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- July 15th, 2018, 3:42 pm
- Forum: Invertebrate Forum
- Topic: black lighting
- Replies: 4
- Views: 20137
Re: black lighting
So where's your "local swamp"? State?
- September 19th, 2017, 8:26 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: State pushes to tighten wild reptile collection rules-Nevada
- Replies: 235
- Views: 376167
Re: State pushes to tighten wild reptile collection rules-Ne
This will probably be pertinent to the discussion.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawsuit-ta ... 1505736002
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawsuit-ta ... 1505736002
- April 26th, 2017, 4:31 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Question / Poll : How Far do you move herps from roads?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12087
Re: Question / Poll : How Far do you move herps from roads?
Another simple but important point is that when removing animals from the road is to get off the road ASAP. It sounds stupid but a few years back, road cruising for the first time in Arkansas, I jumped out to grab a ratsnake off the road, and got too interested in the event. A semi came barreling a...
- April 26th, 2017, 4:31 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Question / Poll : How Far do you move herps from roads?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 12087
Re: Question / Poll : How Far do you move herps from roads?
Another simple but important point is that when removing animals from the road is to get off the road ASAP. It sounds stupid but a few years back, road cruising for the first time in Arkansas, I jumped out to grab a ratsnake off the road, and got too interested in the event. A semi came barreling a...
- April 26th, 2017, 4:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: vehicle light bars for road hunting
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10448
vehicle light bars for road hunting
I recently got a toyota fj cruiser. i road hunt a dozen times or so a year at night. Are light bars useful? Better than fog lights? If i add a light bar, what works best for spotting herps--bumper level? top of hood? on roof? thanks. any recommendations on light output recommendations, lightbar widt...
- October 1st, 2016, 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: North Carolina weekend
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3699
Re: North Carolina weekend
I think a baby musk would have a sharper keel.blacktara wrote:Like i said, I suck at turtles. Thanks for the clarification. That said another friend says its a baby musk
- September 27th, 2016, 2:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Locality Bull Snake
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5734
Re: Locality Bull Snake
Note the OP's name.travesty wrote:Forgive my naivety; why do you want to collect a pair from Hartley specifically if you haven't seen them there?
What makes them so cool?
- August 22nd, 2016, 10:14 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Special finds from Africa. Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5092
Re: Special finds from Africa. Eastern Cape, South Africa
I enjoyed everything about your post, from the first image to the last. I'm glad you found your quarry.
- May 4th, 2016, 12:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: April Highlights in South Florida (Long!)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4349
Re: April Highlights in South Florida (Long!)
Great experience, great snakes, great photos. Thanks for sharing.
- April 10th, 2016, 9:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rattlesnakes are out and about
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2373
Re: Rattlesnakes are out and about
Nice pictures!
- April 5th, 2016, 10:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Chelonians in the news!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4789
Re: Chelonians in the news!
I heard it is all true and is being claimed to be a hoax in order to protect the animals in the wild. (hey, why not feed a hoax!?)
- April 4th, 2016, 6:47 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping buddy request mid April in Highlands and Okeechobee
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2412
Re: Herping buddy request mid April in Highlands and Okeecho
I might be able to join you on 19th or 20th. Check your PM.
- February 23rd, 2016, 4:31 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hybrid Evolving Morphological Theory
- Replies: 83
- Views: 20992
Re: Hybrid Evolving Morphological Theory
I think you also referred to western king snakes with spotted markings on their sides, a trait you saw in common with gophers and... But I can't find the reference. At any rate, here's an eastern king from rowan county, NC, that has that same sort of marking. It's from uplands--check rowan county on...
- February 18th, 2016, 8:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hybrid Evolving Morphological Theory
- Replies: 83
- Views: 20992
- February 15th, 2016, 8:27 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: florida herp activity question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7040
Re: florida herp activity question
Are there still a lot of people collecting what they find here? And to what end? Or is it more observing, photographing and releasing?simus343 wrote:...king snakes...have been being turned up left right and center these past few weeks by some people I know down there...
- February 15th, 2016, 8:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Important main forum post on salamander fungus
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1158
Re: Important main forum post on salamander fungus
Really significant and the type of thing we can help with. http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23129 As the article points out, the hope is we won't get the opportunity to use the site for reporting observations of this fungus in the U.S. But what we might be more likely to ...
- February 15th, 2016, 4:02 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Imports stopped because of salamander threat
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4421
- February 14th, 2016, 9:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hybrid Evolving Morphological Theory
- Replies: 83
- Views: 20992
Re: Hybrid Evolving Morphological Theory
One of the problems I have with your hypothesis is that it seems to have an assumption--or an inclination to believe--that characteristics in one species must come from another (i.e., striping in king snakes and gopher snakes). Consider albinism: Yes, it has occurred in lampropeltis and in pituophis...
- February 6th, 2016, 1:22 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Fill flash for daytime shooting
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10388
Re: Fill flash for daytime shooting
[quote="dwakefield"]Thanks for the advice! Yesterday was my first attempt at using some fill flash. It was bright sunlight instead of dappled light this time. I still need to work on it, but I think it's an improvement. Comments are welcome! That's a beautiful picture. The difference betwe...
- January 9th, 2016, 9:31 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Can Jeff Teel enter 66 more records tonight?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2562
- January 5th, 2016, 9:57 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Great start to the New Year
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2776
Re: Great start to the New Year
It's an Okeetee Nor pac!Porter wrote:Diggin that black on the top shot of the Nor pac
- January 3rd, 2016, 5:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EOY
- Replies: 34
- Views: 31870
Re: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EO
Your canebrake & starry night photo is one of the most memorable pics I've ever seen on the forum. Could you explain what you had to do to achieve that? Great work throughout, btw
- December 5th, 2015, 9:25 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Sony had a good year
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6534
Re: Sony had a good year
DPReview just released its buying guides and recommendations for the best overall interchangeable lens cameras in the following price ranges: under $500 = Sony E5100 between $500-800 = Sony E6000 between $800-1200 = Nikon D7200 between $1200-2000 range = Sony Alpha a7 II high end interchangeable le...
- November 20th, 2015, 9:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Traveling with hook.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7414
Re: Traveling with hook.
while admittedly within the US... i just went to a nursury when i got where i was going and bought a collaspable 3-prong potato rake, for a few bucks... worked fine... :thumb: Yeah, I did that on a trip to California a couple years ago, when I packed only a carry-on. Left the rake behind, but liked...
- October 25th, 2015, 6:36 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Bioflourescent Hawksbill Turtle
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4849
Re: Bioflourescent Hawksbill Turtle
Is the premise that all hawksbills are biofluorescent and they simply hadn't been observed in this way before? Or that generally speaking they are not, and this animal is a unique or very unusual Hawksbill?
- October 9th, 2015, 9:11 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Terry Wilkins hurt by python (updated)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2809
Re: Terry Wilkins hurt by python (updated)
Local news says Terry was released from hospital earlier this week, so that's great news. I"ll leave any further reports on how he's doing to him or others.
- October 5th, 2015, 12:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Terry Wilkins hurt by python (updated)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2809
Terry Wilkins hurt by python (updated)
Update: WLWT reported shortly after 5 pm today that Mr Wilkins will survive. The station says when two officers entered the shop they found the snake wrapped around his head and body, and that he was unresponsive. One grabbed the head, and together they unwrapped the snake and returned it to a cage....
- September 1st, 2015, 7:51 pm
- Forum: Invertebrate Forum
- Topic: Go on a date, it'll be fun they say!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11444
Re: Go on a date, it'll be fun they say!
i think she's just trying to give spider CPR.
- July 10th, 2015, 4:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hiding in the open.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2468
Re: Hiding in the open.
Fun. Tiny indeed. Surely there were sibs nearby.
- June 1st, 2015, 5:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Getting ready for tour- some recent Bay Area finds
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4166
Re: Getting ready for tour- some recent Bay Area finds
Wow, Zach, that's an ambitious tour. I hope it's great for you.
It would have been nice to be able to say Hi when you're in Cincinnati but I leave the morning of your show there for South Carolina. I know you're moving at a rapid pace but if you have any questions about the city let me know.
Terry
It would have been nice to be able to say Hi when you're in Cincinnati but I leave the morning of your show there for South Carolina. I know you're moving at a rapid pace but if you have any questions about the city let me know.
Terry
- May 20th, 2015, 7:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping Georgia, March - May 20, 2015
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3293
Re: Herping Georgia, March - May 20, 2015
Very nice pictures. And some gorgeous kings. What part of the state are they from?
- April 26th, 2015, 8:38 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Carter Caves April 24, 25 and 26
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4244
Re: Carter Caves April 24, 25 and 26
People unfamiliar with Ravine Salamanders may not appreciate how much credit you deserve for that excellent photo of a tiny worm-sized critter. Cool!
- April 4th, 2015, 8:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lifer Z 'cincta
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4589
Re: Lifer Z 'cincta
Good for you, Zak.
- March 8th, 2015, 9:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cincinnati Ohio area herpers and intro
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2396
Re: Cincinnati Ohio area herpers and intro
Natural bridge state resort park 606-663-2214
- March 8th, 2015, 9:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cincinnati Ohio area herpers and intro
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2396
Re: Cincinnati Ohio area herpers and intro
…I'm trying to find new places to herp to increase the diversity of what we've found Jeff, you can contact the greater Cincinnati herpetological society at GCHS.Editor@yahoo.com. I'd recommend it. Kentucky hosts a reptile weekend at natural bridge state park each spring, talks and field trips and v...
Re: Evil Eye
I think it's art, not nature photography. Everyone reacts differently to art. I like it.
- November 22nd, 2014, 8:04 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Some local birds ...updated with new photos
- Replies: 115
- Views: 297345
Re: Some local birds ...new photos and a RARE sight!
Fantastic picture, mark, those eagles look almost alive.
But seriously, buddy, a fantastic two-year run of incredible photos. I'd be proud to have taken just one of them. Beautiful work.
But seriously, buddy, a fantastic two-year run of incredible photos. I'd be proud to have taken just one of them. Beautiful work.
- November 14th, 2014, 11:36 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cobb County Ga Hike
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10681
Re: Cobb County Ga Hike
I tried finding your entry on HERP and could not locate it. Thanks. I checked again (I'm using the mobile app--what it is, exactly, is a little confusing: when opened, it says "H.E.R.P." at the top; below that there's a snake-coiled-on-earth logo saying "NAFHA" and below that, &...
- November 13th, 2014, 8:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cobb County Ga Hike
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10681
Re: Cobb County Ga Hike
I was talking about rtdunham's shot in Kentucky about the rat snake... would have the first records in those counties! Pretty cool considering there are almost 200,000 records on naherp! I finally got around to trying the mobile mapper app and reporting my first record tonight, the chipmunk-scarfin...
- September 23rd, 2014, 7:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Carolina Pygmies
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3578
Re: Carolina Pygmies
Is that one example a hypo---or something? I've never seen one even close to being that pale before. I have considered this, Carl, since there is absolutely no black on it. I'm no morph expert though, and haven't seen a ton of wild Carolina pygmies to know what is atypical. Based just on those two ...
- September 20th, 2014, 10:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cobb County Ga Hike
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10681
Re: Cobb County Ga Hike
Black Rat Snake enjoying chipmunk in my backyard (northern ky).
- August 24th, 2014, 5:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: This Guy Needs To Be Stopped...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2546
Re: This Guy Needs To Be Stopped...
Looks like he was. What was the problem?
- August 20th, 2014, 4:17 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: interesting field observation
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3556
interesting field observation
So I traipse all over looking for interesting finds in the field. Then I run across this in my backyard. When I noticed it the chipmunk was dead, in the snake's grip at the entrance to one of the mammal's burrows. It either grabbed it as it exited the burrow or caught it in the burrow and backed out...
- July 18th, 2014, 12:44 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Home invasion
- Replies: 12
- Views: 18314
Re: Home invasion
...we have about 20 feet of deck railing that we line with seed several times a day. We get all the day birds and squirrels and some night visitors: Flying Squirrels, Opossums, Raccoons, etc.... They're regular nighttime guests at the feeders on the walkway railing outside the dining room at Natura...
- July 18th, 2014, 12:23 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Mole
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20735
Re: Mole
it's a jungle out there.BillMcGighan wrote:RTD, Remove the "s" (security) from "https" and it will work.
thanks, bill.
(One neighbor hated them so much that he tried to hit me in the face with a shovel, just cause I had a mole on my cheek!)
terry
- July 17th, 2014, 8:01 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Mole
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20735
Re: Mole
...I'm not sure what species it is but it was found in central Florida toward the east coast last week. I'd love for y'all to share any info you can on moles or experiences with moles that you may have had. Here's one I turned with a shovel in my yard in northern ky. They've done considerable damag...
- July 11th, 2014, 2:31 pm
- Forum: Fish Forum
- Topic: Anyone Know what species this Jellyfish is...?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 20464
Re: Anyone Know what species this Jellyfish is...?
Fieldnotes wrote:...Obama...would send these scientists to the Gas Chamber if he could...
Well, geez, I think now I'm ready to believe everything you say...
- July 5th, 2014, 9:50 am
- Forum: Invertebrate Forum
- Topic: A few boring moths
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3237
Re: A few boring moths
I shared your photos with several families with children and have already gotten feedback of kids who were highly impressed. Your "boring" photos enhanced a number of kids' appreciation for nature. And mine too. Thanks for sharing.
- June 26th, 2014, 1:21 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Stolen Tortoises-- BOTH tortoises now recovered!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 14466
Re: Stolen Tortoises-- BOTH tortoises now recovered!
Is the conclusion that they escaped? If so, it might be a reminder to all keepers to check their enclosures today, make sure nothing's gotten loose/vulnerable over time. For the tortoises' sakes, it makes no difference to their welfare whether a kid lifted them out of the pen and released them, or t...
- May 15th, 2014, 2:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: herps found during sports
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2614
Re: Herps at sporting events...
Nice. And congrats on that oriole shot. I know it's hard to get a good exposure of a black bird against a bright overcast sky like that. Spot metering on an SLR? ... So, naturally, I picked up the toad and wandered off the field to give it to my father to hold. Apparently, behind me, the opposing pl...