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- July 25th, 2021, 4:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Springtime on the Gulf Coast!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2502
Re: Springtime on the Gulf Coast!
Thank you much!
- July 15th, 2021, 5:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Springtime on the Gulf Coast!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2502
Springtime on the Gulf Coast!
The YouTube companion link is posted below. Thank you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1BX42CThQI&t=1701s On March 26th, my husband Nathan and I started off on a loop trip down through the southern states in search of unique native herpetofauna and flora. We spent six days exploring the outdoor...
- October 17th, 2019, 8:15 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: How I found a rubber boa (the wrong way)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20384
Re: How I found a rubber boa (the wrong way)
Wow that is incredible!! What a great story and thanks for sharing.
-Bethany
-Bethany
- March 7th, 2019, 9:44 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Northern California Trip Report (2/16-2/24 2019: Picture Heavy)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9259
- March 7th, 2019, 9:42 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Northern California Trip Report (2/16-2/24 2019: Picture Heavy)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9259
Re: Northern California Trip Report (2/16-2/24 2019: Picture Heavy)
Glad y'all enjoyed the pics and post!! Nathan and I had an amazing trip. We are grateful to Zach Lim for giving us San Fran area advice! Jeff: two gut-punches there! We actually didn't find a Dunn's and we were potentially so close to a legless lizard! We'll remember that for next time. Thanks for t...
- August 24th, 2017, 5:06 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Joint Herping Post: Michigan
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4306
Joint Herping Post: Michigan
Hey everyone! Bethany here. I just got back from a whirlwind trip touring Michigan and all its wonders- more specifically its herps and landscapes! My man Nathan (Jefferson on here) and I are doing a joint blog post, where Nathan provides the narration and I provide the photos. While the reptiles, a...
- April 29th, 2017, 5:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: spring break 2k17
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3588
Re: spring break 2k17
I'm still baffled that y'all were able to knock out all of those goal species in a single trip. Congrats to you and the team!
- April 27th, 2017, 11:59 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: What I do Instead of Prom
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3497
Re: What I do Instead of Prom
Wow really nice finds and photos! Glad you had great success on your trip
- April 19th, 2017, 6:59 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Carolina's Caudates on my Mind
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3642
Re: Carolina's Caudates on my Mind
Bethany here chiming in with pictures and additional narration. Carolina was just as beautiful as ever! It's hard to imagine heaven being prettier, but like Nathan told me it'd also be hard for someone from the Great Plains to imagine the beauty of where we were :lol: ! Besides all of the salamander...
- March 1st, 2017, 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A Little Road Cruise through the Shenandoah
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1791
Re: A Little Road Cruise through the Shenandoah
You found a jefferson!!! YIIIP!!
- January 18th, 2016, 11:11 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 OFFICER ELECTIONS - PLEASE VOTE
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8055
Re: 2016 OFFICER ELECTIONS - PLEASE VOTE
The officers for this year are great!
- January 15th, 2016, 10:48 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 SEPARC Annual Meeting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3383
Re: 2016 SEPARC Annual Meeting
Woot woot! See y'all there!
-Bethany
-Bethany
- January 7th, 2016, 10:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2015 Year in Review- Second Third
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7615
Re: 2015 Year in Review- Second Third
Wow! As if I didn't want to go to GA bad enough, this only makes it worse!! I really enjoyed this!
- December 28th, 2015, 8:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 SEPARC Annual Meeting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3383
2016 SEPARC Annual Meeting
Hey everyone! Who is planning on going to the 2016 SEPARC Annual Meeting? From my understanding it is going to be a combination of the SE PARC and the Alabama PARC. I'm really looking forward to it, I'm just crossing my fingers that I can truly get off work for Feb. 18th-21st. http://www.separc.org/...
- December 15th, 2015, 3:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aneides- the Climbing Salamanders
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5373
Re: Aneides- the Climbing Salamanders
Great post, Zach! The huge heads of aboreals are pretty unbeatable! I can't wait to come back to CA and finally find some Ensatinas and other Aneides ! This year I was blessed to see a nesting female green salamander ;) When you ever come to TN/AL area I would be happy to show you a couple reliable ...
- September 2nd, 2015, 9:14 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2/3 of '15
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3166
Re: 2/3 of '15
Oh my goodness gracious!!! Your photos are incredible! Looks like a really great 2/3rds of a year!!
- August 21st, 2015, 8:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herpers be like....
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2935
Re: Herpers be like....
That's great haha!
- August 17th, 2015, 4:21 pm
- Forum: Reading Room
- Topic: Herp Tracking Book Progress Report
- Replies: 78
- Views: 167275
Re: Herp Tracking Book Progress Report
Woot woot! I'm really looking forward to finally getting the book! The podcast was great, thanks for sharing .
- August 16th, 2015, 6:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Video on eastern indigo reintroduction
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3115
Re: Video on eastern indigo reintroduction
Thanks for posting this!
- August 8th, 2015, 7:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Birthday herping
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4585
Re: Birthday herping
Thanks everyone!! Salamanders seem to be all I can find this year LOL! I am more of a Squamate person at heart for sure, but salamanders are pretty high up on the list too. Yes, my dog is a great herping companion! She never sniffs out anything for me but she makes up for it by being a great buddy. ...
- August 8th, 2015, 4:10 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Birthday herping
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4585
Birthday herping
Who else always goes herping on their birthday? I do! I can't think of a better way to spend a birthday, this one being my 18th. I went to my favorite herping spot tucked away in a mature hardwood forest that has misty creeks, awesome forest floor plants, and even a small cave. I've herped at this p...
- July 16th, 2015, 2:54 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Nesting green salamander!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2422
Nesting green salamander!
Yesterday my sister, my dog, and I drove to NW Alabama to do a little hiking and herping. While at our location we shined several amphibians including long-tailed salamanders, slimy salamanders, pickerel frogs, and even green salamanders! You cannot imagine how stoked I was to actually see a nesting...
- July 16th, 2015, 2:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Gartersnake (cyrtopsis) behavior - Rhabdophis impersonation
- Replies: 41
- Views: 16806
Re: Gartersnake (cyrtopsis) behavior - Rhabdophis impersonat
Wow, that is a really cool observation! They have very similar pattern to young Rhabophis subminiatus with their black napes and checkered pattern. Even the bright interscalar coloration (which I personally hypothesize is a form of aposematism).
-Bethany
-Bethany
- June 21st, 2015, 10:09 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Epic Blue Ridge Trip (long, photo heavy)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6455
Re: Epic Blue Ridge Trip (long, photo heavy)
WOW!! Sounds like you had quite the trip! Nice job
- June 8th, 2015, 7:43 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Caudates of Carolina (and other states)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2979
Re: Caudates of Carolina (and other states)
Thanks! 157 is about what I was thinking we had... As for posting photos on here, you have to use Photobucket or Flickr to copy the BBC code from. I prefer the Flickr because Photobucket seems to degrade my image quality. Plus Flickr is easier to navigate IMO. Here's my pics: https://c1.staticflickr...
- June 7th, 2015, 6:57 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Caudates of Carolina (and other states)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2979
Re: Caudates of Carolina (and other states)
Great stuff, Nathan! It was an awesome time! Mind if I post my photos from the trip here? And did you ever get a final count of the total number of individuals we saw?
-Bethany
-Bethany
- May 20th, 2015, 1:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring 2015
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5207
Re: Spring 2015
Man, that canebreak is just gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!! Excellent finds, Adam!
- May 11th, 2015, 7:12 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Great Smoky Mountain NP visit
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1742
Re: Great Smoky Mountain NP visit
I highly recommend the book by C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. The Amphibians of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is great for identification (helps tremendously with Desmognathus I.D.), historical background of the Smokies, and general locations of all the different amphibian species that occur in the ...
- May 11th, 2015, 6:57 pm
- Forum: Reading Room
- Topic: Funny poem for kicks and giggles
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11714
Funny poem for kicks and giggles
Just discovered this poem today by Ogden Nash. It reminds me of how particular we herpers can get about the misuse of venomous vs. poisonous, gravid vs. pregnant, etc. :lol: The Purist I give you now Professor Twist, A conscientious scientist. Trustees exclaimed, "He never bungles!" And se...
- May 2nd, 2015, 7:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Discussion Q: how young is too young to freehandle hots?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7687
Re: Discussion Q: how young is too young to freehandle hots?
Awwwwwwwwwwwww!!! Congrats Josh!! She's so adorable! I wish your family the best!
- May 2nd, 2015, 7:12 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Far-north Queensland, Australia
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7403
Re: Far-north Queensland, Australia
Wow, this post is great! Those boulder fields look so cool! The green-eyed treefrog is gorgeous! Love the non-herp pictures too, frogmouths always make me laugh!
- April 25th, 2015, 6:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My most favorite lifer experience EVER!!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4160
Re: My most favorite lifer experience EVER!!!
Very nice!! Congratulations! Great photos too!
-Bethany
-Bethany
Re: Herp Art
Wow, we've got some great artists on here!
Here's my contribution- a dwarf crocodile skull sketch.
Dwarf crocodile skull i drew by Bethany Avilla, on Flickr
Here's my contribution- a dwarf crocodile skull sketch.
Dwarf crocodile skull i drew by Bethany Avilla, on Flickr
- April 18th, 2015, 5:56 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Abronia article hot off the press!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4500
Re: Abronia article hot off the press!
Thank you, Berkeley! I appreciate it! I'm not sure what's up next
- April 12th, 2015, 6:58 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Abronia article hot off the press!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4500
Abronia article hot off the press!
Here is an article I just published on the Wandering Herpetologist website! This was the first year that the International Herpetological Symposium put on a Junior Herpetologist Award. Of course, I applied! One of the requirements was to write an essay on my favorite herp species, so I chose Abronia...
- April 12th, 2015, 6:57 pm
- Forum: Reading Room
- Topic: Abronia article hot off the press!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11026
Abronia article hot off the press!
Here is an article I just published on the Wandering Herpetologist website! This was the first year that the International Herpetological Symposium put on a Junior Herpetologist Award. Of course, I applied! One of the requirements was to write an essay on my favorite herp species, so I chose Abronia...
- April 9th, 2015, 6:10 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: deleting posts
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10159
Re: Trying to get to IHS 2015
Great idea Erin! I probably won't be going, but I made a donation. I really hope others will contribute too so you can reach your goal!!
- April 9th, 2015, 12:22 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: spider-tailed horned viper documentary clip
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5445
Re: spider-tailed horned viper documentary clip
Yesterday I taught a class about snakes to my 4-H Herpetology group. I talked a little about caudal luring and showed them part of this clip- they were mind-blown!! Alex, I'm glad you now know about this amazing species!! The tail looks just like the camel spider native to the same area: http://i128...
- April 5th, 2015, 8:34 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: spider-tailed horned viper documentary clip
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5445
spider-tailed horned viper documentary clip
Thought you all would be interested in seeing some incredible footage of the spider-tailed horned viper in situ luring, and capturing its prey.
- April 4th, 2015, 3:14 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: They're a-movin'
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3011
Re: They're a-movin'
I'm glad you are having such a productive time herping up there in Michigan! Was the tiger a lifer??
- March 11th, 2015, 8:57 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring Break Finds
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2397
Re: Spring Break Finds
Looks like you had fun! I love the cottonmouth shot!
LOL I thought for a moment there that file snakes were the latest non-native invasive in FL ! Gotta love NerodiaBerkeley Boone wrote:Great selection, Noah!
And that freaking brown water snake looks like it should actually be a Viper boa! Ha!
- March 9th, 2015, 7:18 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Weird A. ferox behavior
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2099
Re: Weird A. ferox behavior
That is crazy... I have no idea, but great footage!
- March 7th, 2015, 8:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Your most significant find in 2015
- Replies: 51
- Views: 20534
Re: Your most significant find in 2015
Arboreals; definitely my favorite gummy. Especially so, when they get beefy and megacephalic. This was the beefiest individual I've found, and measured 6 1/4" tl with a svl of 3 3/8". He was patternless too, which I much prefer to the spotted individuals. Can't speak to it's "signifi...
- March 7th, 2015, 7:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Some Early Season Finds
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2547
Re: Some Early Season Finds
Whooo hoo!!! That's what I'm talking about!!
- March 6th, 2015, 1:54 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring is trying here in the mountains, very trying
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3785
Re: Spring is trying here in the mountains, very trying
The wood frog chorus is beautiful!
- March 6th, 2015, 11:43 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: USF&W adds Retics, 3 more Anacondas as Injurious Wildlife
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4362
Re: USF&W adds Retics, 3 more Anacondas as Injurious Wildlif
Black day for herpetoculture...
- February 28th, 2015, 1:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Salamania 2015
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2452
Re: Salamania 2015
Saweet!!
- February 26th, 2015, 3:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sleeping Beauty
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1880
Re: Sleeping Beauty
Amen to that!captainjack0000 wrote:I feel the way this lizard looks when it gets cold down here.
- February 20th, 2015, 7:44 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Some Quick Herping in Alachua County FL!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2305
Re: Some Quick Herping in Alachua County FL!
I'm glad you had a great time Alex! I bet it was a great break from snow in NY!!! Congrats on all of your lifers!!
- February 18th, 2015, 5:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Two-lined Sally (Not any more)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2236
Re: Two-lined Sally
Congratulations on your lifer two-lined!! Such cool critters! Log dust and slime shine- a salamander photographer's nemesis!!!!!!