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- October 31st, 2020, 9:19 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bornean Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) - THE BOOK
- Replies: 20
- Views: 937
Re: Bornean Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) - THE BOOK
Many herp faceted interests used this as a central place for cussing and discussing. It was entertaining, enlightening and brought together research folks, hobby herpers, delicup herpers, etc. Facebook seriously impacted this by separating the groups, enabling like thinkers to consolidate. Final na...
- October 28th, 2020, 1:07 pm
- Forum: Board Line
- Topic: Amen Brother
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3954
Re: Amen Brother
Oh wow, i didnt realize it was like That. It seems he doesnt care about getting colon cancer. For one thing. Not to mention the environmental impact of promoting all-beef diet is pretty terrible. His daughter is basically a full-time "All Beef Activist". He's an intelligent, charismatic guy so he c...
- October 27th, 2020, 11:59 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 75+ species in 5 square miles
- Replies: 2
- Views: 389
75+ species in 5 square miles
Some of you have followed our work at Lawachara National Park since it began almost 10 years ago (I've only been involved the last 7 years). One aspect of that work has reached a major milestone: we've published our findings on the herpetological assemblage of the park. It still amazes me that there...
- October 27th, 2020, 1:19 pm
- Forum: Board Line
- Topic: Amen Brother
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3954
Re: Amen Brother
Yeah what gives :lol: All I know is I saw him in another thing where he was surrounded by screaming ppl with clown hair and I thought he was pretty good considering the alternative! He (and his fans) often aim to set themselves up against the worst alternative to look good by comparison. I've found...
- July 23rd, 2020, 1:56 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Possible Country Records for the US
- Replies: 193
- Views: 98470
Re: Possible Country Records for the US
My dad has mentioned that he's planning on getting OnX for Washington this year, and if he gives a positive review then I'll get it for Oregon.
- July 22nd, 2020, 11:11 am
- Forum: Board Line
- Topic: What About Gus?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 14480
Re: What About Gus?
In his (extremely limited) defense, when I briefly scrolled down the front page I did catch this sentence near the bottom: Today Gus doesn’t free handle as much but will use this method ONLY when needed, other than that no reason to free handle venomous snakes for Gus is very aware that he has been ...
- June 22nd, 2020, 11:38 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: How To Talk About Climate Change So People Will Listen
- Replies: 3
- Views: 18077
Re: How To Talk About Climate Change So People Will Listen
That's a great article.Bryan Hamilton wrote: ↑April 22nd, 2019, 12:40 pmhttps://www.chatelaine.com/living/how-t ... hange/amp/
- June 22nd, 2020, 11:33 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New To Oregon--Need and ID
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1361
Re: New To Oregon--Need and ID
Dunn's. I have found them on occasion quite far from water, usually where some sort of rock talus was available and often (though not always) during or after rains. Welcome to Oregon! I wish I had a particular field guide recommendation, I own four but they're all quite old and I've kept up on chang...
- June 22nd, 2020, 11:14 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southern Oregon
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1897
Re: Southern Oregon
I've only hunted southwest oregon very briefly but have found it fantastic. First time I spent a couple mornings tagging along with my dad bear hunting in May near the coast and found dunn's, del norte, coastal giant, southern torrent, newts, pacific chorus frog, foothill yellow-bellied frog, skinks...
- June 22nd, 2020, 10:52 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southern Oregon (Jackson Co) - past few weeks
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1571
Re: Southern Oregon (Jackson Co) - past few weeks
Love the sharptail, still haven't seen one in Oregon. Long-toed Salis always make me happy too.
I agree with Richard that the alligator lizard looks like a Southern.
I agree with Richard that the alligator lizard looks like a Southern.
- May 18th, 2020, 9:58 pm
- Forum: Board Line
- Topic: Climate change revisited
- Replies: 173
- Views: 131453
Re: Climate change revisited
With respect to the issue of climate change / global warming, I have previously mentioned it is best to let the scientific research continue to explore these issues as well as letting the weather tell its own story in coming years. Below is a message received from son Ryan in Utah. It had four link...
- May 17th, 2020, 10:40 pm
- Forum: Board Line
- Topic: Putting the blame on Asian Wet Markets and Covid-19
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1574
Re: Putting the blame on Asian Wet Markets and Covid-19
Interestingly, he's also an extremely strong advocate of climate change. This is consistent with the "make money on fear" ideology. What he truly thinks, and what he is right or wrong about, we may never know. There's allot of "tell folks what they want to hear, sincere or not, for alternate gains"...
- May 17th, 2020, 10:22 am
- Forum: Board Line
- Topic: Putting the blame on Asian Wet Markets and Covid-19
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1574
Re: Putting the blame on Asian Wet Markets and Covid-19
We don't seem to know conclusively where this damn thing came from yet, but be cautious of anyone overtly or subtly trying to answer, who isn't on the front line. If you agree or not, always follow the money to verify the source: Like a political party that seems to be full of folks who value money...
- April 19th, 2020, 2:05 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: (almost) All the Garter Snakes on the West Coast
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4527
Re: (almost) All the Garter Snakes on the West Coast
Thanks for that Porter! I agree that I was lucky. Very lucky with some species, unlucky with others. I agree with what you say about the variable seasonality of spots even in close proximity. We experienced that even on that very trip. Conditions turned out to be perfect for two species towards the ...
- April 18th, 2020, 8:04 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: (almost) All the Garter Snakes on the West Coast
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4527
Re: (almost) All the Garter Snakes on the West Coast
-Also, I think Johnathan found that spot before contacting me...if I remember correctly. He just messaged me cause he knew it was my stomping grounds ;) :) To be specific, I spent a lot of time searching maps and other info online and ended up with three specific spots I wanted to target. But I did...
- February 18th, 2020, 8:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Reptile/ snake book for herping Cal/Nev/Utah
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2274
Re: Reptile/ snake book for herping Cal/Nev/Utah
Haha, I don't think it's as hard as all that. You just have to know which resource will keep you updated. I agree that it's not generally too important to know that Shasta Salis were split into three due to genetics or whether cal mountain kings are five subspecies or two species. But the 2nd Editio...
- February 16th, 2020, 10:00 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: North American big cats
- Replies: 34
- Views: 69873
Re: North American big cats
I have a few classic photos like that :D My hometown herping partner Matt was surveying in the gorge last year and was way way off trail in some boulderfield/talus when someone growled at him from the other side of the rocks. He's pretty sure he had wandered almost smack into a den but chose not to ...
- February 16th, 2020, 9:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Big Gartersnake Post
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3714
Re: The Big Gartersnake Post
I saw a Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus that was well over three foot (maybe 40-45" would be the range to put it at?) last time I was in Oregon, possibly the biggest I've ever seen out of over 1000. But it was sunning on top of a rise when I came up and went shooting off of it before I got the pic. Ju...
- February 16th, 2020, 9:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Reptile/ snake book for herping Cal/Nev/Utah
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2274
Re: Reptile/ snake book for herping Cal/Nev/Utah
If you really want to keep up with all the taxanomic changes, it's tough for print guides to stay current. And I've read a pretty bad review of the latest Stebbins edition (even though the 1st edition is what I grew up with). For California I default to the CaliforniaHerps website, which has far mor...
- February 12th, 2020, 11:10 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping in Nepal (really, actual herping!) - part 2
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3437
Re: Herping in Nepal (really, actual herping!) - part 2
I guess what really surprised me was that apparently so many people wanted to read a post about herping in Nepal (there were more than 3700 views!) and as a result they checked out my original inquiry, which did not show anything about herping , but yet, there are far fewer views of my actual post ...
- February 11th, 2020, 9:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: (almost) All the Garter Snakes on the West Coast
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4527
Re: (almost) All the Garter Snakes on the West Coast
Gotta love the variability of those Northwestern garters... I have to disagree with your opinion of Valley garters (fitchi) though, they're actually my favorite! I did notice a minor mistake in your write-up, you have the latin names for Valley garters and CA red-sided swapped, fitchi = valley and ...
- February 11th, 2020, 9:27 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: (almost) All the Garter Snakes on the West Coast
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4527
Re: (almost) All the Garter Snakes on the West Coast
Nice collection of Morphage :beer: I think I read your other more extensive post from this earlier this year… Not sure now. I think I was going to comment but I got caught up with something. Read the story about the Willamette Valley morph. Cool stuff! I Remember i liked the story behind that. thos...
- February 11th, 2020, 9:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: (almost) All the Garter Snakes on the West Coast
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4527
- February 11th, 2020, 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: (almost) All the Garter Snakes on the West Coast
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4527
- January 19th, 2020, 9:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Board Flipping Suggestions in SoCal
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2992
Re: Board Flipping Suggestions in SoCal
My assumption is that it really depends on the weather and the particular place the board is laying. I aim for morning but I don't actually have any proof that's better, and actually my best flipping sequence ever (10 snakes of 6 species in 1 hour including a rosy and a tantilla) was quite late in t...
- January 19th, 2020, 9:16 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: (almost) All the Garter Snakes on the West Coast
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4527
(almost) All the Garter Snakes on the West Coast
Wrote this more than a year ago but life kept getting in the way of posting it. Finding the various West Coast garters has been a big goal of mine for a while. But it still took me by surprise when I suddenly realized - hey, I've got almost all of them! I had nailed several long-awaited finds during...
- January 19th, 2020, 8:11 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My scariest experience while herping caught on video
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3377
Re: My scariest experience while herping caught on video
You are too nice, that guy would have got mouth from me, which would have included "mind your own business." Furthermore, if this is a state park or reserve, what is he doing picking up wildlife, not to mention chucking them over hillsides. If this is your scariest experience so far, they can be a ...
- January 5th, 2020, 9:53 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New to the Forum! Tips for getting started in herping
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2668
Re: New to the Forum! Tips for getting started in herping
Oh, I myself do the VAST majority of my herping alone. I could literally list out every time I've ever herped with another herper. But I did learn a ton from those times especially at the beginning when I didn't even know what "flipping a hill" was, and he was asking specifically how to find people.
- January 4th, 2020, 7:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New to the Forum! Tips for getting started in herping
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2668
Re: New to the Forum! Tips for getting started in herping
Awesome thanks for the response. Do you have any tips for connecting with local herpers that will take me out with them? I don't really know any. I am concerned I will come off like I am just wanted to steal their spots. which is not the case. 100% of my connections came through this forum and NAFH...
- January 2nd, 2020, 12:09 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Tentacle Snake
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1811
Re: Tentacle Snake
Amazing night Lou! During my year in Bangkok I didn't have anyone else to herp with or show me the spots and didn't know where to go at night (plus work generally kept me from being out past evening anyway), I had no idea there were places that you could be that prolific! Poor target acquisition on ...
- January 1st, 2020, 11:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Best of 2019
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2990
Re: Best of 2019
I'm quite in awe of the species you find and the pictures you take. Thank you very much Kurt.
- January 1st, 2020, 11:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping in Nepal (really, actual herping!) - part 2
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3437
Re: Herping in Nepal (really, actual herping!) - part 2
I would very much love to find a crocodile newt one day. Even seeing a picture of a salamander larvae in Asia was a bit of a shock to the system. I really miss them.
- January 1st, 2020, 11:48 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping in Nepal (really, actual herping!) - part 1
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1616
Re: Herping in Nepal (really, actual herping!) - part 1
Incredible to see two Trachischium species, even dead. I have hoped to find those in the Indian foothills of the Himalayas and haven't been lucky yet.
- January 1st, 2020, 11:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New to the Forum! Tips for getting started in herping
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2668
Re: New to the Forum! Tips for getting started in herping
* Read a lot, especially herper accounts and scientific papers (field guides are somewhat less useful for actually finding herps). Just to contradict that point, californiaherps.com can be extremely helpful for understanding the exact habits and habitats of various herps * Go out on trips with more ...
- January 1st, 2020, 11:42 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NW Oregon in November
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2757
Re: NW Oregon in November
A 5-species day is incredible in Oregon any time of year, but particularly in November.
- January 1st, 2020, 11:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Tips to find sidewinders without cruising
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15485
Re: Tips to find sidewinders without cruising
Which Claremont campus are you at? I'm a HMC and CGU grad. You might already know, but Stephen Mahoney, a biology professor at HMC, is into herpetology and if you talk to him you might be able to accompany some outings whether or not you're actually part of his class/research group. I haven't found ...
- October 12th, 2019, 2:55 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: A Little history of herpeoculture - good and bad
- Replies: 3
- Views: 21034
Re: A Little history of herpeoculture - good and bad
In the ‘50s, ‘60s, and early ‘70s our own animal importers were as bad. I remember going to several importers (like Bill Chase and Ray Singleton) in ’69 to see 3 foot piles of baby boas (about $3.00 each) where the healthiest were at the top of the pile. The bottom layer were dead. Same for Florida...
- October 4th, 2019, 10:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: snakes on Koh Chang Island, Thailand
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13645
Re: snakes on Koh Chang Island, Thailand
Yeah, Gonyosoma is often considered a common snake but in my experience it isn't. Although it's a rather slow snake and should be easy to spot at night, this is the second I have seen! Agreed, I've only ever seen 2 as I recall (not including several DOR specimens), but I put that down to not lookin...
- October 1st, 2019, 1:25 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping tips holiday Utah California in july
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20141
Re: Herping tips holiday Utah California in july
As one compendium example: that for the Mojave National Preserve prohibits the collection of herps pursuant to a California fishing license. This prohibition negates the statement made earlier in this thread that you can herp in the Preserve just as you would on other public land. I expect that han...
- September 19th, 2019, 8:19 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping tips holiday Utah California in july
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20141
Re: Herping tips holiday Utah California in july
I can only answer on california regulations. Yes, a California fishing license is exactly what you need to handle non-protected species. Protected species (such as the desert tortoise) cannot be handled no matter what you have. The Mojave National Preserve doesn't have any special protections in tha...
- September 17th, 2019, 8:17 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping tips holiday Utah California in july
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20141
Re: Herping tips holiday Utah California in july
Wow thanks.. glad you keep detailed notes. ;) You make me happy again. I am not used to seeing reptiles daily and I have had several holidays where i saw only one or two snakes in 3 weeks. So if i find half the stuff you saw in 2 days back in 2008 i will be extremely happy. I have for instance neve...
- September 17th, 2019, 9:22 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping tips holiday Utah California in july
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20141
Re: Herping tips holiday Utah California in july
I'm looking at my notes from a 2008 trip I took there that same time of year. Back then I knew almost nothing about desert herping, I'd been to the Mojave maybe twice before but just poking around, no one had ever shown me what to do and I'd almost never road-cruised in my life. 9am on July 25th arr...
- September 17th, 2019, 8:52 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Intro and question re magnesium chloride
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12521
Re: Intro and question re magnesium chloride
Ted Daehnke, Lowell's field assistant on the snakes for three years, is my dad. I think he would have started right near the back end of when you were there, either '75 or '76. Lauren Zabrowski, the intern park ranger at SRBPNCA for one of those summers, is my mom. They met in the preserve and got m...
- September 17th, 2019, 5:10 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping tips holiday Utah California in july
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20141
Re: Herping tips holiday Utah California in july
I've had great trips to the Mojave that same time of year. If everything is new to you you'll have a blast. Early morning is the best, personally I'd aim for lizards on the dunes and maybe if you're lucky a tortoise or a rattler. Chucks and some other lizards and maybe a coachwhip can be out even in...
- September 17th, 2019, 5:00 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Intro and question re magnesium chloride
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12521
Re: Intro and question re magnesium chloride
Totally off topic Jack, but if you've been in Idaho since 1971, were you crossing paths with Lowell Diller or anyone else at the SRBPNCA in the 1970s?
- September 15th, 2019, 10:14 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snake taxonomy has gotten wild
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14755
Snake taxonomy has gotten wild
On one hand this might be old news for everyone else. On the other hand I might have details completely wrong. But this is what I think I've just learned. When I was a kid, the snake families were easy. You had colubrids, which were just about everything (especially if you lived in Oregon). Then you...
- September 15th, 2019, 9:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: How I found a rubber boa (the wrong way)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17900
Re: How I found a rubber boa (the wrong way)
Great post. I won't admit to leaving the boa there for you. 

- July 22nd, 2019, 10:53 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: North American big cats
- Replies: 34
- Views: 69873
Re: North American big cats
My friend Matt disturbed a cougar in a den while doing surveys in the Cascades a couple weeks ago. Never even saw her, just got some significantly nasty snarls and chose not to investigate further.
- July 18th, 2019, 7:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herp diversity in SW Washington and NW Oregon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12223
Re: Herp diversity in SW Washington and NW Oregon
Thank you for mentioning Nate's Southern Alligator Lizard, I knew about it but omitted it in error. Multnomah County is tough for reptiles. I have a couple spots for Northern Alligator Lizard, otherwise I haven't done any better than you. I am aware of reported localities still producing fence lizar...
- July 18th, 2019, 4:52 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herp diversity in SW Washington and NW Oregon
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12223
Herp diversity in SW Washington and NW Oregon
Matt Dagrosa and I are doing a long-term survey project in NW Oregon and are looking for some information about the area. We've compiled a fairly good database of sightings, but are still specifically interested in finding information regarding any of the following. Anyone who has herped the area, o...