7:02 pm
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: Field book, guide for Madre de Dios, Perú?
Replies: 4
Views: 3473

Re: Field book, guide for Madre de Dios, Perú?

Cusco Amazónico: The Lives of Amphibians and Reptiles in an Amazonian Rainforest by W. Duellman is the most comprehensive guidebook I know of for that area. It has a great dichotomous key and describes the microhabitat where certain species were found during the study. When I was in Tambopata I wou...