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- June 28th, 2016, 5:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NAHERP AND OCD
- Replies: 25
- Views: 32529
Re: NAHERP AND OCD
Well, the trip was somewhat successful - I closed out Texas and Louisiana. Lots of DOR records, but whatever. My last week was not so great in West Texas and New Mexico, it was awfully hot and dry and nothing much seemed to show but it was still fun and even managed a few unexpected lifers. I have m...
- June 4th, 2016, 10:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NAHERP AND OCD
- Replies: 25
- Views: 32529
Re: NAHERP AND OCD
Yes to the money facing the same way and the volume needing to be at regular intervals (for me it's 5). I also count stairs--number of steps per landing, etc. For example, in the last building where I worked, there was a landing between each floor (i.e. two flights of stairs), and four stairwells t...
- June 1st, 2016, 9:21 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NAHERP AND OCD
- Replies: 25
- Views: 32529
Re: NAHERP AND OCD
this is GREAT... :beer: are you seriously (as in diagnosed) as OCD??? and if so... kudos on making it a positive aspect in your life... :thumb: If just a joke... well, then... I'm stupid... but then again, so are you for poking fun at those with mental health issues.[/quote] I would never poke fun ...
- June 1st, 2016, 9:18 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NAHERP AND OCD
- Replies: 25
- Views: 32529
Re: NAHERP AND OCD
Hi guys - I finally got to log onto the internet (at some random Texas Starbucks) after non-stop driving through Texas since Saturday night. From the time I left work until about Monday night-ish, I had slept a total of 5 hours. Not that that is an amazing feat, it's just amazing that I do it withou...
- May 27th, 2016, 3:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NAHERP AND OCD
- Replies: 25
- Views: 32529
NAHERP AND OCD
Finishing work around 3am tonight then heading to Florida for some Everglades herping and possibly committing suicide by mosquito bites. My OCD, however, has kept me up sleepless nights staring at all of the unvouchered counties in the great state of Texas. Thus, in the next week my goal is to close...
- May 25th, 2016, 2:12 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: HERPS OF TEXAS . ORG
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4888
Re: HERPS OF TEXAS . ORG
Hi Chris M! No, I will be avoiding that area like the plague. As fun as it would be to meet up with others from the forum or from NAFHA I don't enjoy the big group outings with herpers tripping over each other in the field or on the roads and what not. That's why I avoid the National meets as well a...
- May 22nd, 2016, 3:07 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: HERPS OF TEXAS . ORG
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4888
Re: HERPS OF TEXAS . ORG
.............. The Inaturalist Herps of Texas project is OK for generating approximate range maps for some species. Also, Troy and Toby Hibbitts (et al) have just updated the field guides to all the Texas herps (except snakes for which Werler and Dixon is still the bible). Thanks again, Chris! I've...
- May 21st, 2016, 6:41 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snakes in the Chiricahua mountains
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9030
Re: Snakes in the Chiricahua mountains
A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles in Arizona http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee226/Steve_Bledsoe/Brennan_zpsetnt464g.jpg You can find this book on Amazon, or purchase it directly from the Arizona Game & Fish Department. It contains all of the state species with distribution maps. I pi...
- May 15th, 2016, 6:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: HERPS OF TEXAS . ORG
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4888
Re: HERPS OF TEXAS . ORG
Thanks for the reply, Chris! Yes, I'm not sure why they had to take the old site down either while updating. Oh well. I've heard of Inaturalist but truth be told I never really checked it out but am going to check it out now. That old site was enjoyable, but I'm sure this one will suffice. Thanks ag...
- May 7th, 2016, 12:44 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: HERPS OF TEXAS . ORG
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4888
HERPS OF TEXAS . ORG
Does anyone know who is in charge of this site and when it will be back up? I'll be coming through again in a month and this site was my favorite and a very useful guide last summer. I was pretty let down last week when I saw that this site was down for maintenance (or whatever). Anyone?
Marc
Marc
- January 23rd, 2016, 12:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
- Replies: 148
- Views: 8507
Re: Catalina Island Zonata
I've had one foot out the door of this forum teetering on whether to leave permanently like so many good others (such as Richard Cazares) or staying but this post was the final shove to get me on my way. I actually thank you, Regal and Lou, because this is like quitting a job that you really didn't ...
- January 22nd, 2016, 12:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
- Replies: 148
- Views: 8507
Re: Catalina Island Zonata
While I always appreciate healthy sceptiscism, and appeals to logic... i think the logistics of getting a wild Catalina fox to perform on command, (set up a fake vid) outweigh the chance of this being an authentic event. In other words... if you think the vid was staged... pls explain how you yours...
- January 18th, 2016, 10:32 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Favorite Finds and/or Pictures of 2015
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6824
Re: Favorite Finds and/or Pictures of 2015
This was my favorite find during my cross country trip this past summer - I had 3 goals and accomplished 1 of them (alive). Still trying to write up my year end but the only reason why I like this pic is because it is as found at 2:30 am crawling up a rock cut. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354...
- January 5th, 2016, 11:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: rain's on the way - who's going for amphibians this week?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1795
Re: rain's on the way - who's going for amphibians this week
Wanted to go the past two nights but the rain stopped - so I have to go tomorrow night after work - at 3am..........
Marc
Marc
- December 30th, 2015, 11:14 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
- Replies: 148
- Views: 8507
Re: Catalina Island Zonata
The person who found the zonata with the fox is Richard Cazares, a (former?) forum member (Desertworx) who has found and recorded in the HERP database quite a few other zonata over the years. In other words, I have absolutely no doubt about the reliability of this report. There are zonata on Catali...
- December 8th, 2015, 11:10 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Like Field Herping?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19615
- December 8th, 2015, 11:04 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Like Field Herping?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 19615
Re: Like Field Herping?
Texas will be closed out in 2016.
Arkansas/Louisiana will be hit as well.
Marc
Arkansas/Louisiana will be hit as well.
Marc
- November 8th, 2015, 10:54 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rainy day salamanders in Mendocino County
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5245
Re: Rainy day salamanders in Mendocino County
Owen- can't say that I've had a Lowenbrau in some time! Maybe we should go on a hike and change that haha! ! Everyone- let's go out salamandering! I'm doing my rain dance and getting some better boots in hopes of a nice get together! Yeah, it's been over 30 years for me with that Lowenbrau stuff (L...
- October 6th, 2015, 11:47 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Post photos of wild herps feeding
- Replies: 56
- Views: 49649
Re: Post photos of wild herps feeding
New Mexico atrox http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/Pinhead22/107_zpsvyoxtwel.jpg Yearling atrox in AZ with same size mouse http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/Pinhead22/448_zpsj7berfub.jpg California winder with an appetizer http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e354/Pinhead22/068_zps5lgovdl8.jpg
- September 13th, 2015, 12:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 4 states filled in for database in 2015...so far
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14864
Re: 3 states filled in for database in 2015...so far
4 hours is a hop skip and a jump, Chris !!!!
- September 12th, 2015, 2:24 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 4 states filled in for database in 2015...so far
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14864
Re: 3 states filled in for database in 2015...so far
I've been working on Texas - those white counties cause me sleepless nights due to my severe OCD
- September 5th, 2015, 10:37 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: In Memory of Kent VanSooy
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11741
Re: In Memory of Kent VanSooy
I met him twice in person and that's all I needed.....
RIP
RIP
Re: For Kent
Truly horrible and just plain sad.....
RIP Kent, thanks for being the first to put me on my path to herping California.....
Marc
RIP Kent, thanks for being the first to put me on my path to herping California.....
Marc
- September 4th, 2015, 11:35 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New to the area, looking for some tips
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4917
Re: New to the area, looking for some tips
I need to ask what do you guys do if you find a snake on the road who has been hit by a car but it not dead yet? I found two rattlesnakes who were stil alive but just barely and probably an hour or so away from death. DO you just move them off and let them slowly die? Do you put them out of their m...
- September 4th, 2015, 1:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New to the area, looking for some tips
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4917
Re: New to the area, looking for some tips
I need to ask what do you guys do if you find a snake on the road who has been hit by a car but it not dead yet? I found two rattlesnakes who were stil alive but just barely and probably an hour or so away from death. DO you just move them off and let them slowly die? Do you put them out of their m...
- September 1st, 2015, 9:28 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Another out of the neighbor's yard...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2497
Re: Another out of the neighbor's yard...
I just thought the same thingricrabt wrote:Oh man, seeing Kents reply kind of hit me...
- August 31st, 2015, 12:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping the USA- post Tour reflection
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2755
Re: Helping the USA- post Tour reflection
Cool stuff as always :thumb: - I love that herper's goldmine shot!! Hopefully, you get some rain up your way because I'm thinking of taking another trip up towards SF around the holidays again so I can knock off a lot of amphibian lifers and drink some :beer: :beer: Oh, and add HERPING to your spell...
- August 20th, 2015, 12:22 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Same as Main: Southwest Summer
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2394
Re: Same as Main: Southwest Summer
That chuckwalla at the end is insane
- August 16th, 2015, 3:21 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Need a snake ID please
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2539
Re: Need a snake ID please
They don't necessarily get red. Some stay that brownish color even into adulthood, I think it depends on maybe their locatality. Some of the California natives can chime in with better info than me I'm sure. As for the sidewinder characteristics, well, it's just a sidewinder. You can see the horns a...
- August 15th, 2015, 5:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Need a snake ID please
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2539
Re: Need a snake ID please
Sidewinder.
Coachwhip.
Coachwhip.
- August 12th, 2015, 9:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cole Wild closes out Colorado!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2265
Re: Cole Wild closes out Colorado!
Awesome!! On my recent cross country trip I was trying to fill in as much as Texas as I could and other counties as well. Not because the herp mapping was important, but when I stare at that map those little white counties drive me INSANE because I have really bad OCD. I just finished up a quick tri...
- August 6th, 2015, 4:28 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: In Search of Baja California Rat Snakes
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7175
Re: In Search of Baja California Rat Snakes
That Lyre (and everything else that was still alive) is awesome man, great stuff!!!!!!!!!!!
- July 31st, 2015, 12:51 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Pet Peeves
- Replies: 54
- Views: 27370
Re: Pet Peeves
Actually what does bother me about this forum is a huge lack of respect some people have and the ganging up on newbies, I've seen this a few times and you know that really turns people off. You older more experienced herps should be hear to help the next generation of herpers not discurag them. It ...
- July 27th, 2015, 7:59 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Western Pond Turtle Dog Days of Summer
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3401
Re: Western Pond Turtle Dog Days of Summer
Cool man - I still have never found a WPT - would probably help if I looked......
Marc
Marc
- July 27th, 2015, 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2015 Field Photography 1
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1427
- July 19th, 2015, 2:47 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Another successful night!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2008
Re: Another successful night!
I've found it pretty common to find horned lizards (and many others) to be pressed against the asphalt at random times at night but especially right after dark.............
- July 19th, 2015, 2:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Another successful night!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2008
Re: Another successful night!
That girl is about to pop!!!!!!!!!!
- June 13th, 2015, 4:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: California Atrox
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2437
Re: California Atrox
Likey likey that fatty
- June 12th, 2015, 2:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Relocating to NYC
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2645
Re: Relocating to NYC
Gonna be tough, Nick, without a car. But you're only about an hour outside of the Pine Barrens so if you can find means to get down there then you have to. Otherwise, take the NJ Transit train down to Trenton and see if some of the Northeast members won't mind picking you up for a trip or two. Nick ...
- June 1st, 2015, 11:01 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Coalinga Horned Toad Derby
- Replies: 81
- Views: 81648
Re: Coalinga Horned Toad Derby
Sorry your light-hearted thread turned into a shit show, Yolo Dave. And people are wondering why no one wants to post on this forum anymore? This is a town's tradition, and I'm sure that million dollar profit they must have rolled from this thing went to the town to clean up their parks or throw som...
- May 31st, 2015, 11:21 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Pet Peeves
- Replies: 54
- Views: 27370
Re: Pet Peeves
People who don't add the time found in their database records..............
- May 26th, 2015, 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cross country herping adventure!!!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7760
Re: Cross country herping adventure!!!
Does that mean you are not going to do the trip at all because of your pets? I was hoping to follow you on your travels because I am doing a similar trip to go back to New Jersey in T-Minus 11 days. I am just going to wing the whole thing (this is actually my 8th and 9th time I've driven cross count...
- May 26th, 2015, 8:31 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Need toad ID
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2583
Re: Need toad ID
That area is crawling with Woodhouse toads - I'd go with Will also..............
- May 8th, 2015, 3:41 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: N.A.F.H.A. Field Trip 2015!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9090
Re: N.A.F.H.A. Field Trip 2015!
That area has the nicest looking gophers anywhere...........
- May 3rd, 2015, 8:06 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First portion of my year
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2488
Re: First portion of my year
Crazy man!!
Your first portion of the year would be awesome if it was my ENTIRE year!! Great pics and I'm loving the panamint, naturally.......
Your first portion of the year would be awesome if it was my ENTIRE year!! Great pics and I'm loving the panamint, naturally.......
- May 3rd, 2015, 4:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Yesterday with our USGS partners
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3366
- May 3rd, 2015, 10:08 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A couple significant finds for me
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2843
- April 3rd, 2015, 1:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Cali NAFHA Event Fri 4-10-15 thru Sun 4-12-15 Updated
- Replies: 157
- Views: 47613
Re: The Cali NAFHA Event Fri 4-10-15 thru Sun 4-12-15 Updat
I'm showing up sometime on Saturday - just not sure when, where, or what time..............
- March 18th, 2015, 2:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: San Diego County – Fall 2014 to Spring 2015
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7513
- March 12th, 2015, 11:35 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Cali NAFHA Event Fri 4-10-15 thru Sun 4-12-15 Updated
- Replies: 157
- Views: 47613
Re: The Cali Chapter NAFHA Event Fri 4-10-15 thru Sun 4-12-1
Is there going to be a dinner or a meetup for drinks or anything at this thing? I'm not much of a group herping person so pretty much would like to meet up for more of a social thing to meet some new (and old) faces.........
Marc
Marc