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- February 27th, 2015, 12:00 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Theme #1 - Snakes in the Road
- Replies: 56
- Views: 23208
Re: Theme #1 - Snakes in the Road
Here is my contribution to this post. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7534/16033467449_db8ffbc20c_c.jpg Crotalus horridus [Timber "Canebrake" Rattlesnake by ThatPineGuy , on Flickr Canebrake Rattlesnake crossing a road out of a controlled burn in Baker county, Florida. https://farm8.staticf...
- February 22nd, 2015, 9:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Mole Skinks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3190
Mole Skinks
Greetings everyone, I know it has been centuries since I've made a post on here, but I was just thinking about it the other day and figured, eh, why not? For the people that know me on here know I am quite fond of small fossorial organisms especially reptilian related ones. As far as Florida goes, w...
- July 24th, 2014, 9:26 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Mud Snake Overload
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4023
Re: Mud Snake Overload
Good post, Noah. That was a lot of fun!
-Jordan
-Jordan
- May 29th, 2014, 8:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Payne's Prairie Preserve or Highlands Hammock State Park
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6450
Re: Payne's Prairie Preserve or Highlands Hammock State Park
The tadpoles are Barking Treefrogs.
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- April 20th, 2014, 3:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 NAFHA Spring trip: ANF!
- Replies: 132
- Views: 26918
Re: 2014 NAFHA Spring trip: ANF!
See everyone soon! Kinda hoping it rains one night while Noah and I are up there. Then that will hopefully increase the chances of the white whales (mole king and rainbow) I'm after this year.
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- March 21st, 2014, 8:35 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 Herp Log (updated as of 3/24/2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7191
Re: 2014 Herp Log (updated as of 3/21/2014)
Oh sorry, Noah! Figured you would like the photo.
-Jordan
-Jordan
- March 21st, 2014, 5:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 Herp Log (updated as of 3/24/2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7191
- March 13th, 2014, 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Okefenokee 2014
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3931
Re: Okefenokee 2014
Great post Noah! The shots are fantastic, and of course, fantastic finds!
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- March 3rd, 2014, 6:17 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Florida's Finest Upland Snakes
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2207
Re: Florida's Finest Upland Snakes
Thank you they are so rewarding to see.
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- March 2nd, 2014, 1:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Florida's Finest Upland Snakes
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2207
Florida's Finest Upland Snakes
Some photos of Florida's finest upland snakes! These were all found in 2013. Just felt like compiling this together. I found 2 or more of each species listed in this. Short-Tailed Snake (Lampropeltis extenuatum) http://i939.photobucket.com/albums/ad234/JordanSchmitt_712/DSCN4244_zpsf191be16.jpg East...
- March 2nd, 2014, 1:07 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 Herp Log (updated as of 3/24/2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7191
Re: 2014 Herp Log (updated as of 3/2/2014)
Thank you everyone. This has been a good year so far!
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- March 2nd, 2014, 12:44 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Frog ID help please and some other stuff
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1359
Re: Frog ID help please and some other stuff
The treefrog is a Squirrel Treefrog.
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- February 15th, 2014, 10:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 so far
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2200
Re: 2014 so far
Great shots, Noah!
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- February 10th, 2014, 5:38 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 Herp Goals (FL only)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1783
Re: 2014 Herp Goals (FL only)
Thanks, Josh! This will one fun year!
- February 10th, 2014, 4:59 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southeast Chapter Member Biographies (2014 update)
- Replies: 31
- Views: 17165
Re: Southeast Chapter Member Biographies (2014 update)
I'm Jordan Schmitt! Current college student in Gainesville, Florida. When I am not studying, I spend all my off time herping. I am originally from Altus, Oklahoma (Jackson county, specifically from Altus Air Force Base). I have lived in Florida for 13 years now and love it. My goal in life is to bec...
- February 10th, 2014, 4:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 Herp Goals (FL only)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1783
Re: 2014 Herp Goals (FL only)
Josh, I guess it depends. On the herp atlas, there are WAY more vouchered records of rainbow snakes than Mole Kings and South Florida Mole Kings. As far as the ratio goes for the two, there has been more SFMK found than normal Mole Kings. One of the reasons why I think we don't see a lot of regular ...
- February 9th, 2014, 9:18 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 Herp Log (updated as of 3/24/2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7191
Re: 2014 Herp Log
Thanks, Noah. They are pretty common throughout every season in Florida. They are commonly seen in spring crossing roads or under AC and during the summer I tend to see them before, during and after rains crossing roads at night.
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- February 9th, 2014, 9:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 Herp Goals (FL only)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1783
Re: 2014 Herp Goals (FL only)
For sure! You are always welcome to come on Striped Newt surveys with me. I just need to find an area where they are currently breeding. I sampled over fifty ponds in 2013 in a 4 county area with no luck. As far as the Spotted Turtle goes though I will be in Alachua trying to get them.
-Jordan
-Jordan
- February 9th, 2014, 7:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 Herp Goals (FL only)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1783
2014 Herp Goals (FL only)
Hey everyone, figured I would post the stuff that I need to find this year. It is only including Florida since some of the stuff may be easier to get in other states, but difficult to find in Florida. I would personally say on a rarity level, the two mole kingsnake species are the rarest snake in Fl...
- February 9th, 2014, 7:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 NAFHA Spring trip: ANF!
- Replies: 132
- Views: 26918
Re: 2014 NAFHA Spring trip: ANF!
I will be attending this, however I will spending several days at a time up on other trips sleeping in my truck chasing some of 2014 goals.
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- February 9th, 2014, 7:38 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 Herp Log (updated as of 3/24/2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7191
Re: 2014 Herp Log
Thank you very much, I envy the frogs from the Pseudacris genus.
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- February 9th, 2014, 7:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 Herp Log (updated as of 3/24/2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7191
2014 Herp Log (updated as of 3/24/2014)
Hello everyone, excited about 2014 and Glenn (bladerunner8au) inspired me to do a herp log and I will be posting my finds as I go throughout the year, so probably by the end of 2014 there will be well over two hundred photos in this. I will obviously not post EVERY thing I find into this. Some speci...
- February 9th, 2014, 6:48 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Crowned Snakes (Tantilla) of Florida
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3473
Re: Crowned Snakes (Tantilla) of Florida
Noah, crowned snakes can be easily raked in areas with loose sand and with leaf cover. I have raked them under oaks and longleaf pine straw in sandhill and scrub habitat. You know you're in a good area if you are raking up centipedes in which they prey extensively on.
- January 17th, 2014, 7:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: End of the Year Post
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4476
Re: End of the Year Post
Hey Brad,
Both of the pine snakes I caught this year were in Hernando county.
-Jordan Schmitt
Both of the pine snakes I caught this year were in Hernando county.
-Jordan Schmitt
- January 2nd, 2014, 8:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: End of the Year Post
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4476
Re: End of the Year Post
Thanks Jake. 2013 was a good year. I wonder what the first snake will be for 2014
- December 31st, 2013, 10:21 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: End of the Year Post
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4476
End of the Year Post
I had a good year. I found a lot of cool stuff. Here is some of my highlight finds this year. These are in no particular order, but I found everything good that you can find in sandhill habitat this year as well. I found 6 live simus, 1 eastern hog, 2 short tail snakes, 2 pine snakes and 2 indigo sn...
- December 23rd, 2013, 10:37 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: End of Year post coming
- Replies: 0
- Views: 850
End of Year post coming
Hello everyone,
I haven't made a post on here in a long time, but I have to thank Noah (captainjack) for getting me back on here. I have found a lot of good stuff this year.
I will throw together a huge post in a few days, so be on the lookout!
-Jordan Schmitt
I haven't made a post on here in a long time, but I have to thank Noah (captainjack) for getting me back on here. I have found a lot of good stuff this year.
I will throw together a huge post in a few days, so be on the lookout!
-Jordan Schmitt
- August 4th, 2012, 1:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Something in all this heat
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3609
Re: Something in all this heat
Yup, that's a Prairie Kingsnake.
- June 21st, 2012, 9:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: help with Mud snake finding techniques
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4715
Re: help with Mud snake finding techniques
Whenever certain swamps dry out, flipping logs in the mud can turn one up. I found a 18" male under log in March of this year. Good luck just be consistent.
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- June 21st, 2012, 9:48 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Eastern Canada fun : Herps, birds and fish....
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3771
Re: Eastern Canada fun : Herps, birds and fish....
What an awesome post! I just love Canada posts, this was by far one of the best I've ever seen!
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- June 19th, 2012, 10:54 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Trans Pecos Round Two
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5465
Re: Trans Pecos Round Two
Awesome post Saunders, really liked everything you posted! Sucks that the Trans Pecos Rat was dead!
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- June 18th, 2012, 8:54 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Viper Day at The Texas Zoo - Rattlesnake Republic
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1295
Re: Viper Day at The Texas Zoo - Rattlesnake Republic
Way to get on the problem. I'm glad emails are being sent out. This really hurts our reputation as herpers because the public who aren't familiar with it thinks this is what we do when see say "we are looking for rattlesnakes" when really we photographing them and leaving them be in their ...
- June 16th, 2012, 10:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica June 2012
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9367
Re: Costa Rica June 2012
Love the Fer de lance! That's one of my dream HOTS to find!
-Jordan
-Jordan
- June 12th, 2012, 10:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A Striped Florida King
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2719
Re: A Striped Florida King
Beautiful! What county was it in?
-Jordan Schmitt
-Jordan Schmitt
- June 11th, 2012, 6:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Albertan herper
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2255
Re: Albertan herper
I live in Florida, but if I recall, I remember seeing a Saskatchewan post and their was bullsnakes and prairie rattlesnakes.
Welcome to the forum
-Jordan
Welcome to the forum
-Jordan
- June 1st, 2012, 5:23 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: So what breeding plans do y'all have for 2012?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 15094
Re: So what breeding plans do y'all have for 2012?
Doug, I don't have the Palm Beach kings anymore as I just wanted to keep Eastern Kingsnakes and intergrade Eastern Kingsnakes those were wildcaught another guy. The Levy Kingsnakes are indeed Nick Mesa's line of intergrade kings that originate from that county.
- May 31st, 2012, 6:11 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Eastern Hognose
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5143
Re: Eastern Hognose
I keep them, they are fantastic snakes. WC and CB. I am currently trying to breed my own in captivity, but I've had others that were captive bred. I like to keep my adults from wild on toads. I think its wrong to switch them over to rodents, when they have been eating toads there whole life. However...
- May 21st, 2012, 5:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Fellow Southeast Herper
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1191
Re: Fellow Southeast Herper
Hey man, I'm in Hernando County. Been trying to make it up there for some herping, but I really don't need to leave my county anyway because most the stuff is already down here! haha
-Jordan
-Jordan
- May 17th, 2012, 7:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 11 May 2012 in Georgia
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1863
Re: 11 May 2012 in Georgia
Like the simus and horridus. Awesome snakes.
-Jordan
-Jordan
- May 5th, 2012, 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2012 thus far...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3051
Re: 2012 thus far...
Really like the Eastern Kingsnake and the Pine Snake Daniel! Too bad the Pigmy was ugly!
-Jordan
-Jordan
- May 2nd, 2012, 9:19 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Male Hognose not eating
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2985
Re: Male Hognose not eating
People have already said it. Hognose will just go off feed. Males especially. They just do!
-Jordan
-Jordan
- April 30th, 2012, 6:52 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Green Swamp Trip 4/29/12
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1771
Green Swamp Trip 4/29/12
Good little trip with my best friend Ryan to the Green Swamp. Not only was is just good, I obtained a lifer that I have been looking for for so long. We were walking in a somewhat dried out pond with a lot of water hyacinth where I get Pennisular Newts and although I haven't found one either, there ...
- April 10th, 2012, 2:57 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Some of my hognose snakes
- Replies: 53
- Views: 14606
Re: Some of my hognose snakes
None of the Easterns I have eat rodents, only toads and frogs. My southerns all eat rodents, and of course, my westerns. I am currently writing a book on Eastern Hognose in captivity. It wont be done for awhile, but I will say one thing that if hognose snakes are born and are fed rodents from birth ...
- April 3rd, 2012, 3:47 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Some of my hognose snakes
- Replies: 53
- Views: 14606
Re: Some of my hognose snakes
I convert the Southerns not the Easterns I have right now. I will convert baby Easterns to rodents, but stuff adult Easterns that have been collected from the wild need to eat amphibians. I believe it is wrong to change somethings diet it was eating its whole life, but they do fine if you start them...
- April 1st, 2012, 7:07 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Some of my hognose snakes
- Replies: 53
- Views: 14606
Re: Some of my hognose snakes
It will be nice thats for sure. It will be a fantastic breeder too. I am going to acquire it a red phase male somehow.
-Jordan
-Jordan
- April 1st, 2012, 5:19 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Some of my hognose snakes
- Replies: 53
- Views: 14606
Some of my hognose snakes
Hey guys, I just wanted to share my hognose collection with you guys. Westerns http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l633/fltxherper/DSCN1085.jpg Western Hognose, female, captive bred and born Brent Bumgardner line. This picture was taken 3/31/2012, and she is currently gravid! http://i1127.photobucke...
- March 31st, 2012, 1:36 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Locality corn snake photos please
- Replies: 33
- Views: 14013
Re: Locality corn snake photos please
Hernando County
-Jordan
-Jordan
- March 28th, 2012, 2:55 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Any day now...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1879
Re: Any day now...
Awesome, my Westerns have been locked up, look forward to having awesome babies from them! Good luck with the Mexican Hogs!
-Jordan
-Jordan
- March 17th, 2012, 7:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hey the new guy from Ohio and now in Florida, with pics.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1459
Re: Hey the new guy from Ohio and now in Florida, with pics.
Hey,
Welcome to the forum, I am in Hernando County. Hope to see more posts from you in the future!
-Jordan Schmitt
Welcome to the forum, I am in Hernando County. Hope to see more posts from you in the future!
-Jordan Schmitt
- February 26th, 2012, 6:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Well here you go..."best day eva"
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2380
Re: Well here you go..."best day eva"
I should have caught it as well. I caught it. (Insert evil laugh.) :lol: Love that Blue Ribbon! The Rats are pretty too. Great account of a great day! Tim Tim, Even though that ribbon sure looks like a blue-striped, it is not a true blue stripe. Pure Blue Stripes live in Coastal hernando not in cen...