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by JakeScott
April 8th, 2023, 6:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Rain, Rain, and More Rain in Northwest California!
Replies: 9
Views: 2620

Re: Rain, Rain, and More Rain in Northwest California!

Great post, Will! Haven't been on here and awhile, but this content is what I like!
by JakeScott
October 29th, 2017, 12:56 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: What happened to the forum..I hear Crickets and smell death
Replies: 10
Views: 10122

Re: What happened to the forum..I hear Crickets and smell de

I know that I have neglected to contribute on FHF for years, for reasons ranging from laziness to spending too much time on FB. Back in the early 2000's this was THE place to be and I learned an exorbitant amount of herp information. I do, however, still come here often and lurk and make a couple du...
by JakeScott
August 9th, 2017, 7:07 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Florida hot grand slam in 4.5 days
Replies: 8
Views: 8211

Re: Florida hot grand slam in 4.5 days

Great pics as usual! Glad to be of assistance man.

-Jake
by JakeScott
August 8th, 2017, 6:44 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Arizona Part 1.
Replies: 11
Views: 8518

Re: Arizona Part 1.

Very good job! I'll be there in a couple of weeks...cannot wait.

-Jake
by JakeScott
August 8th, 2017, 6:41 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Photo Attachment is now available on FHF.....
Replies: 11
Views: 47086

Re: Photo Attachment is now available on FHF.....

You really upped your game with this one, Scott! 'Bout time! ;)

-Jake
by JakeScott
February 8th, 2017, 9:53 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2016 Review Part 2
Replies: 10
Views: 7263

Re: 2016 Review Part 2

Just stunning! I enjoyed all of it!

-Jake
by JakeScott
January 14th, 2017, 12:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Weird Salamander
Replies: 5
Views: 4974

Re: Weird Salamander

The picture you shared with me looked like a much larger salamander (in-hand pic), which is why I stated that it appears to be melanistic. Metamorphing opacum [generally] do not acquire guanophores until after the gills have absorbed. Here, I made a little something for you. https://c1.staticflickr....
by JakeScott
January 10th, 2017, 4:46 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2016 - A good year pt. 2
Replies: 11
Views: 6236

Re: 2016 - A good year pt. 2

Overall a great post, Nick. Are you going to school at UF now? If so, what's your major, if you don't mind me asking?

-Jake
by JakeScott
January 10th, 2017, 4:39 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Weird Frog
Replies: 5
Views: 3640

Re: Weird Frog

Josh Young wrote:Yep, it's a squirrel tree frog.
Josh, this isn't a corn snake, so how sure are you?
by JakeScott
November 3rd, 2016, 7:38 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Southside Virginia
Replies: 2
Views: 3712

Re: Southside Virginia

Hey Jefferson. It looks like your images are not working. I'd love to see them, especially the Peaks of Otter.

-Jake
by JakeScott
September 14th, 2016, 1:05 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: some manders
Replies: 3
Views: 2863

Re: some manders

Very cool, Kevin. I remember chasing abditus in 09 at the type local and freezing my ass off and still sticks with me as one of the most trying lifers I had ever looked for/found.

-Jake
by JakeScott
June 25th, 2016, 2:41 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Post-Tropical Storm Colin and a Day with Noah M.
Replies: 11
Views: 5835

Re: Post-Tropical Storm Colin and a Day with Noah M.

mtratcliffe wrote: I like how everyone knows this spot without me describing it outside of mentioning the county, haha. I know Jake showed it Noah a while back.
Yep, that be the spot. It's the herp world, word spreads like wildfire. ;)
by JakeScott
June 22nd, 2016, 7:45 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Post-Tropical Storm Colin and a Day with Noah M.
Replies: 11
Views: 5835

Re: Post-Tropical Storm Colin and a Day with Noah M.

All good stuff. I haven't been over to dip that area in awhile but it is usually quite productive. Water levels have fluctuated due to the dam temporarily allowing more water into the St. Johns, which may be the reason for lower numbers. Glad you are getting out and seeing some cool animals. -Jake
by JakeScott
March 25th, 2016, 9:02 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herpetology Conference in Gainesville
Replies: 2
Views: 2005

Re: Herpetology Conference in Gainesville

I haven't attended in years and I LIVE in Gainesville. I might attend this year, but who knows. Maybe it's time to go back.

-Jake
by JakeScott
February 1st, 2016, 2:59 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Request for some animals....
Replies: 10
Views: 5394

Re: Request for some animals....

Hey Berkeley. I may be heading to Athens on the weekend of the 13th (February). If you still need the Cubans, let me know. I'll see what I can gather since I've got both hanging around my house.

-Jake
by JakeScott
January 15th, 2016, 4:00 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Summer 2015 (GA, AL, TN, SC, NM, TX) (same as main)
Replies: 8
Views: 4287

Re: Summer 2015 (GA, AL, TN, SC, NM, TX) (same as main)

A seriously good year, Noah. Dag! You found more stuff in Big Bend in the short couple of days there than most people find in many years. I've seen one alterna and thought I was lucky as hell...not only did you get two, you got a damn hooknose (which is even better, to me).

-Jake
by JakeScott
January 10th, 2016, 5:46 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 8, Southern Eyre Peninsula
Replies: 21
Views: 14898

Re: Thorny Devil Dreaming: Part 8, Southern Eyre Peninsula

So enjoy these, John! A dream location to go.

-Jake
by JakeScott
January 7th, 2016, 10:23 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List
Replies: 13
Views: 6751

Re: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List

Josh Holbrook wrote:Is typing up a note on your iPhone that hard?
Typing anywhere is that hard....or maybe just unwanted. Whichever you like more. ;)
by JakeScott
January 6th, 2016, 1:02 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List
Replies: 13
Views: 6751

Re: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List

Very impressive. I don't think I have what it takes to do such a list and I'm always impressed with people's ability to do so; in a jealous sort of way, that is. I think I need less beer and more initiative.

Good luck in 2016!

-Jake
by JakeScott
January 1st, 2016, 1:00 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: All them salamanders of 2015
Replies: 19
Views: 10867

Re: All them salamanders of 2015

Jake, your salamander photography is ridiculous. What lens are you using? Twin macro flash, I reckon? Thanks a lot! Yes indeed filtered flashes with a Sigma 150mm and Sigma 105mm macros. Both great lenses, really. PS Door is always open up here for D. organi , E. wilderae , etc. I will likely take ...
by JakeScott
December 28th, 2015, 10:39 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Final Quarter of '15
Replies: 5
Views: 3888

Re: Final Quarter of '15

Good stuff and photos, Robb. Super envious of the flavissimus. One I've had absolutely no luck with.

-Jake
by JakeScott
December 22nd, 2015, 2:51 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: All them salamanders of 2015
Replies: 19
Views: 10867

Re: All them salamanders of 2015

Josh Young wrote:Lot's of great photos man. Makes me want to spend more of next year looking for more salamanders.
You have to escape N. Florida/S. Georgia first. It's not like you sleep, you can just go. haha.

-Jake
by JakeScott
December 22nd, 2015, 9:29 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: All them salamanders of 2015
Replies: 19
Views: 10867

Re: All them salamanders of 2015

Killer shots, as usual. Was that barbouri stream a temporary or permanent one? It looks like a lot of permanent streams that I see. Not sure if I'd be able to tell them apart just by looking. Were you finding them in the creeks themselves or in the adjacent terrestrial? Thank you Kyle! This is a pe...
by JakeScott
December 22nd, 2015, 7:43 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015 (same as main forum too)
Replies: 9
Views: 4329

Re: Okefenokee Trip 2015 (same as main forum too)

Great post. Okefenokee has always been one of my favorite places since going there as a kid on a school trip (for us it was exotic being from Maryland).

Your mystery turtle looks to be a Pseudemys nelsoni.

Go Gators!

-Jake
by JakeScott
December 22nd, 2015, 6:13 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: All them salamanders of 2015
Replies: 19
Views: 10867

Re: All them salamanders of 2015

It wasn't entirely intentional, but I did want to knock of barbouri which was my only lifer ambystoma. I didn't get to Maine for my laterale this year, which was disappointing. Had to many other things I needed to do with not enough vacation time.

Until next year, good fellow!

-Jake
by JakeScott
December 21st, 2015, 6:41 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: All them salamanders of 2015
Replies: 19
Views: 10867

All them salamanders of 2015

So, I don't make posts very often anymore. With what feels like a million things going on in my life and what feels like far too many hobbies, I find myself absent from the forum. With that in mind, I'll try my best to at least cover most of the salamanders I was able to see this year. When going th...
by JakeScott
December 12th, 2015, 3:58 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Episode VII: The Caudates Awaken
Replies: 7
Views: 4169

Re: Episode VII: The Caudates Awaken

Fantastic! I can't wait to get back up there. Soon....soon....not soon enough.

Looking for salamanders in the mountains is never wasted time, even if you find nothing. Beautiful country and I am full of jealous that you get to live up there.

-Jake
by JakeScott
December 4th, 2015, 10:29 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Giving Thanks for Southern Herping
Replies: 4
Views: 2763

Re: Giving Thanks for Southern Herping

Very cool. I was just curious because I've been to Pigeon Mountain more times than I care to count and I've never turned up a mud in that area.

-Jake
by JakeScott
December 3rd, 2015, 10:47 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Giving Thanks for Southern Herping
Replies: 4
Views: 2763

Re: Giving Thanks for Southern Herping

All of those things are great finds.

You guys flipped that mud in NW Georgia or Tennessee?

-Jake
by JakeScott
December 1st, 2015, 5:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Gecko ID
Replies: 9
Views: 3548

Re: Gecko ID

The tokay likely didn't spread further north but instead was released/escaped. There are reports of them in warehouses in NJ. As long as there is a warm place for them to survive the winter, there's no problem for them. We have populations here in Gainesville as well as in Melrose. The yellow head a...
by JakeScott
November 16th, 2015, 3:08 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: March 2015 Trip to Pigeon Mountain and Okefenokee Swamp Geo
Replies: 5
Views: 4206

Re: March 2015 Trip to Pigeon Mountain and Okefenokee Swamp

It was fun and random that we ran into each other up there, but I wish Don and I could have stayed and herped with you guys. I know you found ample petraeus, why no post? Already have enough photos of them that you didn't photo any this trip? I know that's what happens to me every time I go there an...
by JakeScott
November 12th, 2015, 1:30 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: So, I lied...
Replies: 4
Views: 2759

Re: So, I lied...

Awesome stuff, Matt! The Coastal Plain is a fun place to herp. While redbacks are a common species, that doesn't take away from their coolness. That racer doesn't look to be in very good shape. Are you sure he wasn't hit? The photo of the fox is really fantastic, too btw. Stay safe out there, and lo...
by JakeScott
November 7th, 2015, 8:05 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: RFI: Amazon
Replies: 4
Views: 3663

Re: RFI: Amazon

MT Amazon tours is perfect for that. There will be other people on the tour, but you are free to walk any trails at any time by yourself.

http://www.opefe.com/Amazon_tours.html

https://www.facebook.com/MTAmazonExpeditions/

-Jake
by JakeScott
October 28th, 2015, 7:42 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: New to Florida area
Replies: 16
Views: 5915

Re: New to Florida area

Stohlgren wrote:False! Salamanders and chorus frogs all winter long.
Most definitely! Don't forget about the squishy herps.

-Jake
by JakeScott
October 22nd, 2015, 5:26 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: On the River With an Old Friend
Replies: 10
Views: 6894

Re: On the River With an Old Friend

Fantastic post, Carl.

Believe me, Dick had a good time. He wont stop talking about it! haha.

-Jake
by JakeScott
October 21st, 2015, 7:02 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: For Jake
Replies: 6
Views: 3573

Re: For Jake

Josh Holbrook wrote:Salamander season??? Grab yourself a dipnet and it never ends!
Where you live, Josh, it never ends and you don't need any kind of net. Lucky jerk.
by JakeScott
October 21st, 2015, 6:26 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: For Jake
Replies: 6
Views: 3573

Re: For Jake

Tricked me. Nothing but scales in this post.

I think you did just fine with your green snake photos. They can be a test in patience.

-Jake
by JakeScott
October 20th, 2015, 2:14 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Not a bad start to October.
Replies: 3
Views: 3625

Re: Not a bad start to October.

Okay, we are so over the reptiles. Amphib season is here. Enough already!

But, I guess if you have to show them, these aren't a bad selection.

See you when the rains come, Mr. Young.

-Jake
by JakeScott
October 7th, 2015, 4:23 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Post photos of wild herps feeding
Replies: 56
Views: 49647

Re: Post photos of wild herps feeding

A Eastern Diamondback consuming a marsh rat late at night and deep in the Everglades. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5348/8931438261_5b5291bb49_c.jpg Crotalus adamanteus by Jake Scott , on Flickr https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3717/8932053430_763c6519cb_c.jpg Crotalus adamanteus by Jake Scott , on F...
by JakeScott
September 28th, 2015, 6:58 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Gray Ratsnake Range Question
Replies: 9
Views: 5313

Re: Gray Ratsnake Range Question

Like Kevin said, this is a typical look for that area. The mixed grayish-yellow and only a faintly defined line behind the eye and across the prefrontals. Even as the Peterson's guide demonstrates, the intergrade zone travels on a line from the gulf hammock area up through your location, so you can ...
by JakeScott
September 19th, 2015, 6:52 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Need I'd please !!
Replies: 13
Views: 4216

Re: Need I'd please !!

They aren't an uncommon sight around Strictly...almost anything can be found around there. T. annularis are also common in various other places. Here's one from a Lee Co. population. I actually caught a pair and bred them for a bit. https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/7992687043_888312b952_c.jpg Tar...
by JakeScott
August 29th, 2015, 11:28 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Took the family west
Replies: 9
Views: 3817

Re: Took the family west

An all around amazing post! Great job!

-Jake
by JakeScott
August 21st, 2015, 5:43 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catching up after 3 years: USA (SW/SE), Ecuador, Belize
Replies: 9
Views: 5536

Re: Catching up after 3 years: USA (SW/SE), Ecuador, Belize

Epicity!! That was fun to go through, Mike. Of all, my favorite has to be the utahensis. I love Coleonyx!

-Jake
by JakeScott
August 13th, 2015, 2:03 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Salamania 2015 - more details
Replies: 53
Views: 26745

Re: Salamania 2015 - more details

I'll be quite a bit south of you man. We'll be in South Central TN and North GA. That's the plan anyway...we'll see how it works out.

-Jake
by JakeScott
August 12th, 2015, 7:30 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Salamania 2015 - more details
Replies: 53
Views: 26745

Re: Salamania 2015 - more details

Still planning on it man. I'll be up in the mountains the weekend before that, too.
by JakeScott
August 10th, 2015, 3:21 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Birthday herping
Replies: 12
Views: 4586

Re: Birthday herping

Happy birthday, Bethany! Looks like you had a great time.
Every year on my birthday I try to make a trip somewhere different/interesting. And for the past 4 years I've gotten at least one lifer on, or a day before or after, my birthday.

-Jake
by JakeScott
August 10th, 2015, 3:17 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: In Search of Baja California Rat Snakes
Replies: 8
Views: 5063

Re: In Search of Baja California Rat Snakes

Very good post! That one lyre is a knockout. Congrats on the rosaliae, those are way high on my list.

-Jake
by JakeScott
July 7th, 2015, 2:43 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Waterdogs in Florida
Replies: 20
Views: 6847

Re: Waterdogs in Florida

They actually darken with age and are usually a pinkish color until they are about 3 inches. Then they turn a brownish ground color with dark spotting along the dorsum. I actually dipped about a dozen this past March in Conecuh NF. Here's some here (not my record, but I was doing the dipping): http:...
by JakeScott
July 6th, 2015, 6:29 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Waterdogs in Florida
Replies: 20
Views: 6847

Re: Waterdogs in Florida

Are you sure you found Necturus? It was a solid black individual? Perhaps you captured a Siren? I guess you would know if it had four legs, but just wondering since I've never seen/heard of a solid black individual from that area.

-Jake