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Re: Hello
Glad to have you here, Vinny. Welcome to the forum.
- December 13th, 2018, 5:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Google Earth
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16657
Re: Google Earth
And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!
- December 4th, 2018, 4:29 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Do You Have Husbandry Secrets?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 90535
Re: Do You Have Husbandry Secrets?
I would agree with that all day long my friend. I would bank on it.Kelly Mc wrote:I even think they may have a sense of barometric and magnetic factors that we will probably never decipher
- December 3rd, 2018, 1:19 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Do You Have Husbandry Secrets?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 90535
Re: Do You Have Husbandry Secrets?
One controversy that I have discussed at length is whether or not rosy boas need available water during brumation. Some of folks with lots of experience have told me that in the wild they don't drink water during brumation. But, I offer mine a small amount of water throughout brumation. I do the EX...
- November 29th, 2018, 4:31 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Do You Have Husbandry Secrets?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 90535
Re: Do You Have Husbandry Secrets?
Great topic, Kelly. I have too many "secrets" to mention even close to all, but I will say that I have become a bit of a student of the whole dissinfectant topic and would offer this advice: stay away from bleach and vinegar as your ONLY substance. I actually use them both for different pu...
- October 17th, 2018, 4:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: What is Herping? Why I do it. - A short Documentary film
- Replies: 40
- Views: 35212
Re: What is Herping? Why I do it. - A short Documentary film
You guys deserve a lot of credit. That was very nicely done--and very tasteful. I enjoyed the fact it was in a foreign land too. It just adds to the universality of what herping is all about.
Thank you for taking the time to film this. You did this hobby right for sure.
Brian
Thank you for taking the time to film this. You did this hobby right for sure.
Brian
- October 9th, 2018, 1:55 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Man dies from seasnake bite
- Replies: 2
- Views: 14567
- September 11th, 2018, 4:35 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Introduction, and my favorite finds from 2017-Current
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15664
Re: Introduction, and my favorite finds from 2017-Current
Welcome to the forum, Alex. There's nothing quite like it...lot's of fun for sure.
- August 30th, 2018, 12:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Arizona 2018: Good times
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16217
Re: Arizona 2018: Good times
Bad ass, that's all I can say. Boy, I'd be a proud dad too, Craig! Thanks for the Coral Snake too...nice to see it.
- August 28th, 2018, 5:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Law Enforcement Showed Up
- Replies: 38
- Views: 31758
Re: Law Enforcement Showed Up
What is over-regulation, on the other hand (in my book) is having "secure" species in no-touch status (some states treat ALL their herps like this!), or having low bag or possession limits on "secure" species. Like, why on Earth would the personal possession (not just daily bag,...
- August 28th, 2018, 4:42 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Law Enforcement Showed Up
- Replies: 38
- Views: 31758
Re: Law Enforcement Showed Up
I will do so with pride in both of you, sir!(FD, tell your father "semper fi" for me.)
- August 28th, 2018, 9:36 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Law Enforcement Showed Up
- Replies: 38
- Views: 31758
Re: Law Enforcement Showed Up
Alright Drake, I'm going to try and de-escalate some here. Jimi, thank you for taking the time to formulate this response. I very much respect it. Now that we have a solid volley between us, I can tell you are a very intelligent person. I am taking the numerous examples and sources you offered and ...
- August 27th, 2018, 4:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Law Enforcement Showed Up
- Replies: 38
- Views: 31758
Re: Law Enforcement Showed Up
Thanks for the explanations, Mr. B. As always, they are much appreciated.
- August 27th, 2018, 2:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Law Enforcement Showed Up
- Replies: 38
- Views: 31758
Re: Law Enforcement Showed Up
I think maybe I've been misinterpreted - my comment was only within the context of having a license on you , and presenting it when asked: No, you have not been misinterpreted...defensive yes, but not misinterpreted. The first quote of mine was referring to agreeing with your two primary points: 1....
- August 27th, 2018, 1:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Law Enforcement Showed Up
- Replies: 38
- Views: 31758
Re: Law Enforcement Showed Up
I think maybe I've been misinterpreted - my comment was only within the context of having a license on you, and presenting it when asked:
- August 23rd, 2018, 5:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Law Enforcement Showed Up
- Replies: 38
- Views: 31758
Re: Law Enforcement Showed Up
Well, try it, I can virtually guarantee you're gonna be pleasantly surprised at least once in a while. But when you aren't - that's where you pleasantly say "No PC? No warrant? You wanna touch my stuff? Thanks but no thanks. Have a nice night, see you later sir. I'm gonna keep hunting, legally...
- August 22nd, 2018, 5:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Law Enforcement Showed Up
- Replies: 38
- Views: 31758
Re: Law Enforcement Showed Up
So my question is, did the LEO check your car to see if you were collecting or had instruments for collection? I ask, because I don't collect or keep, but I do pick up snakes on the road and temporarily hold them in bags or coolers and then photograph and release them near where I found them. I wou...
- June 21st, 2018, 3:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Riverside Co. California flipping the past few days
- Replies: 14
- Views: 17518
Re: Riverside Co. California flipping the past few days
Awesome post and pics. Love that King!! Kings are my fav CA snake and never found anything close to that beauty. Never had chance to herp that part of state (used to live by Sacramento) so enjoyed seeing animals I'm still on hunt for. Thanks a lot! You might enjoy this poster. https://farm2.staticf...
- May 30th, 2018, 9:47 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Tips for cleaning snake cages
- Replies: 20
- Views: 33771
Re: Tips for cleaning snake cages
That is some nice badass worry killer in a jug that is! I like that channel too. Haha Mrs Viperkeeper cracks me up. Its like watching sports on tv which I dont really, but the same glowing enchantment of familiar and iconic matter and form. Yes you can smell the room but he knows how to read his gu...
- May 29th, 2018, 12:37 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Tips for cleaning snake cages
- Replies: 20
- Views: 33771
Re: Tips for cleaning snake cages
Hey FD, If its used with hoof stock as a spray I know of similar, but I dont remember it exactly as x-10. yes h202 well data'd with cryptosporidium, and has positive "bed side manner" as far as use in tight service areas around sensitive taxa. More hospitable to be around than ammonia. I ...
- May 29th, 2018, 12:21 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Tips for cleaning snake cages
- Replies: 20
- Views: 33771
Re: Tips for cleaning snake cages
Hey FD, If its used with hoof stock as a spray I know of similar, but I dont remember it exactly as x-10. yes h202 well data'd with cryptosporidium, and has positive "bed side manner" as far as use in tight service areas around sensitive taxa. More hospitable to be around than ammonia. I ...
- May 25th, 2018, 3:44 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Tips for cleaning snake cages
- Replies: 20
- Views: 33771
Re: Tips for cleaning snake cages
Bryan I very highly recommend getting familiar with Hydrogen Peroxide. not the kind picked up at Walgreens but comes in an opaque white plastic containers and its certified food grade 35%. Its used in agriculture and human well water disinfection. Its to be properly diluted. Is quite caustic but in...
- May 24th, 2018, 4:08 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Tips for cleaning snake cages
- Replies: 20
- Views: 33771
Re: Tips for cleaning snake cages
Tools that work for you, simple hide aways, and frequency. I use plastic salad tongs to pick up poo and aspen mixture. Sometimes for massive ones I use a plastic spatula. I use cereal boxes, yogurt containers, even take out food boxes as hides. If they get stinky or stained just toss them out. I sp...
- May 24th, 2018, 4:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: S. Calif. trip
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17248
Re: S. Calif. trip
Have any specimens of Rubber Boa ever been documented in Orange County?
- May 22nd, 2018, 3:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: S. Calif. trip
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17248
Re: S. Calif. trip
Very good sir, thanks for the reply.
- May 21st, 2018, 2:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: S. Calif. trip
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17248
Re: S. Calif. trip
So I read that the boas in the region you searched (S. Kern Plateau) are a dwarf race that look closer to the southern boa. Did the boas that were found on these trips appear to support that?
- May 17th, 2018, 3:58 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Law Enforcement looking to catch herpers in Arizona
- Replies: 10
- Views: 19745
Re: Law Enforcement looking to catch herpers in Arizona
That alone should be a clear indicator that current regulatory thinking is archaic and ineffective. The state of Arizona as with many states needs to rethink its collection and captive breeding policies to encourage the breeding of native reptile's not eliminate it. The way to stop illegal collecti...
- May 17th, 2018, 3:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My first post
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15652
Re: My first post
Between me and you, I can’t help but chuckle at the irony of an IT guy commenting on politeness. A lifetime career in computers and technology made me believe that you folks just lacked that gene!! :beer: IDK, there could be more truth than fiction in what you've said... https://youtu.be/dNB_RjpWnsI
- May 17th, 2018, 2:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My first post
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15652
Re: My first post
Seriously one of the funniest posts I have ever read...Herps... Herpes... doesn't matter which one you catch, they both result in the exact same thing: 98% women won't come near you with a ten-foot pole
- May 10th, 2018, 4:41 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My first post
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15652
Re: My first post
So many people, especially Americans I think, know so little about herpes. Not a great way to get started especially on your very first post. This is NOT the way to make friends and influence people. If you want to expand on it a little and explain, have at it. Otherwise, I would tread lightly or g...
- May 10th, 2018, 4:35 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Burm keepers
- Replies: 1
- Views: 17693
Re: Burm keepers
Nice site. I love burms and hope to get a Caramel soon from a friend who has some in Los Angeles. Are you going to list Ivory and Pearl morphs too?
- May 2nd, 2018, 3:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Santa Rosalia Rat Snake (Baja Rat)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 83172
Re: Santa Rosalia Rat Snake (Baja Rat)
I would be in for sure...I ride no donkey, but you can pick me up in the tweety bird...sounds like another round is forthcoming, stay tuned, I may even make this outing.
- April 27th, 2018, 11:12 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Looking for Advice on the Unthinkable
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15909
Re: Looking for Advice on the Unthinkable
So the details of the bite our janitor experienced are as follows... He was in the Yorba Linda area of Southern California near Chino Hills State Park. He was at a school and needed to move a trash bin of some sort. He reached down and behind it to pull it away from the wall and that is when he was ...
- April 26th, 2018, 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Upcoming Tejon Ranch Herping Photo Safari
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11718
Re: Upcoming Tejon Ranch Herping Photo Safari
Did this trip happen? I just missed it. When will the next one happen?
- April 26th, 2018, 2:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Looking for Advice on the Unthinkable
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15909
Re: Looking for Advice on the Unthinkable
In summary, in field actions should be as minimal as possible. No tourniquets, cut & suck, "extractor kits", etc....that's all garbage and has no business in competent field aid. In short, the best first aid is a set of car keys. Period. Once again, thanks for the replies guys. I real...
- February 9th, 2018, 3:25 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: misting system questions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 30932
- December 18th, 2017, 4:35 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Winter herping in socal?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8134
Re: Winter herping in socal?
I have heard time and time again about moisture--even monsoonal moisture--bringing out herps. What is the reasoning behind this, is it simply their desire/need to hydrate?
- October 27th, 2017, 10:17 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: What happened to the forum..I hear Crickets and smell death
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10127
Re: What happened to the forum..I hear Crickets and smell de
Which one of the 50 state departments, or multiple Federal agencies, should we refer to as "The DFG?" And which members have been subject to hassling? Yes indeed, not disputing anything here, just wanting more information. This sounds interesting and possibly untrue (again, not outright d...
- October 27th, 2017, 10:09 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Looking for Advice on the Unthinkable
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15909
Re: Looking for Advice on the Unthinkable
Thank you all for taking the time to comment. I value each and every opinion here. Have fun and stay safe all!!!
- October 18th, 2017, 12:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Looking for Advice on the Unthinkable
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15909
Re: Looking for Advice on the Unthinkable
Legitimate bites do happen but even our community they are rare. I am sure this is true and a testament to how seriously most field herpers take what they are doing. However some of us seem to just have a bit of bad luck now and again--hence my question and use of the term "unthinkable." ...
- October 16th, 2017, 11:50 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Looking for Advice on the Unthinkable
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15909
Looking for Advice on the Unthinkable
Ladies and gents, It often occurs to me the enormous breadth of experience there is contained in all of the people associated with this board and I have often been tempted to post a BIG question in the hopes of tapping in to that body of experience and knowledge to try and get a better understanding...
- June 21st, 2017, 3:27 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: FHF has moved chapter threads.....
- Replies: 32
- Views: 43234
Re: FHF has moved chapter threads.....
I think this route may be the best way to go. I really like the idea of NAFHA and it's advocation for citizen science/conservation, and would hate to see it disolve... That being said, it's future looks uncertain for now. Keep the NAFHA - Announcements/Inquiries forum active and we'll see where it ...
- June 5th, 2017, 10:18 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Kern desert
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3303
Re: Kern desert
I can't get over how close that Rosy's ground color is to the color of the soil you photographed him on, not to mention how well-defined it's striping is. Very nice find indeed.
- June 5th, 2017, 10:11 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Kern desert
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3303
Re: Kern desert
Very nice. My dad lives out in those parts. That Rosy looks awesome!
- June 2nd, 2017, 11:46 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Undercover DFG?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5250
Re: Undercover DFG?
My take is that they were NOT Cal F&W. I have years of intimate experience with that department (no, I was never a warden) and I do not think this matches the way they do undercover most of the time. They do form task forces occasionally and you could have run into one of those, but my knee jerk...
- May 31st, 2017, 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Orange County BioRAP
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3051
Re: Orange County BioRAP
Just wanted to say thanks to Nate for setting up and running a great event. I had tons of fun and learned a great deal. I hope everyone else enjoyed it half as much as I did!
- May 25th, 2017, 4:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Orange County BioRAP
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3051
Re: Orange County BioRAP
To any who are attending...I am in need of a ride if possible. I live near the meeting spot. Please PM me if you are able to help. Thank you all!
- April 14th, 2017, 4:56 pm
- Forum: Reading Room
- Topic: Mountain Kings by Brian Hubbs FOR SALE
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20179
Re: Mountain Kings by Brian Hubbs FOR SALE
I will have more books by the end of this month...thanks for your support... Mr. Hubbs, sir will you perhaps be getting any of the Getula books in? I already have 2 signed, first printing copies of Mountain Kings (oh you know it...BAMMMM!!!) and am looking to get the Common Kings one. Any help woul...
- April 14th, 2017, 4:39 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Court lectures FWS on grammar, lifts ban on snake shipments
- Replies: 20
- Views: 24785
Re: Court lectures FWS on grammar, lifts ban on snake shipme
Agreed, me too.
- April 14th, 2017, 4:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First Post with pictures
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4110
Re: First Post with pictures
Very nice pics. Glad you created an account. My dad lives in Lake Isabella and goes in to Ridgecrest all the time. Hope to meet you one day when I am up that way.