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- May 7th, 2015, 9:29 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Mostly South Florida... Mostly. (1 of 3)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11941
Re: Mostly South Florida... Mostly. (1 of 3)
Awesome post. Really liked the rare birds as well as the exotic lizards, wish I knew some spots for some of those anoles and agamas
- March 20th, 2015, 10:47 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A little of South Florida and southern Georgia.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2044
Re: A little of South Florida and southern Georgia.
Great photography. Love that EDR
- March 20th, 2015, 10:40 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Question for Roadcruising
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8579
Re: Question for Roadcruising
Yeah I hit a spot that seemed to be scrub on google earth but turned out to be more of a swamp in Hendry County. I'm not one to give up easily so you will eventually see me on here with all of my lifers one way or another.
- March 20th, 2015, 10:36 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Looking for fellow herpers in FL
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3472
Re: Looking for fellow herpers in FL
captainjack0000- Well if you're ever in my neck of the woods or vice versa feel free to contact me if you're interested in teaming up. Josh Holbrook- You and Josh young, and Jake scott are all legends in my eyes as far as herping goes in FL. You guys have accomplished finding a lot of herps I hope t...
- March 18th, 2015, 9:00 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Question for Roadcruising
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8579
Re: Question for Roadcruising
chrish- I think I'm gonna have to try early morning because I tried around 11am and didnt see anything but a DOR banded water.
- March 18th, 2015, 8:53 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Looking for fellow herpers in FL
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3472
Looking for fellow herpers in FL
Hey guys, I went roadcruising yesterday and noticed some fellow herpers flip a rug near JW Corbett Wildlife Management Area. I was in a gold ford taurus and you were in a white blazer. We talked briefly, I wished you guys good luck and continued roadcruising. Anyways I though it'd be cool to herp wi...
- March 16th, 2015, 6:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Question for Roadcruising
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8579
Re: Question for Roadcruising
Thats a nice coachwhip. Hope I'm just as lucky
- March 15th, 2015, 10:58 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Question for Roadcruising
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8579
Re: Question for Roadcruising
captainjack0000- Thanks you've been a big help as always. Another problem I have with day cruising is traffic. I use google earth to look for roads I think might produce and look far enough from civilization to avoid people ruining my trips but it seems no matter where I go, especially in the day ti...
- March 14th, 2015, 12:28 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Question for Roadcruising
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8579
Re: Question for Roadcruising
gbin- Thanks I'll have to try that sometime. The rainy season will start pretty soon so wish me luck. And I've had a lot of luck so far this year with night cruising and recently cruised a scarlet and even a couple corals, will have to post soon just been too lazy to post it all. captainjack0000- Wh...
- March 12th, 2015, 9:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: SSS - Snake Season Started
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4672
Re: SSS - Snake Season Started
Wow what a lucky son of a gun. I would freak if I found any of those. Especially the Hognose or Mole King. If you dont mind me asking are these found in the morning or late in the day?
- March 12th, 2015, 9:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Question for Roadcruising
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8579
Re: Question for Roadcruising
simus343- Thanks, your input is helpful. I've had really good luck this year so far I was just curious how people roadcruise during the day. There are some diurnal species I would love to find. Night cruising has always been productive for me, there's just some species I won't see at night. gbin- I ...
- March 12th, 2015, 1:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Question for Roadcruising
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8579
Question for Roadcruising
Hey guys, just had a couple questions regarding roadcruising. My most productive way of finding herps is roadcruising, and I find the best time 30 mins before the sun sets to about an hour after dark. I notice a lot of people on here herp in the day time and was wondering if theres a productive time...
- January 8th, 2015, 10:54 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with Gecko I.D
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2198
Re: Help with Gecko I.D
Thanks john. Appreciate your help. No other species of FL geckos have that right?
- January 7th, 2015, 8:57 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with Gecko I.D
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2198
Re: Help with Gecko I.D
Sorry. Try now I had the video set as private
- January 7th, 2015, 11:56 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Help with Gecko I.D
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2198
Help with Gecko I.D
Hey guys, been fishing a lot lately so haven't had too much time to herp, but when the sun set after fishing I decided to look around and see what herps I could find. I found this gecko which to me seems to be an Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii)? If you are familar with FL's non-native gec...
- January 2nd, 2015, 10:46 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Brief (but fun) Big Bend Sojourn
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7678
Re: Brief (but fun) Big Bend Sojourn
Really love the tarantula. Wish more people posted the occasional bad-ass insect. I know I'm not the only one encountering cool inverts worth photographing.
- January 2nd, 2015, 10:38 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID needed please
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14927
Re: ID needed please
Florida watersnakes never get old for me. Gotta love em'!
- January 2nd, 2015, 10:27 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 in Photography (mainly Northern California)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16656
Re: 2014 in Photography (mainly Northern California)
Gorgeous photography. I love the Gartersnakes especially the California Red-Sided Gartersnake, what a beauty! The Northern Rubber Boa and the California Giant Salamander are also interesting.
- December 27th, 2014, 12:54 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 Anolis Proboscis
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5361
Re: 2014 Anolis Proboscis
Very interesting looking lizard. What a weird adaptation. Do you know why it evolved such a nose?
- December 6th, 2014, 11:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My curse is over!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3641
Re: My curse is over!!
I felt the same way when I walked up on my first venomous, a cottonmouth about a month ago. It was something I'll never forget. Great post. Short and sweet.
- December 5th, 2014, 12:33 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Journey Continues: 2013 in East Texas (UPDATED 1/6/14)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 26850
Re: The Journey Continues: 2013 in East Texas (UPDATED 1/6/1
This post is overwhelming with beauty. I mean really, there are so many jaw-droppers in here. It's truly not fair. :cry: I'll never understand the term trash snake or trash fish. I think they all have something interesting about them even if some of them are a dime a dozen. Anyways good stuff :thumb:
- December 5th, 2014, 11:50 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South FL after dark; never a dull moment...
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13813
Re: South FL after dark; never a dull moment...
Now, before any of you interpret this as simply inhuman arrogance, I must (perhaps meaninglessly) say that I truly am not arrogant. I genuinely despise conceited people and strive to not emulate what I view as one of humanity's worst and most destructive traits.
- December 5th, 2014, 11:26 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South FL after dark; never a dull moment...
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13813
Re: South FL after dark; never a dull moment...
captainjack0000- While it's easy to twist my words and make it look like I'm an ego-maniac claiming to know all there is to know about fish, that is not whats going on here. You were claiming what I was saying was invalid because I'm not an expert in your eyes. That doesn't make my points any less v...
- December 5th, 2014, 1:56 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South FL after dark; never a dull moment...
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13813
Re: South FL after dark; never a dull moment...
dery- You're jumping too conclusions and not truly understanding what I'm saying here. All I'm saying is just because I didn't go to school and get a degree for biology doesn't make my observations any less valid. To me anyone who knows a lot about any particular subject is a scientist of that subje...
- December 5th, 2014, 1:32 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Summer- I think chilled Jägermeister might be best for this
- Replies: 46
- Views: 16872
Re: Summer- I think chilled Jägermeister might be best for t
What an outstanding post. I mean really, there so much good stuff in it I can't choose a favorite! I used to live right next the bosque on coors blvd and montano rd. You ever see those trees an artist made wood art out of? Near the rio grande? I saw herps there but I was more into birds when I lived...
- December 5th, 2014, 12:28 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Asia Adventure Part 2: Borneo!
- Replies: 45
- Views: 20689
Re: Asia Adventure Part 2: Borneo!
I've shared how I feel on the bagging issue in the thread about it. I really enjoyed the story-telling and the herps involved. You're a lucky son of a gun to be able to travel to such a beautiful place and get to know the culture and animals there. Even if it was only for a few days.
- December 5th, 2014, 12:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Arizona 2014
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3152
Re: Arizona 2014
I was reading an old thread on it, that said the term LECH means lame east coast herper since FL is on the east coast I assume it appies but I could be wrong.
- December 4th, 2014, 11:28 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Arizona 2014
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3152
Re: Arizona 2014
Now I get where the term LECH came from. I still love my FL herps even the common ones but Arizona sure has a lot to see. When I used to live in NM I think I used to see some of these herps. I especially find the Green Toad (Anaxyrus debilis) the Skinks and the Whiptails captivating.
- December 4th, 2014, 11:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South FL after dark; never a dull moment...
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13813
Re: South FL after dark; never a dull moment...
captainjack0000- I could know everything a doctor knows and be able to save your life the same way a doctor would but because I don't have certifications to prove this knowledge does not make me any less a doctor. I may not be certified, but I consider myself an expert in the field. I know a lot abo...
- December 4th, 2014, 9:42 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bagging snakes for photos?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 20161
Re: Bagging snakes for photos?
To me the welfare of the animal is more important than getting a good shot. Although I like to handle herps, I try to be as gentle as I can and I try to spend minimal time with them. And as exciting as finding a beautiful specimen may be, I'd much rather it carry on and make more so I can continue t...
- December 4th, 2014, 11:57 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South FL after dark; never a dull moment...
- Replies: 40
- Views: 13813
Re: South FL after dark; never a dull moment...
I'm sorry if I sound like some crazy animal rights activist, but I'll never understand how anyone can kill something so beautiful non-native or not. Here in FL, we have so many non-natives that many of them have naturalized and aren't the monsters they are thought to be nor are they doing the damage...
- December 3rd, 2014, 9:54 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snake ID Help
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2927
Re: Snake ID Help
NewYorkHerper16- I found the turtle shell in a dried up swamp so maybe it died from lack of water? And you're right, I was thinking that as I was holding it. Though it didn't look like venomous snake to me, it could have been.
- December 3rd, 2014, 12:13 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snake ID Help
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2927
Re: Snake ID Help
Thanks guys. Another lifer scratched off the list. I love finding new species!
- December 3rd, 2014, 3:09 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snake ID Help
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2927
Re: Snake ID Help
Thanks, I think you might be right. It was small like a ringneck and it was flipped under a rock near water right after it rained. Any help is greatly appreciated.
- December 3rd, 2014, 2:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Milos 2014
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3629
Re: Milos 2014
Those Podarcis milensis are absolutely gorgeous. I also really like the geckos. And it always sucks to find DORs, I've only started roadcruising a few months ago and I've already seen more DORs than I can handle. It's a damn shame.
- December 2nd, 2014, 7:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snake ID Help
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2927
Snake ID Help
Hey guys, went herping today and found a snake that I'm not sure about. Hopefully someone with more experience on here can help me figure out what it is. Also an update of random stuff while herping recently. It has been rainy and cool lately so not much has been going on as far as herping goes for ...
- December 1st, 2014, 12:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Finds from this year-Part 1-South Florida.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4721
Re: Finds from this year-Part 1-South Florida.
Unless I'm breaking rules here, I don't see why commenting on post from the past is such a problem. I'm not here to cause problems, just chiming in and letting people know that their post was something I enjoyed. You are the only person who seems to have a problem with it.
- November 30th, 2014, 11:36 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Always check those roadkills!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6991
Re: Always check those roadkills!
I get so in the zone sometimes I get out a the car for a leaf.
- November 29th, 2014, 10:28 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lightning can strike twice.... (GA simus)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4752
Re: Lightning can strike twice.... (GA simus)
Wow that ratsnake is gigantic.
- November 29th, 2014, 12:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: From central to Southern Florida...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5243
Re: From central to Southern Florida...
Great post man. I really like the black vulture shots.
- November 28th, 2014, 11:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A Tale of Two Lakes: A Spring Break Odyssey
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3242
Re: A Tale of Two Lakes: A Spring Break Odyssey
Really liked the narration. How the heck did you catch that racerunner!??
- November 28th, 2014, 10:06 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Finds from this year-Part 1-South Florida.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4721
Re: Finds from this year-Part 1-South Florida.
Boy do I have a lot of catching up to do... :). Seeing the coral get hit right in front of your very eyes must of really sucked. Yesterday I went roadcruising and every single snake I saw was dead. 2 ribbon snakes, 2 banded water snakes, 1 ringneck, 1 corn snake and 1 garter which was a lifer and ex...
- November 28th, 2014, 12:36 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: over a year of herping FL - DUW
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8268
Re: over a year of herping FL - DUW
Those canebrakes are absolutely gorgeous. I wish we had those in South FL
- November 28th, 2014, 12:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rebuild? I'm in...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5515
Re: Rebuild? I'm in...
Hahaha.Tim Borski wrote: My "new forum resolution": I vow to not press "send" while in a bad mood and/or drinking heavily and completely hammered
- November 28th, 2014, 12:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: FHF Jump-start: Part I - Herping infancy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3704
Re: FHF Jump-start: Part I - Herping infancy
Awesome finds josh, even in the beginning you still found some awesome stuff. I mean who else can say they saw wild florida panthers on here.
Re: My Year
When you say "dispatched" do you mean bullfrogs you killed?
- November 27th, 2014, 11:48 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snakes of 2014-Florida and Georgia - Part 1
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8275
Re: Snakes of 2014-Florida and Georgia - Part 1
You should have just titled this "Be jealous". So many great shots and lifers. Ughh its not even fair!! Haha.
- November 26th, 2014, 1:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Six-lined racerunners and racers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5451
Re: Six-lined racerunners and racers
simus343- Yeah, I'm not worried about getting bit. I don't mind, nippy snakes unless it's venomous which I don't handle anyway because at the moment I'm not experienced enough. NewYorkHerper16- Yeah I'm starting to think this might be the best time to try since they'll probably be slower before warm...
- November 26th, 2014, 12:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Fall in Sewanee
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3954
Re: Fall in Sewanee
I'm envious. A coachwhip and a hognose. I can only imagine the excitement I'll feel when I get my hands of on one those.
- November 26th, 2014, 12:42 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring 2014: Working the Iberian Peninsula
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8232
Re: Spring 2014: Working the Iberian Peninsula
Really awesome herps in Iberian, especially the Anguis fragilis (Slow Worm), the European Coachwhip (Malpolon monspessalanus) and Vipera seoanei (Baskian Viper) although all of them are gorgeous.