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- November 2nd, 2016, 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hello Again
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2140
Hello Again
Hi everyone, It's been a VERY long while since I last posted on this site. Since last year, I have been very busy with tests and college applications, followed by a quick SDSF survey with Lawrence and a few others. Then I was traveling for two months, returning only to immediately enter university. ...
- April 24th, 2016, 7:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Soquel Demonstration State Forest 2016 Spring Survey
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6887
Re: Soquel Demonstration State Forest 2016 Spring Survey
Ha! That's my leg. Walked about 20 feet in and out, came back with 16 ticks...
But, it was a great day! Thanks for the fun!
But, it was a great day! Thanks for the fun!
- April 23rd, 2015, 8:03 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Soquel Demonstration State Forest 2015 Spring Survey
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5137
Re: Soquel Demonstration State Forest 2015 Spring Survey
I'll be there. Thanks!
-Mariya
-Mariya
- March 26th, 2015, 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Man dies on the trail - be careful out there
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5430
Re: Man dies on the trail - be careful out there
Made me think... Thanks
-Mariya
-Mariya
- March 24th, 2015, 9:33 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cool Unplanned Treefrog Picture
- Replies: 1
- Views: 747
Cool Unplanned Treefrog Picture
Hello all,
A few days ago I managed to find two treefrogs near each other, and I wanted to get them both in the same photo. I urged one over to the rock where the other was sitting, and it ended up posing. Thought I should share.
Thanks,
Mariya
A few days ago I managed to find two treefrogs near each other, and I wanted to get them both in the same photo. I urged one over to the rock where the other was sitting, and it ended up posing. Thought I should share.
Thanks,
Mariya
- March 22nd, 2015, 11:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Does this count as DOR?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1257
Re: Does this count as DOR?
Alright, will do .
Thanks,
Mariya
Thanks,
Mariya
- March 22nd, 2015, 9:52 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Does this count as DOR?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1257
Does this count as DOR?
Hi everyone, Found a western pond turtle dead floating in a pond where there were many other turtles. It did not seem to have any exterior injuries, and it was not on a road (DIW - "Dead in Water"). I do not know much about turtles, so I don't know whether or not this needs to be logged (f...
- March 11th, 2015, 7:33 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lunch break
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1799
Re: Lunch break
Are those desperate animals, or typical spring verdure? Folks in the United States may not realize that you are at the latitude of middle Canada and southern Alaska! Typical. It's a little early for grass snakes and female adders but not for viviparous lizards and male adders both of which are occa...
- March 11th, 2015, 7:26 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2015 so far
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1042
Re: 2015 so far
Nice finds! The desert night lizard looks really cool, with the variation in plate/scale size below the neck. I need to come down south again and look for one sometime soon!
- March 9th, 2015, 8:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: CA Striped Racer
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1673
Re: CA Striped Racer
Woah! Nice catch! I wouldn't have seen him.
- March 9th, 2015, 6:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Your most significant find in 2015
- Replies: 51
- Views: 20539
Re: Your most significant find in 2015
Arboreals; definitely my favorite gummy. Especially so, when they get beefy and megacephalic. This was the beefiest individual I've found, and measured 6 1/4" tl with a svl of 3 3/8". He was patternless too, which I much prefer to the spotted individuals. Can't speak to it's "signifi...
- March 9th, 2015, 6:47 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Identification of a Long-Dead Frog/Toad
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1550
Re: Identification of a Long-Dead Frog/Toad
Thank you everyone! I appreciate all the help.
-Mariya
-Mariya
- March 8th, 2015, 6:17 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Identification of a Long-Dead Frog/Toad
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1550
Identification of a Long-Dead Frog/Toad
Hi everyone, I found this one dead on the side of a dried-up canal. Is there any chance of identifying a half-decomposed frog? His head was maybe an inch to an inch and a half in length, and I couldn't tell you how long his body was, because, well, it was fused with a few rocks. http://i.imgur.com/c...
- February 27th, 2015, 4:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Your most significant find in 2015
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6660
Re: Your most significant find in 2015
Great finds from everybody! As for me, I have been stuck at home with (a) schoolwork, and (b) the flu.
Hope to be out there soon, this post is making me jealous and restless.
Hope to be out there soon, this post is making me jealous and restless.
- February 27th, 2015, 4:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Your most significant find in 2015
- Replies: 51
- Views: 20539
Re: Your most significant find in 2015
Great finds from everybody! As for me, I have been stuck at home with (a) schoolwork, and (b) the flu.
Hope to be out there soon, this post is making me jealous and restless.
Hope to be out there soon, this post is making me jealous and restless.
- June 17th, 2014, 9:38 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herp Movie
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4734
Re: Herp Movie
Amazing video! Thanks for sharing.
I've got to agree with everyone elsr, the cockpit views were stunning, especially landing!
I've got to agree with everyone elsr, the cockpit views were stunning, especially landing!
- June 8th, 2014, 8:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Finally! First live helleri of the year!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3631
Re: Finally! First live helleri of the year!
Great pictures and great finds!
Really sorry about the king though, it hits you right in the heart. 2 lives lost and no benefit for either one.
-Mariya
Really sorry about the king though, it hits you right in the heart. 2 lives lost and no benefit for either one.
-Mariya
- June 4th, 2014, 6:52 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Age of Crotalus oreganus helleri
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1391
Re: Age of Crotalus oreganus helleri
Neo = Hatchling... button YOY (young of year).. couple of months-- button to 2 Yearling... up to 1 year-- 2-3 button Juvie...2 -3 years-- 3-5 button Subadult..4-5 years 5-7 button Adult...5 and older 7 or more buttons Number of buttons can vary up to twice as many listed, depending of food availibi...
- June 4th, 2014, 10:36 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2451
Re: Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
It was above the pictures, but never mind, this is getting too complex. You're confusing me...
- June 3rd, 2014, 8:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2451
Re: Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
Brian, for an author (and marketer?), you do not read carefully enough. How did you not see my edit listed at the top of the post?! :shock: As for me, I do not have that book. I shall buy one. The guides I have do not list subspecies and the range maps suck more than a leech. It's partially my fault...
- June 3rd, 2014, 6:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2451
- June 3rd, 2014, 3:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Age of Crotalus oreganus helleri
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1391
Re: Age of Crotalus oreganus helleri
Ah, so then it would not be a young adult. Or would it be. At what point does one draw the line of adult, usually, in years of age for crotes?
- June 3rd, 2014, 3:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Age of Crotalus oreganus helleri
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1391
Age of Crotalus oreganus helleri
Hello everyone, Being new to the world of herps, I am often confused on what is what. Recently, in a trip around SoCal, I found a Southern Pacific Rattlesnake which was quite small. It's neck was pencil thin, and I would like to determine whether it is a juvenile, young adult, or adult. I know that ...
- June 3rd, 2014, 3:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2451
Re: Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
Hmmm...being tired last night and having to scroll all over the place just to find the lizard in the super large pic, I guess my tired eyes only focused on the blue and I didn't even check the rest of the body. I feel dumb now... :lol: But, by all means, feel free to check all my lizard records. I ...
- June 2nd, 2014, 8:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2451
Re: Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
Oh, one more thing. Up in the mountains northeast of the Mojave I found this guy, and I assume he is a Western Fence... The blue color is throwing me off. Sorry for my inexperience.
- June 2nd, 2014, 8:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2451
Re: Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
Ah, thank you! For some reason, I had decided that was not it.
- June 2nd, 2014, 8:02 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2451
Help with Lizard Identification Needed?!
Hello everyone,
I made a quick trip around SoCal recently and found this guy in the Western Mojave. He seems to have a single black band around his neck, and I have no clue what he is. Need to put him into the database.
Thanks a bunch,
Mariya
I made a quick trip around SoCal recently and found this guy in the Western Mojave. He seems to have a single black band around his neck, and I have no clue what he is. Need to put him into the database.
Thanks a bunch,
Mariya
- May 19th, 2014, 11:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snake Got Stuck and Died?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2675
Re: Snake Got Stuck and Died?
So, should I post that snake on naherp? Identifying it is the problem.
-Mariya
-Mariya
- May 19th, 2014, 1:22 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thoughts on iNaturalist.org
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5375
Re: Thoughts on iNaturalist.org
DOR = Dead on Road?
- May 18th, 2014, 9:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thoughts on iNaturalist.org
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5375
Re: Thoughts on iNaturalist.org
Well, I'll stick with H. E. R. P. for now as well. After a pm and this reply, I see that it's not worth the risk. Speaking of H. E. R. P., I see people logging roadkill there all of the time. If I am able to identify some herp-kill, should I post it, or should I try to keep it live only? I am asking...
- May 18th, 2014, 9:28 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snake Got Stuck and Died?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2675
Re: Snake Got Stuck and Died?
Wow! Didn't even think about our junk affecting snakes. Everyone knows about birds and other animals that get tangled in or eat plastic, but a kegless slithering reptile... Has anyone on here heard of snakes eating our junk and dying from it? I know some snakes will eat pre-dead animals, so has this...
- May 18th, 2014, 2:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thoughts on iNaturalist.org
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5375
Thoughts on iNaturalist.org
I was thinking about joining iNaturalist.org for the global bioblitz, but I saw that I can find specific locales of posted herps (through maps). Since I know that this is frowned upon in the herping society, is this method of logging animals frowned upon as well? For now, I am only logging my entrie...
- May 18th, 2014, 2:26 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snake Got Stuck and Died?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2675
Snake Got Stuck and Died?
Hi everyone,
I saw the weirdest thing yesterday. It can be found here: http://cowsonskateboards.blogspot.com/2 ... -died.html
Has anyone seen this before? Is is common?
Thanks,
Mariya
I saw the weirdest thing yesterday. It can be found here: http://cowsonskateboards.blogspot.com/2 ... -died.html
Has anyone seen this before? Is is common?
Thanks,
Mariya
- May 10th, 2014, 11:35 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bay Area Green Rattlesnake?!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3396
Re: Bay Area Green Rattlesnake?!
I just replied to the two PM's that were sent to me. It seems that the setting for notifications is on, but I might be looking at the wrong thing...
- May 9th, 2014, 7:57 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bay Area Green Rattlesnake?!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3396
Re: Bay Area Green Rattlesnake?!
Yeah, I assumed it was a Northern Pacific, but WOW, this was green. Since I am on a tablet right now and can't share the pictures any other way, here is the individual post where I placed the pictures: http://cowsonskateboards.blogspot.com/2014/05/learning-to-use-my-tongs.html Sorry about the outsid...
- May 8th, 2014, 10:22 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bay Area Green Rattlesnake?!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3396
Bay Area Green Rattlesnake?!
Hi everyone,
I took a 1 hour herp break today, finding a very green-shaded rattlesnake in the Gilroy/Morgan Hill area. Anyone know what this is?
Thanks,
Mariya
I took a 1 hour herp break today, finding a very green-shaded rattlesnake in the Gilroy/Morgan Hill area. Anyone know what this is?
Thanks,
Mariya
- April 30th, 2014, 9:18 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Advice on First Tongs?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1520
Re: Advice on First Tongs?
Thank you for the fast replies!
I'm going to be using the tongs to position the snakes for pictures.
As for the flipping rocks part, of course I put everything back to how it was.
I guess I'll order the 40"s, probably the Gentle Giant.
I'll give it a little more thought though.
-Mariya
I'm going to be using the tongs to position the snakes for pictures.
As for the flipping rocks part, of course I put everything back to how it was.
I guess I'll order the 40"s, probably the Gentle Giant.
I'll give it a little more thought though.
-Mariya
- April 30th, 2014, 7:06 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Advice on First Tongs?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1520
Advice on First Tongs?
Hello everyone! I am fairly new to the official (I have caught snakes for fun for quite a while now) herping world. I built myself a snake hook, which is quite sturdy, and I used it to pick up a Northern Pacific rattler. He wasn't active at all because of the cold weather - no rattling, just slither...