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- June 4th, 2019, 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Madison, WI
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5297
Re: Madison, WI
Thanks Jimi. Arrived in Madison this Sunday, June 2nd, and heading off back to Finland on June 15th. At work practically 6:30AM - 5:30PM during weekdays, so practically no time to herp after all. Also, didn't bring field gear. Will probably swap any herping for culture again and hit the museums and ...
- May 31st, 2019, 11:21 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Madison, WI
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5297
Madison, WI
Hi herpers.
I'll be in Madison, WI during 2-15.6 for work. Won't bring any herping gear, nor won't be ready for it, but if just by chance someone is up for a little walk in herp-country, I'd appreciate it. Very short notice.
Pm or maeranni (at) gmail.com
Cheers,
Martti (Helsinki, Finland)
I'll be in Madison, WI during 2-15.6 for work. Won't bring any herping gear, nor won't be ready for it, but if just by chance someone is up for a little walk in herp-country, I'd appreciate it. Very short notice.
Pm or maeranni (at) gmail.com
Cheers,
Martti (Helsinki, Finland)
- September 27th, 2018, 5:21 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Singapore customs vs. snake hook
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12661
Re: Singapore customs vs. snake hook
The hook wasn't a problem. They weren't interested at Changi airport and I managed to avoid checks at the Johor Bahru causeway immigration, where a check would have been thorough.
The immigration-process at the land-border is interesting to say the least.
The immigration-process at the land-border is interesting to say the least.
- August 22nd, 2018, 10:43 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Singapore customs vs. snake hook
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12661
Singapore customs vs. snake hook
I'll be off to Malaysia via Singapore in a couple of weeks and am planning on doing at least a bit of herping. The thing is, I'll have to stop at Singapore customs (got meds that need permission) at both Changi airport and the Johor Bahru causeway. I'll be taking the camera, lenses, flash and torche...
- June 5th, 2018, 12:28 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Coming to Belgium, need help
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6159
Re: Coming to Belgium, need help
Try Fieldherping EU http://fieldherping.eu/Forum/index A lot of knowledgeable herpers and herpetologists there. Herpers tend to be quite secretive about specific V. berus locations, so you may or may not find help finding them. Also, you might have to travel as berus sites are hardly abundant in a p...
- December 1st, 2017, 10:19 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aposematism and mimicry
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13138
Re: Aposematism and mimicry
Martti, You were fine, I should have been more respectful of your time and I apologize - thank you, you are gracious and I understand. Thank you for your directives I will do it. :thumb: Cheers, Kelly. Not the slightest of problems. Haven't been here since your above post. Keep your good thing goin...
- December 1st, 2017, 9:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aposematism and mimicry
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13138
Re: Aposematism and mimicry
Martti, You were fine, I should have been more respectful of your time and I apologize - thank you, you are gracious and I understand. Thank you for your directives I will do it. :thumb: Cheers, Kelly. Not the slightest of problems. Haven't been here since your above post. Keep your good thing goin...
- October 30th, 2017, 1:34 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aposematism and mimicry
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13138
Re: Aposematism and mimicry
Sorry for snapping, Kelly. Never any intention of shutting anyone up. Got a bit annoyed as the thread was originally one about photo requests. I offered you a reference from where you can start reading about eyesports and warning coloratons. Read the paper and the references within, no easy way arou...
- October 29th, 2017, 12:51 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aposematism and mimicry
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13138
Re: Aposematism and mimicry
I like your opinions, Kelly but sometimes you're just way off. Start here with the eye-spots and work your way back. http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/ ... 6/20150202
- October 24th, 2017, 9:44 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aposematism and mimicry
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13138
Re: Aposematism and mimicry
Marti, Tangential to your main topic, is defensive strategy combined with similar pattern and even behavior combined with noise. In the Americas, I'd find it very hard to believe that noise, when used, wouldn't be a part of it like in your example. Echis and Dasypeltis is another example that comes...
- October 24th, 2017, 12:22 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aposematism and mimicry
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13138
Re: Aposematism and mimicry
Here are a couple tricolors if that helps. If you like them let me know and I can send them to you to download. Nicholas Please do, Nicholas. Thank you. Kelly: I've got opinions on mimicry and flicker-fusion, but very busy atm, so will have to get into it another time. Antonsrkn: Just looking for s...
- October 21st, 2017, 8:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aposematism and mimicry
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13138
Re: Aposematism and mimicry
Thanks Bill. Having worked in Coto Doñana I've got photos and data on Natrix maura. If you've got great dorsal photos I could use, please email me at maeranni (at) gmail.com
edit: the first photo is a do-touch/don't touch. Great zigzag. Pm sent.
edit: the first photo is a do-touch/don't touch. Great zigzag. Pm sent.
- October 21st, 2017, 9:49 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aposematism and mimicry
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13138
Aposematism and mimicry
I'm looking for photos of aposematism and mimicry for a talk. Proper brightly obvious and tricolor-ones, but mostly interestested in species that have a dorsal pattern that can be perceived as zigzag-pattern as in European vipers. Thinking Sistrurus and Ophryacus s.l. Tons of them in Africa. teach m...
- June 1st, 2017, 8:47 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Italian Wall Lizard Populations
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12968
Re: Italian Wall Lizard Populations
I'm expecting a paper or a thesis of your work. QI.
- April 22nd, 2017, 11:06 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Court lectures FWS on grammar, lifts ban on snake shipments
- Replies: 20
- Views: 24796
Re: Court lectures FWS on grammar, lifts ban on snake shipme
Hi Martti, nice to hear from you again. I hope spring in Finland is coming along nicely. See any adders yet? Are you guys typically as early as over in Norway? The March adders there always impress me. This article on the perils of user-friendly modeling software might well interest some people: ht...
- April 22nd, 2017, 6:58 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Court lectures FWS on grammar, lifts ban on snake shipments
- Replies: 20
- Views: 24796
Re: Court lectures FWS on grammar, lifts ban on snake shipme
Is Ernie an actual person, or just a troll poster?
- December 1st, 2016, 1:13 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Tibet and Yunnan 2016
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5248
Re: Tibet and Yunnan 2016
Cheers for this. The scenery is stunning.
- November 22nd, 2016, 1:16 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Namibian Field Herping Trip November 2016
- Replies: 20
- Views: 14214
Re: Namibian Field Herping Trip November 2016
Excellent post. I think Namibia should be on anyone's list, whether a herper or not.
- November 8th, 2016, 12:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Planet Earth TWO is out!!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3583
Re: Planet Earth TWO is out!!!
Watched the episode straight away after it came out. Excellent camerawork and production as always. The BBC has previously received criticism for excessive sound effects, and they didn't fail. Scratching, screeching, and dramatic background music, which I found distracting from the visuals. http://w...
- September 27th, 2016, 11:43 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southern Thailand, september 2016
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14073
Re: Southern Thailand, september 2016
Great finds and shots as always, Thor.
- September 5th, 2016, 4:09 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Peruvian Amazon, July-August 2016
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4667
Re: Peruvian Amazon, July-August 2016
Excellent post! beautiful photos, and the macaws one is a bit special.
- August 30th, 2016, 6:08 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Malaysia 2016 - Picture heavy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5043
Re: Malaysia 2016 - Picture heavy
A very cool post, and big congrats on finding your target species.
- August 28th, 2016, 1:50 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Special finds from Africa. Eastern Cape, South Africa
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5093
Re: Special finds from Africa. Eastern Cape, South Africa
A very cool post, Tyrone.
- August 28th, 2016, 1:49 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A few lizards of Malaysia
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6039
Re: A few lizards of Malaysia
Fantastic, as always, Kurt.
- August 7th, 2016, 4:48 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NW Portugal & SW Galicia, July 2016 family vacation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2665
Re: NW Portugal & SW Galicia, July 2016 family vacation
Nice, and very interesting behaviour by the Timon.
Re: Corsica
Great to see a Euro-post. Nice stuff.
- June 21st, 2016, 1:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NEW BOOK: Snakes of Mexico
- Replies: 90
- Views: 107147
Re: NEW BOOK: Snakes of Mexico
^ You're right, Jimi. My words were poorly chosen. Will try and obtain a copy of the book. I own books that are valuable, and consider them investments (books first). Nothing too significant. As for your question: Not herped in Finland for ages, but a trip to Lithuania is on the cards for July/Augus...
- June 21st, 2016, 10:40 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NEW BOOK: Snakes of Mexico
- Replies: 90
- Views: 107147
Re: NEW BOOK: Snakes of Mexico
To wait or not to wait? 98€ on the website, and a tennerandabit for shipping costs. Investing on books is a tricky game.
A bit of a bastard buying a book for 100+€, and there being a further print for 50€.
A bit of a bastard buying a book for 100+€, and there being a further print for 50€.
- June 15th, 2016, 2:07 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Best country to herp in october!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3696
Re: Best country to herp in october!
That is a massively vague question. Where are you based and what have you thought of by now?
I'd head to South Africa/Southern Africa or Malaysian Borneo. Spring in the former, getting to the start of the wet season in the latter.
I'd head to South Africa/Southern Africa or Malaysian Borneo. Spring in the former, getting to the start of the wet season in the latter.
- May 9th, 2016, 11:26 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Excellent footage of Vipera berus mating behaviour.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1932
Excellent footage of Vipera berus mating behaviour.
Gary N's post about combatting kingsnakes reminded me of this. An active herper and photographer, Antti Koli, filmed this excellent footage of both intrasexual combat and not-so-intrasexual copulation in adders in SW Finland. Note the sexual dimorphism and the males' color contrasts being high. They...
- May 9th, 2016, 11:09 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Are these king snakes fighting or courting?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 11453
Re: Are these king snakes fighting or courting?
Intrasexual combat.
- March 10th, 2016, 9:18 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping in Russia, Dosang, Astrakhan region
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6744
Re: Herping in Russia, Dosang, Astrakhan region
Nice stuff, Seva. Keep it coming. Great to see posts by a young herper. Looking forward to more posts.
- March 10th, 2016, 8:44 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: RIP Don Broadley
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3244
RIP Don Broadley
Dr. Don Broadley died a few hours ago. A great loss to herpetology.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_George_Broadley
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_George_Broadley
- March 4th, 2016, 1:59 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID please, lizard from Germany.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2003
Re: ID please, lizard from Germany.
Zootoca vivipara.
- February 21st, 2016, 1:24 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: "Pick one thing"
- Replies: 115
- Views: 51032
Re: "Pick one thing"
Tl;dr. Literacy.
- February 13th, 2016, 3:01 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Eastern Europe's Convergent Example To The Axolotl
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5085
- January 19th, 2016, 10:11 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southern African Field Guide Recommendations...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4588
Re: Southern African Field Guide Recommendations...
As already mentioned by others. The Bill bible is a great field guide and represents good value. It's a bit dated, but then again the latest print is 18 years old. If you want the most up-to date reptile info for your library, check out Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho and...
- December 15th, 2015, 7:12 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Another Peninsula Malaysia post
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12156
Re: Another Peninsula Malaysia post
Great post! Both find- and photo-wise. More of a snake guy, but lovely Manouria.
- October 30th, 2015, 10:32 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Fort Myers Chameleoning
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3687
Re: Fort Myers Chameleoning
^
Cheers for the info, Josh.
Cheers for the info, Josh.
- October 29th, 2015, 9:19 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Fort Myers Chameleoning
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3687
Re: Fort Myers Chameleoning
Got to ask why people tend to get shot there? Crime or trespassing on private property?
Asking as a nordic european, to whom the US-style high prevalence of guns is pretty alien.
Asking as a nordic european, to whom the US-style high prevalence of guns is pretty alien.
- October 21st, 2015, 10:28 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Eastern Tiger Sal vs. Midland Brown Snake
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5335
Re: Eastern Tiger Sal vs. Midland Brown Snake
Great documentation!
edit: if captured in situ.
edit: if captured in situ.
- September 26th, 2015, 10:41 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aussie elapids
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14089
Re: Aussie elapids
Excellent!
- September 21st, 2015, 11:27 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: One last post from prairie Canada - lots of rattlesnakes
- Replies: 19
- Views: 11051
Re: One last post from prairie Canada - lots of rattlesnakes
Nice post. Had no idea Phrynosoma occur in Canada. Learnt (learned) something new today.
Re: Borneo
Excellent first posts.
- July 27th, 2015, 11:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Georgia (Balkan) help
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1486
Re: Georgia (Balkan) help
You might want to try fieldherping.eu. There are some reports from Georgia and Armenia.
Georgia isn't anywhere near the Balkans, btw.
Georgia isn't anywhere near the Balkans, btw.
- July 27th, 2015, 9:22 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A week in the United Arab Emirates
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17530
Re: A week in the United Arab Emirates
Great photography!
- June 12th, 2015, 5:09 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bitten - A Gallery of Horrors
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10380
Re: Bitten - A Gallery of Horrors
Yup, one can at least use LD50 to get an idea and it's the best we've got.
- June 11th, 2015, 3:16 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bitten - A Gallery of Horrors
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10380
Re: Bitten - A Gallery of Horrors
Comparing LD50s is a bit silly unless you're a white mouse and take venom yields into account.
- April 30th, 2015, 6:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Far-north Queensland, Australia
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7407
Re: Far-north Queensland, Australia
Wow. Mighty nice.
- March 28th, 2015, 6:06 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snakes, lizards, frogs from Selangor
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3609
Re: Snakes, lizards, frogs from Selangor
Probs commented on these on Fbook, but the fifth photo is wonderful as it shows the details of the scales.
A stunner of a find. Congrats.
And the other photos are pretty alright as well
A stunner of a find. Congrats.
And the other photos are pretty alright as well