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by ACK!
April 13th, 2011, 12:02 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!
Replies: 249
Views: 56432

Re: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!

I don't think many "Boa bros" or many other herpers will hit the Newberry mtns. hard this year, I could be wrong...it is just a long ways away from so.cal and I don't see many guys-(especially boa guys, as most of them seem to stick to known areas) trying to go that far. I think if anythi...
by ACK!
April 10th, 2011, 6:47 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Boom-time: Pilbara Sandplain Wildlife (Australia)
Replies: 14
Views: 3871

Re: Boom-time: Pilbara Sandplain Wildlife (Australia)

:shock:

Wow !

I've been waiting FOREVER for you aussies to post some brevicauda....... thank you - Thank You - THANK YOU ! ! !

Got any more ?


:thumb:
by ACK!
April 5th, 2011, 10:55 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: 2011 zonata pairings (discussion about GIFTED hatchlings)
Replies: 128
Views: 130720

Re: 2011 zonata pairings (discussion about GIFTED hatchlings

:?


That wrinkly-crinkly whirly-twirly condition that affects zonata:

What is that crap, anyway? Has anybody figured that one out yet?



:?
by ACK!
April 4th, 2011, 10:36 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Bryan Hamilton is a Rockstar! :)
Replies: 12
Views: 2610

Re: Bryan Hamilton is a Rockstar! :)

Bryan Hamilton wrote:
Bryan Hamilton is a Rockstar!
Thanks guys. I'll try not to let it go to my head. But I am going to party tonight like its 1999.
When you start reporting lots of wild "one-off" range extensions, we'll know. :shock: :crazyeyes: :lol:
by ACK!
April 2nd, 2011, 5:07 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!
Replies: 249
Views: 56432

Re: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!

:o Volumes of meticulously organized fieldnotes and photo documentation, yet repeatedly mixes-up important photos and details of unique accounts? I thought fieldnotes were supposed to help Herpstars keep their $#!t straight. If that boa pic wasn't taken on a dirt road, it was taken out on a dirt lot...
by ACK!
March 29th, 2011, 1:00 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!
Replies: 249
Views: 56432

Re: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!

Paul, I'd still like to hear what brand and model# camera you used for that voucher pic. Thanks again. Sony DCS F717. What's your real name? Thanks in advance. PL I think I'll be holding on to my anonymity for now, thank you. Besides, knowing my real name won't make your story more believable until...
by ACK!
March 28th, 2011, 2:14 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!
Replies: 249
Views: 56432

Re: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!

Paul, I'd still like to hear what brand and model# camera you used for that voucher pic. Thanks again.
by ACK!
March 28th, 2011, 12:41 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!
Replies: 249
Views: 56432

Re: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!

I would also appreciate you verifying wether or not Carol L. Spencer was with you at the time of this voucher. ACK!, I'm the person who wrote the herp note for Paul. Carol L. Spencer is the curator of reptile and amphibian specimens at the MVZ. After Paul transferred the specimen into my possession...
by ACK!
March 27th, 2011, 9:50 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!
Replies: 249
Views: 56432

Re: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!

Yet at least two of the six boas you claim were found cruising dirt roads, right? Cruising's not only easy, it's extremely effective if you know much about finding desert boas. No, ACK. I've only found one on the road and it's the one in the write-up. I've driven the road many times searching for b...
by ACK!
March 27th, 2011, 2:30 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!
Replies: 249
Views: 56432

Re: Nevada Rosy Boa...It's official!

I spent alot of time in the Newberry's and it was not easy work. It wasn't till after I found a few boas (There were herpers with me to witness those finds too) that two friends of mine went to check out the range. One guy spent half a day and the other two seperate days. Chances of finding a boa w...
by ACK!
March 23rd, 2011, 3:22 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Mars Attacks!
Replies: 7
Views: 1815

Re: Mars Attacks!

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by ACK!
March 21st, 2011, 3:00 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: WTF are these guys doing?
Replies: 64
Views: 11861

Re: WTF are these guys doing?

:o

The rough handling and method of detention = significant stress.

The side-show recklessness & mentality casts a negative light upon the community.


:oops:
by ACK!
March 16th, 2011, 8:57 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herp Nation LIVE - Phoenix Herp Society w/Russ Johnson
Replies: 69
Views: 10077

Re: Unbelievable! PHS should be ashamed of themselves...

:shock:


I wonder how private property rights and the legalities of "pest control" will factor into this.



:roll:
by ACK!
March 14th, 2011, 8:11 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Eastern Diamondbacks in March
Replies: 25
Views: 4738

Re: Eastern Diamondbacks in March

:mrgreen:

My kind of post!

Image

Thanks for sharing!


:thumb:
by ACK!
March 14th, 2011, 7:50 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Keepers?
Replies: 41
Views: 14567

Re: Keepers?

M.J.FRANETOVICH wrote:I keep them in a photo album, they do quite well very little maintenance :lol:
It must be really tough keeping such an album closed......how do you stop them from escaping between the pages?



:shock: :mrgreen: :crazyeyes:
by ACK!
March 9th, 2011, 1:59 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herpers unite to crush gas prices!
Replies: 24
Views: 3653

Re: Herpers unite to crush gas prices!

:mrgreen:


Cheap-ass self-inviting "ballast" ought to be ditched out in the middle of the desert sometime. Maybe that'll teach 'em........ :shock: :x



:thumb:
by ACK!
March 8th, 2011, 2:39 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herpers unite to crush gas prices!
Replies: 24
Views: 3653

Re: Herpers unite to crush gas prices!

:mrgreen: As a passenger it's best to offer to pay your fair share up-front in cash or in first tanks. 8-) It doesn't hurt offering to drive every now and then, either........(you know who you are) :oops: Maybe even offered to pay more than half when it's not convenient for you to drive......... :id...
by ACK!
February 27th, 2011, 2:32 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cruising in a Toyota Tundra -one thumb down
Replies: 30
Views: 5380

Re: Cruising in a Toyota Tundra -one thumb down

:mrgreen:


Absolutely the best visibility I have ever experienced road-cruising was in a 1st generation Jeep Liberty.

The ride height, angle of the hood, and stock supplemental lighting together made herps difficult to miss at low speed.



:thumb:
by ACK!
February 26th, 2011, 2:38 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Dirt Rd Cruising w Anti-lock Brakes
Replies: 21
Views: 3060

Re: Dirt Rd Cruising w Anti-lock Brakes

4) Find & remove ABS fuse/relay and/or disconect connecter at pump. I too am not a fan of ABS, but keep in mind that removing this fuse could leave you without insurance backing if you were to hit someone or something and the insurance company was to find out you had removed the fuse. I don't d...
by ACK!
February 25th, 2011, 10:45 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Dirt Rd Cruising w Anti-lock Brakes
Replies: 21
Views: 3060

Re: Dirt Rd Cruising w Anti-lock Brakes

Dell Despain wrote: I used to own a Jeep Cherokee, and I don't think I've fought w/ something or someone more then that Cherokee, maybe an old girlfriend in college. :evil:

Dude....... Cherokees ROCK!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I48IBkQXduY
by ACK!
February 24th, 2011, 10:42 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Dirt Rd Cruising w Anti-lock Brakes
Replies: 21
Views: 3060

Re: Dirt Rd Cruising w Anti-lock Brakes

:mrgreen: Easily reversable solution for ABS on dirt roads: 1) Engage emergency brake. 2) Pop the hood. 3) Disconnect negative battery terminal (optional). 4) Find & remove ABS fuse/relay and/or disconect connecter at pump. 5) Reconnect negative battery terminal (see 3). 6) Close the hood. 7) St...
by ACK!
February 19th, 2011, 2:04 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The worst thing thats happend to you while herping
Replies: 215
Views: 39977

Re: The worst thing thats happend to you while herping

I think the worst is roadcruising multiple nights a week last summer and fall with no Jack in the Box roadcruising tacos... a staple for us in California and Arizona, they're just nonexistent in Arkansas... I'm not sure I understand the last bit. Are you talking about illegal immigrants? Interestin...
by ACK!
January 21st, 2011, 1:01 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Burning ditches and ignorant bitc@%s
Replies: 19
Views: 5336

Re: Burning ditches and ignorant bitc@%s

:(

Shot fired from bank toward snake facing shooter from water = plausible scenario due to apparent lack of damage to lower jaw.

:x
JPS wrote: Image
by ACK!
January 20th, 2011, 4:37 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Project
Replies: 309
Views: 125899

Re: McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Project

ratsnakehaven wrote:
ACK! wrote: :mrgreen:

Tiger rattler, long-nosed snake, black-necked garter?

Desert horned lizard, long-tailed brush lizard?

Mediterranean gecko?


:thumb:

Are you saying these species probably exist on the site or that we should look to see if they're there? Thanks...TC
:idea:

YES

:!:
by ACK!
January 20th, 2011, 1:10 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Project
Replies: 309
Views: 125899

Re: McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Project

:mrgreen:

Tiger rattler, long-nosed snake, black-necked garter?

Desert horned lizard, long-tailed brush lizard?

Mediterranean gecko?


:thumb:
by ACK!
January 14th, 2011, 12:29 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Mammoth 'could be reborn in four years'
Replies: 28
Views: 10138

Re: Mammoth 'could be reborn in four years'

Probability the surrogate miscarries or succumbs = ?
by ACK!
January 14th, 2011, 12:19 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: AZ Chapter 2011 Spring Outing...
Replies: 60
Views: 10105

Re: AZ Chapter Spring Outing...

Biker Dave wrote:New Moon Calendar for 2011

Jan 4
Feb 3
Mar 4
Apr 3 Spring?
May 3
Spring?
June 2
July 1
Aug 29 Monsoon Gathering?
Sept 27
Oct 26
Nov 25
Dec 24
Psssst, Dave........... you missed July 30th (fwiw).
by ACK!
January 13th, 2011, 9:33 am
Forum: News
Topic: How the snakes got their fangs
Replies: 203
Views: 40948

Re: How the snakes got their fangs

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by ACK!
January 9th, 2011, 11:34 am
Forum: News
Topic: How the snakes got their fangs
Replies: 203
Views: 40948

Re: How the snakes got their fangs

Image
by ACK!
December 20th, 2010, 2:04 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Explain this to me.
Replies: 13
Views: 1884

Re: Explain this to me.

:mrgreen:

Any contact on the bajadas of the Little San Bernardino Mtns north of Dillon Road?

Both occur in the same habitat- albeit near opposite ends of that east/west oriented road.
by ACK!
November 25th, 2010, 1:55 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Multiple snake relocation....brumation in the broom closet.
Replies: 6
Views: 1649

Re: Multiple snake relocation....brumation in the broom clos

:shock:

0:39 = Strike first, rattle later- just about jumped out of my skin!


:lol:
by ACK!
November 5th, 2010, 10:21 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Variability of Crotalus oreganus lutosus
Replies: 16
Views: 2920

Re: Variability of Crotalus oreganus lutosus

:shock:

Wow- you could just about NEVER predict how a particular neonate is going to look when it grows up, could you?

MAYBE you could get a basic idea, IF you saw both parents, AND knew the typical look from THAT specific region.....


:crazyeyes:
by ACK!
October 30th, 2010, 6:57 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Why are some people just so lucky?
Replies: 35
Views: 4989

Re: Why are some people just so lucky?

:shock:

HE . TURNED . IT . LOOSE ! ! !

:cry:
by ACK!
October 26th, 2010, 2:09 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Florida Coral Snakes as pests?
Replies: 30
Views: 6770

Re: Florida Coral Snakes as pests?

:shock: I had a biology professor who grew up in Florida tell me about how his rural childhood home was loaded with corals. Said his father would kill them regularly all around the house. Don't remember him ever saying they got inside, though. Could your e-mailer's cats be in some measure responsibl...
by ACK!
October 23rd, 2010, 12:55 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Med Spread...
Replies: 24
Views: 4368

Re: Med Spread...

:mrgreen:

Ratsnakehaven,

Years ago I saw a couple of these scampering up the stucco front wall of a "Circle K" in Tempe just west of the 101.

( Oops.............. so much for posting exact localities! )


:mrgreen:
by ACK!
October 21st, 2010, 12:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Arizona TFC trip 2009 Dial-up warning
Replies: 40
Views: 9860

Re: Arizona TFC trip 2009 Dial-up warning

Rules are rules. I won't argue that. I didn't mean to brag about breaking AZ's wildlife laws. I'm thankful everything transpired as it did:) Paul How disappointing seeing you criticised for your only natural re-action(s) to such an incredibly unique find. No judgement here- only admiration for the ...
by ACK!
October 18th, 2010, 9:48 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: High Elevation snake...
Replies: 24
Views: 6678

Re: High Elevation snake...

Very cool (& soon to be cold), reptilist!

I'm curious as to what other herps you might have seen up there for wandering garters to prey upon.



Bryan Hamilton: lutosus at 13,000 feet? (Wheeler Peak??) That's freaking amazing!!!
by ACK!
October 16th, 2010, 4:56 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Holy smokes. This has to hurt.
Replies: 38
Views: 10758

Re: Holy smokes. This has to hurt.

I'd like to see Karl respond, discuss being contacted, update his progress, etc- all without being attacked.
by ACK!
October 14th, 2010, 8:16 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Melanistic helleri?
Replies: 65
Views: 12318

Re: Melanistic helleri?

Image


Wow- what an utterly unique looking helleri :!: :shock: :thumb:

Thank you for sharing! :beer:
by ACK!
October 12th, 2010, 10:07 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Illegal Alien Invasion In Harbor City (DUW)
Replies: 42
Views: 8243

Re: Illegal Alien Invasion In Harbor City (DUW)

No african clawed frogs (Xenopus) turned up in that pond?

Perhaps they prefer the shallow moving water of the surrounding drainages??

Great post, very informative, thank you for posting!
by ACK!
September 28th, 2010, 4:26 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Epic AZ post- part 4
Replies: 17
Views: 5564

Re: Epic AZ post- part 4

...By the way, it was nice to meet you when you stopped to ask what kind of snake I had, and what else we had seen on the road that night. What was super classy, was after I answered, and then reciprocated the same question, you simply said, "a few things" and drove away. I got back into ...
by ACK!
September 23rd, 2010, 10:48 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: I saw two Gilas on Saturday morning.
Replies: 23
Views: 3353

Re: I saw two Gilas on Saturday morning.

Too cool, Terry..... :thumb:

Ever get anything crawling up into the yard?
by ACK!
September 22nd, 2010, 9:46 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: I saw two Gilas on Saturday morning.
Replies: 23
Views: 3353

Re: I saw two Gilas on Saturday morning.

Your "Rattlesnake Canyon" looks like molossus heaven!

Now you'll probably tell me you've never seen one there...... :oops:
by ACK!
September 21st, 2010, 7:24 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: I saw two Gilas on Saturday morning.
Replies: 23
Views: 3353

Re: I saw two Gilas on Saturday morning.

Saw two gilas, but only posted one pic........ NEED MORE PICS!!! :mrgreen:
by ACK!
September 17th, 2010, 10:24 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Chuckwalla research in Nevada
Replies: 50
Views: 10717

Re: Chuckwalla research in Nevada

I'm not alone in wishing all of the antagonism would stop- you are both guilty of it- and I doubt anyone really cares who started what.
by ACK!
September 10th, 2010, 12:51 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Arizona poaching...?
Replies: 14
Views: 3248

Re: Arizona poaching...?

+/- 40 bite marks at various stages of healing along the entire length of the body = :roll: :( :oops: :cry:
by ACK!
September 9th, 2010, 12:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Question for all you snake photographers out there...
Replies: 24
Views: 3606

Re: Question for all you snake photographers out there...

Lots of folks toss them into the ice chest for a few minutes- they just don't like to admit it. :oops:
by ACK!
August 28th, 2010, 12:21 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Question about herper culture...
Replies: 70
Views: 15342

Re: Question about herper culture...

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by ACK!
August 28th, 2010, 11:46 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Nice Cerb observation
Replies: 50
Views: 7788

Re: Nice Cerb observation

Frank, No disrespect intended, but unless you're performing temp-sensing telemetry work on cerbs and monitoring them constantly for color change while crunching numbers, you couldn't possibly know for sure what you are talking about. That's not to say you're not onto something (I'm inclined to agree...
by ACK!
August 26th, 2010, 1:59 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Crotalus molossus video
Replies: 4
Views: 1223

Re: Crotalus molossus video

Honest critique? It's fairly well produced, but IMO you could do a little better: 1) The main subject is crawling away from the shot too much. 2) The use of snake tongs pretty much ruins the out-in-nature effect. 3) The defensive posture frames at the end are strong, but there is some unwanted noise...