Field Herp Forum

I suspect he was referring to the Chinese farmers et. al who haven't yet made the jump to the middle class and who still live a basic agrarian existence. The Chinese industrialists are undoubtedly destructive to the environment. Yes, I was. China has ~1.3 billion people. The way I've heard it descr...

Decrease the rate of human reproduction as a whole on the planet. All these issues lead to the one basic caveat that most environmental scientists/ecologists agree upon: "there's too many people…" I think a critical review of this is necessary. Yes there are still a substantial number of people who...

If I could pick one thing, it would probably be to herp more! My automobile emissions, while bad, are a drop in the bucket compared to the emissions from power generation, industry, and land use/land cover change. Lobbying for better fuel economy, and or investing in green power production would be ...

You should post your pics on here. Herps and bats!

Whoops, this wasn't supposed to get posted.

Cool. I've always wanted to head up to the caverns. Do you have pictures of the bat?

Mena, April 29 - May 1 At the very least I feel like there should be a public, official annoucement of this so that people can start to plan. I think most people in other chapters will realize that final details are still being worked on, and may be for some time. But by making the announcement, an...

Anybody?

Anybody?

Is there anybody who wants a role in the chapter? If you come forward, I'm sure somebody would nominate you.

I looked at the SL1. They're slick. But I had trouble wrapping/curling my hands around the body comfortably. I needed something bigger, which is weightier. But honestly, the 105mm macro lens adds a good chunk of weight too.

Was this your best day for sallies yet? Yes. But I hope to improve upon this. It seems that with each day of success you learn something new, and hopefully I can translate that into a better day in the future. That first pic...a Slimy, well dang man, I am envious. It is a great shot!!! Thank you. W...

Female harrier on the hunt.

I like the kestral shot. I have a great kestral spot close by, and I saw a harrier hunting there this weekend, but didn't have the telephoto to get a nice close up shot.

You guys did great on this, but then it seems to have stalled. Please give us a location and date, and let us know what the permit situation is like, or any other pertinent information.

I like the gila monster myself. The alligator in front of your house is pretty too.

Tamara D. McConnell wrote:Noah, your post is beautiful. Love the crisp, clear photos.

Thanks. I've been working on improving my photography skills.

According to 4 people I know, 3 of whom are PhD herpetologists with experience searching for amphibians, the best way to get Amphiuma of any species is: once you know the habitat, get into the mud and shove your arms right into it and start groping around or shoveling mud onto land with your arms a...

I'd love to find a mud salamander. Any Pseudotriton in Florida is a big deal IMO. I'm kinda tired of D. apalachicola. I'd much rather find auriculatus here in Florida, as they seem to be really rare these days. Pholeter is high on my list too, but I haven't really actively been searching for them ye...

Looks like you had a great time and saw some neat stuff. I've never been up there looking for salamanders, but when I eventually make it up there I'll know who to ask for tips and techniques!

Nobody else has love for the 'manders, or are ya'll too full of turkey to make it to the computer?

Yesterday a friend of mine and myself went to the panhandle of Florida in search of some salamanders. We had a great time and turned up several species. The very first was a Southeastern Slimy Salamander ( P. grobmani ) http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/captainjack0000/2015Wildlife/IMG_0375-2_z...

Congrats on your finds Noah. Great looking tiny beasts! If in fact these are Tantilla coronata and what looks like a possible ' relicta ' this would reflect 'hybridization' and not intergradation. The second picture looks like a 'standard issue' SE Crowned Snake that I see up here in KY. That first...

This was really fun to look through, esp. the Tibetan stuff.

My wife and I have one car. She doesn't really herp. A 3 day herp trip of any kind would be awesome for me, but I can't leave her without a car that long, and she'd never go along with the idea of a 3 day herp trip. Trust me on this one, I've looked at it and given my limited time and money, it isn'...

cbernz wrote:It's an excellent photo

I'm not dying to know the genus that badly, but that compliment made my day.

I can't seem to find much information on this species. The FLMNH says that Trr is found in Marion county southwrd following the central ridge. Bartlett's book says they range as far north as Melrose, which is north and east of where I found #2. The FLMNH also says there is a disjunct population of t...

I'm SO excited. I have been hunting these for longer than I care to admit, just ask our own Daniel Dye. Anyway, I went to a friends place and we turned up this one. Tantilla spp. #1 http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/captainjack0000/2015Wildlife/IMG_0253-2_zps58thujpe.jpg~original http://i79.pho...

I don't know. It looked to me like biofluorescent algae was growing on the turtle.

http://xkcd.com/1604/

and

http://birdandmoon.com/comic/lessons-from-snakes/

I've scouted a few of the empty counties in Georgia like Atkinson and Ben Hill. I figured I could drive up the interstate and find at least a tree frog or toad in each of them. The farther north ones are still some hours away for me. I'm sure there are herpers in Atlanta, maybe even Macon. They coul...

And finding you're getting tired of hitting the same spots over and over again?

Try a new county today! http://www.naherp.com/util/unvouchered.php

Be sure to submit your finds here: http://www.naherp.com/

Depending on what your degree is in, you may also look for intern positions at certain places. These may not pay you anything, and so you would be like a volunteer, but they may provide housing and/or food.

It’s that time again; chapter officer nominations and elections. Each chapter is required to have at minimum a President and a International Board Member. The President also has IB privileges, making two elected positions with IB privileges. There are many other positions available, including Vice P...

Any more progress on this?

It’s that time again; chapter officer nominations and elections. Each chapter is required to have at minimum a President and a International Board Member. The President also has IB privileges, making two elected positions with IB privileges. There are many other positions available, including Vice P...

It’s that time again; chapter officer nominations and elections. Each chapter is required to have at minimum a President and a International Board Member. The President also has IB privileges, making two elected positions with IB privileges. There are many other positions available, including Vice P...

It’s that time again; chapter officer nominations and elections. Each chapter is required to have at minimum a President and a International Board Member. The President also has IB privileges, making two elected positions with IB privileges. There are many other positions available, including Vice P...

It’s that time again; chapter officer nominations and elections. Each chapter is required to have at minimum a President and a International Board Member. The President also has IB privileges, making two elected positions with IB privileges. There are many other positions available, including Vice P...

Thanks. Slider it is.

My guidebook doesn't show the Caspian as having a reduced black cap for the winter/non-breeding coloration. But you're right in that common terns have a black bill in winter, which my bird does not. The one bird that has a red bill and reduced cap is the Royal tern, and they're a bit smaller than Ca...

I feel like I should be able to give a positive ID on this guy, but I'm struggling, maybe because I'm tired. It doesn't look like a slider to me because it was pretty big and the yellow on the neck, though faded, doesn't look like what I would expect for T. scripta . I usually see a big yellow "S", ...

Glad to know things are going well and all is safe. I'm also waiting to see more from the UAE, herp or not. I really like the fox too!

My wife sent this to me. I figure that since many of us may want the opportunity to see a hellbender in the wild, some of us would be willing to toss a few dollars towards this.

https://www.instrumentl.com/campaigns/h ... tle-giant/

Thanks Jeroen. How the heck do you get a moving bird, and get them in focus? I struggled with this for a while too. And then I learned of AI Servo on my Canon. It continually updates what to focus on based on what is in the cross hares of you viewfinder when you have your shutter button half depress...

Somebody present at the time called it an Anax, but I couldn't remember what they had said until you mentioned it.

It was a sand bottom pond, pretty small pond. I can't remember if this one was fishless or not. Some around there are, and others are not.

Osprey http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/captainjack0000/2015Wildlife/IMG_9911-2_zpsksybmndw.jpg~original Wood Stork (seems like an uncomfortable pose) http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/captainjack0000/2015Wildlife/IMG_9696-2_zpsemo1yfex.jpg~original Shorebirds (including skimmers, terns a...

Six-spotted fishing spider? http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j122/captainjack0000/2015Wildlife/IMG_9614-2_zpszpmtiysh.jpg~original Dragonfly larva from sandy upland habitat in central Florida. Can anybody get it to a family or genus? It was pretty long, around 2". http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/...

Or just pop a energy drink and come up to central/northern GA during any rain...

I have no clue where I would go. If I were to drive far enough north I would probably just hit the mountains and flip stuff. No need to wait for the rains.

Thanks guys. I will wait patiently for the next time rain and my free time overlap. I will also try to target a species; I've been mostly looking for roads that pass through habitat with cypress domes hoping for either a mole or marbled.