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- August 29th, 2020, 9:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Golden Guide
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4614
Golden Guide
I think most of our love of herps started from this book. I still had my original from 40 years ago when I was 10, but sadly over time, and kids, it was ruined. I was able to pick this one up in great condition and my wife mounted it in a shadow box for me... If your to young, or this wasnt part of ...
- July 6th, 2019, 12:13 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Jersey Softshells Locations
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10950
Re: Jersey Softshells Locations
Ive seen them in Neshamany creek, PA a few years ago
- October 3rd, 2018, 12:33 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Quick trip to the Smokys
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14341
Re: Quick trip to the Smokys
Thanks Jeff for your reply. Everytime I look at that pic I wonder about it. Anyhow I cam PM you the location and a few more pics if interested. I know Its not a big post with a lot of great stuff, but can anyone else help me out and verify is that in fact a Spotted Dusky? Anyone have a guess on the ...
- September 26th, 2018, 11:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Quick trip to the Smokys
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14341
Quick trip to the Smokys
Quick trip to the Smokys with my family so I didnt have a whole lot of time to herp. Also I had been there before so Im just going to post some of the salamanders I have a question about... I believe this is a Sotted Dusky http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/mkmlnj4/101_0930_zpsmuafyukb.jpg ano...
- July 3rd, 2017, 5:13 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Checking my boards - 1st half of 2017 (NJ + MD)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7821
Re: Checking my boards - 1st half of 2017 (NJ + MD)
Fun post and great finds and pics! I am your neighbor to the south (southern jersey here) so if your ever down this way again feel free to hit me up. I am in Atlantic county, Is that first trash pile pic in southern NJ? That trash looks familiar!
- July 1st, 2017, 1:08 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Documenting my Life List
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14027
Re: Documenting my Life List
And still only two people posted their life totals, which is my point. I also photograph and it only "counts" if you the photo is clear enough to tell exactly what species. "funky res" I think that is a pretty impressive list for someone who doesn't get around on their own. I liv...
- June 23rd, 2017, 5:54 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Documenting my Life List
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14027
Re: Documenting my Life List
My question is this... why do herpers not talk about their life list or life list number as much as birders? I know herpers are more secretive, but I've always wondered what the record is for seeing herps?
- May 30th, 2017, 6:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Trip Report: Virginia Appalachians
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4653
Re: Trip Report: Virginia Appalachians
Great job and a great post! Every time i go through VA I try to photo a VA salamander. I was going up 81 few weeks ago and I made a little side trip to get my lifer Peaks of Otter, The pic I took of the trail looks almost exactly like yours! But you did it all in one trip, that's amazing! I will be ...
- July 31st, 2016, 10:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: What is going on here ... more accurately NOT going on here
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6296
Re: What is going on here ... more accurately NOT going on h
Yea, I was wondering the same thing about the forum. Guess I am just as much to blame as everyone else, not posting here as much. Personally, I have run into more Pine snakes down here in South Jersey then any other year! http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/mkmlnj4/101_0320_zpsf95glg4v.jpg
- May 13th, 2016, 8:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South Carolina vacation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4927
South Carolina vacation
Recently back from a vacation to South Carolina. With the creation of facebook the Forum has really slowed down so I thought I would post here on the Northeast Forum and share with all of you. I believe this is a Southern flavored Racer......*LIFER* http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/mkmlnj4/1...
- December 31st, 2015, 9:57 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Year Review 2015 - PA, NJ, MD, MO, IL, FL, GA, DE
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7794
Re: Year Review 2015 - PA, NJ, MD, MO, IL, FL, GA, DE
Wow, that was serious post! I enjoyed every minute of it and did not want it to end. Good year! I usually like to mention a particular picture or animal but I cant decide which was my favorite, I guess I like the Jersey stuff best. Always amazes me when someone rolls into the Pine Barrens and does g...
- November 27th, 2015, 1:12 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: South Carolina in spring
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2538
Re: South Carolina in spring
I am from NJ and will also be in SC ( Charleston area FMNF then Mcbee area) and have many questions. Is late April, early May a good time for frogs and will they still be calling? Will it be to early to night cruise for snakes? To late for salamanders? What are daytime temps like that time of year, ...
- October 3rd, 2015, 3:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My trip from NJ to Massachusetts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1806
My trip from NJ to Massachusetts
Love going south, but the wife has been wanting to go to Boston for awhile. Although I wanted to see it, I like to herp in my spare time, especially when i am in a new area and I was a little apprehensive about going north. I must say, Massachusetts was very good to me! I met our president (northeas...
- September 29th, 2015, 6:52 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Show Some September Snakes!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3102
- August 5th, 2015, 7:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Trip home to central PA for a few days
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1225
Trip home to central PA for a few days
Recently went home for a few days to Central PA. Went out road cruising one night and if you know me you know I am very unlucky with Milk snakes. Well I cruised up my first adult Eastern Milk. http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/mkmlnj4/z293_zps22errw2n.jpg http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss...
- June 25th, 2015, 10:39 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Anybody recommend a good tick repellant?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7475
Re: Anybody recommend a good tick repellant?
To clarify what I said earlier when I said... I dont worry about the ticks much, I can feel them on me and see them, I do WORRY about them. But I live in an area where I pull a few off me after mowing my lawn, or go to my nephews little league game, or have a backyard bbq. In south Jersey they are p...
- May 31st, 2015, 1:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: IL town removing snakes
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6232
Re: IL town removing snakes
Some states it is illegal to kill snakes. Someone should check IL state laws.
- May 28th, 2015, 8:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Anybody recommend a good tick repellant?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7475
Re: Anybody recommend a good tick repellant?
I dont worry about the ticks much, I can feel them on me and see them, try to get them before they get you. What gets me occasionally in NJ, and I mean really rips me up, is chiggers. Cant really see them unless you get into a whole patch of them. I use the lint roller on my legs as soon as I am out...
- May 26th, 2015, 8:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Family Florida Trip May 2015(Pythons, Tegus & More Snakes)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8740
Re: Family Florida Trip May 2015(Pythons, Tegus & More Snake
Tegu at KFC is a great shot! What an unexpected find, LOL. Ive been to ENP twice and havent got to see a Python yet, how did they act? Did they take off? or just kind of slither away? Seem mean? or curious? Handle any of the Pythons? Also, and being from NJ I could be way wrong, I didnt think Scarle...
- May 24th, 2015, 1:12 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Awsome trip to the Smoky Mountains *same as main forum*
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2635
- May 24th, 2015, 2:20 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Awsome trip to the Smoky Mountains *same as main forum*
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2635
Re: Awsome trip to the Smoky Mountains *same as main forum*
I must add, I did better then I ever imagined. Thanks to all that gave me advise before my trip. One more herp that I saw..."Accidently" road cruised this Hogger on the way from NJ to the Smokys in western VA.... http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/mkmlnj4/100_4202_zps92aqk4r6.jpg
- May 24th, 2015, 2:19 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Smoky Mountain trip
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2197
Re: Smoky Mountain trip
I must add, I did better then I ever imagined. Thanks to all that gave me advise before my trip. One more herp that I saw..."Accidently" road cruised this Hogger on the way from NJ to the Smokys in western VA.... http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/mkmlnj4/100_4202_zps92aqk4r6.jpg
- May 24th, 2015, 2:09 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Awsome trip to the Smoky Mountains *same as main forum*
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2635
Awsome trip to the Smoky Mountains *same as main forum*
Spent little over a week in the Smoky Mountains. Had a great time running around, hiking, and of course herping.... Black Chinned Red http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/mkmlnj4/z223_zpsk9kdhya7.jpg http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/mkmlnj4/z222_zpsicy01a8b.jpg http://i582.photobucket.co...
- May 24th, 2015, 2:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Smoky Mountain trip
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2197
Smoky Mountain trip
Spent little over a week in the Smoky Mountains. Had a great time running around, hiking, and of course herping.... Black Chinned Red http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/mkmlnj4/z223_zpsk9kdhya7.jpg http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/mkmlnj4/z222_zpsicy01a8b.jpg http://i582.photobucket.co...
- April 17th, 2015, 4:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: you might be done herping for the day...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4338
Re: you might be done herping for the day...
While road cruising you realize that you have been fooled by the same stick on the road thinking it was a snake 4 times, you might be done herping!
- March 10th, 2015, 6:47 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: salamander migration
- Replies: 61
- Views: 98423
Re: salamander migration
I went for a little while Tues night in south jersey. High 40s and light, steady rain but snow and ice still on a lot of the ponds and swamps. Saw a few frogs though. This guy was sitting on the ice as pictured, I did not pose him.... http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/mkmlnj4/100_1112_zpseotw...
- January 14th, 2015, 7:28 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Belated 2014 End of Year Post: NJ and some Florida
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1867
Re: The Belated 2014 End of Year Post: NJ and some Florida
Wow, that is a great year! I like the Northern Reds, and Blue Spotted sals, very cool. I am from NJ and have never seen a Corn or Rattler in NJ, those are big time herps! Well done!
- January 14th, 2015, 7:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: End of Year 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7939
Re: End of Year 2014
Great finds, great pics, and a all around great post! I heard about the Salem Co. Green tree frogs but wasn't sure it was true. Thats wild that you found them! Good job.
- January 10th, 2015, 9:22 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Theme 5 - Strange things seen while herping
- Replies: 35
- Views: 12203
- December 16th, 2014, 2:35 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: End of the year Snake post 2014
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3125
Re: End of the year Snake post 2014
Great year, some awsome finds! Thanks for taking the time to put this together, I really enjoyed it. Mole King was my favorite.
- December 15th, 2014, 6:52 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Year in Review....kinda
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3436
Re: Year in Review....kinda
WOW ! Loved this post, I am from the northeast, I happened to be bored and looking in other chapters. Glad I did ! Thanks for taking the time to share!
- November 5th, 2014, 5:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Nominations for 2015 Northeast Chapter President
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5070
Re: Nominations for 2015 Northeast Chapter President
Thirded, I think you have done a fine job!
- November 3rd, 2014, 5:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Questions about herping records
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1499
Questions about herping records
Maybe this would be a better question for the main forum but I figured I would ask friends first. I am able to find a lot of information concerning birding records, such as world record for most bird species seen in the lower 48 in a year, most seen worldwide in one year, most species seen in a life...
- October 24th, 2014, 6:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New Game-Name That Herp...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3696
Re: New Game-Name That Herp...
Yea, Id say Bullfrog
- October 15th, 2014, 7:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Quest for the Northern Red
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1932
Quest for the Northern Red
I am a lifelister. Totally obsessed with finding and photographing new species of herps. Somehow after living my whole life in PA and NJ I have missed the Northern Red salamander. This fall it lined up that I would be spending a week in the Poconos, then later a long weekend in central PA. I designe...
- October 2nd, 2014, 10:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My mid west vacation.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2867
Re: My mid west vacation.
Yes! Coopers rock, WV
- September 26th, 2014, 9:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My mid west vacation.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2867
My mid west vacation.
I am from NJ and wasrecently out to the mid-west on vacation and thought I would share. First we were in Arkansas and I night walked some of the ponds surrounding our campsight and found a Diamondback watersnake! Then another! Stopped counting after 12, some were surprisingly large. Apparently they ...
- September 22nd, 2014, 6:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Vacation to mid-west
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1221
Vacation to mid-west
I was out to the mid-west but snce I am from NJ andknow a lot of you I thought I would post here for you to see. First we were in Arkansas and I night walked some of the ponds surrounding our campsight and found a Diamondback watersnake! Then another! Stopped counting after 12, some were surprisingl...
- July 31st, 2014, 5:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Obx HERPS on vacation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3695
Re: Obx HERPS on vacation
Great pics! Love that King. I was in OBX last summer and loved it. You did great!
- July 26th, 2014, 3:39 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Summer slowing down
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1273
Summer slowing down
My summer always slows down in th dog days of late July and August. I guess more herps go underground, or come out at night but I thought with a cooler summer it would happen later ? But it is slowing down, at last for me down here in the pines. I did meet up with Roosters977 to do a little herping ...
- July 26th, 2014, 3:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A few babes
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2885
- June 7th, 2014, 3:41 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A few babes
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2885
Re: A few babes
Yes, New Jersey!
- June 6th, 2014, 4:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A few babes
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2885
A few babes
Finially got out for a little while. I was in Florida for 2 weeks earlier this year (see my post in southeast forum titled NJ to S. Florida) so I have been working hard to try an pay for it. Today got out for a little bit and first found a baby Red Belly. I am always surprised how different they loo...
- June 3rd, 2014, 7:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Baby softshell
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1670
Re: Baby softshell
Awsome !
- May 31st, 2014, 6:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: From NJ to S. Florida
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2827
Re: From NJ to S. Florida
The iguana was along a canal, (not in the glades) north of the Tamiani trail. I was pretty surprised to see it and a saw 2. I also saw another fairly large unidentied lizard ( not as big as the Iguanas) which I could not get a shot of. The Glass lizard was also north of the trail on a dirt road. Sor...
- May 25th, 2014, 2:10 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: From NJ to S. Florida
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2827
From NJ to S. Florida
This was my second trip to the Everglades and I saw 6 lifers. My goal had been a little higher but I was thrilled with what I got to see. If I misidentified anything, please feel free to correct, I was a long way from home and definatly not playing on my home field.... I believe this is whats referr...
- April 28th, 2014, 7:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping Highlights
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2265
Re: Herping Highlights
Those are some real good pics! I like the Red Salamander best, they have been tormenting me for awhile also.
- March 27th, 2014, 4:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring Break
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3498
Re: Spring Break
Awsome trip and looks like you did a great job.
Can we see the Sea turtle and the Python?
Can we see the Sea turtle and the Python?
- March 6th, 2014, 3:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: What I Learned About Life from Field Herping
- Replies: 154
- Views: 67340
Re: What I Learned About Life from Field Herping
I found this post late, so many good ones but I will put in my 3...
1. Wildlife is all around us, unless of course you have a camera in your hand.
2. Snakes don't read field guides.
and the one that I live by....
3. A bad day of herping is better then a good day at work !
1. Wildlife is all around us, unless of course you have a camera in your hand.
2. Snakes don't read field guides.
and the one that I live by....
3. A bad day of herping is better then a good day at work !
- February 18th, 2014, 7:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Mid-Winter Trip to S. Florida/ENP
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1778
Re: Mid-Winter Trip to S. Florida/ENP
So jealous! Keep us posted, It's snowy and freezing up here and I enjoyed seeing someone out there having fun! I will be there in May and cant wait. Those Corns are great and the Knight anole is really cool too. Keep the pics coming...