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by FunkyRes
June 11th, 2010, 9:05 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Your All-time Best Rattlesnake Shot!
Replies: 122
Views: 42393

Re: Your All-time Best Rattlesnake Shot!

This was always one of my favorites. Just wish the stick hadn't been in the way. http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e326/gretzkyrh4/AZ%202007/Crotaluscerastes04-06-07VultureMine.jpg Strictly from aesthetics it may have been better w/o the stick, but OTOH the picture is still gorgeous and the stick a...
by FunkyRes
June 11th, 2010, 5:33 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Weather sites and herping
Replies: 9
Views: 3102

Re: Weather sites and herping

Natalie McNear wrote:I mainly use Weather.com, Wunderground.com, and my local TV news forecast
++ - and I have a weather radio.
by FunkyRes
June 11th, 2010, 4:05 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Snakes in Decline?
Replies: 8
Views: 4499

Re: Snakes in Decline?

One of the species mentioned is Ball Python. I suspect their decline is largely the result of the so-called "farms" that collect hundreds of gravid females every year, kill the female after she lays (for her skin), and export the babies (soon to be mite and disease infested) to your favori...
by FunkyRes
June 10th, 2010, 7:09 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Request when entering Garter Snakes in NAHERP
Replies: 10
Views: 6082

Re: Request when entering Garter Snakes in NAHERP

That garter I entered was found approximately 6 miles from the Pacific ocean in southern Mendocino County, along a creek flowing into a coastal river. I have found other T. a. hydrophilus at this spot that are more what Oregon's should look like. The only other thing I thought about was maybe a rea...
by FunkyRes
June 10th, 2010, 6:52 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some more NorCal stuff
Replies: 6
Views: 4081

Re: Some more NorCal stuff

Nice finds. I like the kingsnake shot. What did you find that under? That was a rock flip. That king had the lowest number of bands I've seen up here, but also is farthest east I've found one. http://www.shastaherps.org/vouchers/305-2.jpg 26 snout to vent. Most up here are 29 to 31. Hope to find mo...
by FunkyRes
June 10th, 2010, 12:34 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some more NorCal stuff
Replies: 6
Views: 4081

Some more NorCal stuff

OK - I'm insanely jealous of SoCal - but we got some nice stuff up here too. Generic post, covering a couple counties, most this year - some last year. Shasta Salamander - Hydromantes shastae http://www.shastaherps.org/images/107md.jpg Western Toad - Anaxyrus boreas http://www.shastaherps.org/images...
by FunkyRes
June 9th, 2010, 1:59 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Awesome night in the Desert last night
Replies: 12
Views: 5638

Re: Awesome night in the Desert last night

Awesome night.
I so badly want to get down there sometime.
by FunkyRes
June 9th, 2010, 1:46 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Request when entering Garter Snakes in NAHERP
Replies: 10
Views: 6082

Re: Request when entering Garter Snakes in NAHERP

I don't know, Mike knows his garters. Unless he selected the wrong species or uploaded wrong photo. I do know T atratus in coastal counties can have distinct stripes, the T a aquaticus (er, mutt aquatic) I found at Jenner by the Sea (as a kid), identification verified by Stebbins as aquaticus (befor...
by FunkyRes
June 9th, 2010, 12:22 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: HUBBS...FINDS...STUFF...
Replies: 12
Views: 4516

Re: HUBBS...FINDS...STUFF...

Did you lick the toad?
by FunkyRes
June 8th, 2010, 9:50 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Skiltons in Beaverton?
Replies: 14
Views: 5211

Re: Skiltons in Beaverton?

If you've found 20, I'd say there's a pretty decent chance they at least are established if not natural ... Is Washington County outside of historic range maps? For the sake of curiosity, I searched a couple vertebrate museums and didn't find any, but I don't know what vertebrate museums people in t...
by FunkyRes
June 8th, 2010, 4:34 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Request when entering Garter Snakes in NAHERP
Replies: 10
Views: 6082

Re: Request when entering Garter Snakes in NAHERP

I know, for the gurus who don't mis-ID anything it may seem a bit silly, but there can be issues. While not in the DB, there was a garter posted in old forum identified as T. s. infernalis. Both fieldnotes and I thought it was T. e. terrestris. I can't speak for fieldnotes, but my reasoning was base...
by FunkyRes
June 8th, 2010, 2:05 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Yeah...
Replies: 24
Views: 8108

Re: Yeah...

Robert Jordan wrote:Dang...I still have yet to find a Rosy. I guess I'll be headed back to the HD in so cal next spring. :lol:
OK, but make it 1080p, not that wimpy 720p stuff.
by FunkyRes
June 8th, 2010, 3:32 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: new registration suggestion: Use your real name.
Replies: 35
Views: 10626

Re: new registration suggestion: Use your real name.

Sigs were not allowed in the previous forum, but we'll leave it for now. In the past, they were not allowed. We'll give it a shot, though! scott (my signature) I don't know if it is a standard phpbb admin option or requires hacking, but some forums allow them with a maximum number of characters and...
by FunkyRes
June 8th, 2010, 3:29 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Burney Falls in Beginning of April - DUW
Replies: 3
Views: 4491

Re: Burney Falls in Beginning of April - DUW

Shortly after encountering the norpacs, I headed downstream (still outside of state park) and caught my first garter of the trip - a Valley Gartersnake ( Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi ) http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r103/FunkyRes/Burney201005/IMG_2692.jpg I love the gray border they have on the ve...
by FunkyRes
June 8th, 2010, 3:28 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Burney Falls in Beginning of April - DUW
Replies: 3
Views: 4491

Burney Falls in Beginning of April - DUW

In the beginning of April, I did a trip to Burney Falls. It was the first time I had gone backpacking in a long time. I hike just about everywhere, but I hadn't backpacked in awhile. Nutshell, I took a bus from Redding to Burney and then hiked 10.5 miles in to the falls. There's a financial benefit ...
by FunkyRes
June 8th, 2010, 1:32 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best Rosy Boa Post Ever
Replies: 17
Views: 7139

Re: Best Rosy Boa Post Ever

San Marcos Island - that's a really nice boa.
Hard to pick one from the group, but I think that one is my favorite.
by FunkyRes
June 8th, 2010, 1:22 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: new registration suggestion: Use your real name.
Replies: 35
Views: 10626

Re: new registration suggestion: Use your real name.

krismunk wrote:I rather like the option of keeping the old user names for recognizability while adding your real name to your signature ;)
I like that idea, as long as signatures are kept, which probably isn't a bad idea as long as people keep them brief and not full of huge images.
by FunkyRes
June 7th, 2010, 10:23 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: new registration suggestion: Use your real name.
Replies: 35
Views: 10626

Re: new registration suggestion: Use your real name.

Feel free to call me FunkyRes in the field.

My real name is Michael Peters.
Michael isn't exactly an uncommon name though, FunkyRes is a little more unique ;)
by FunkyRes
June 7th, 2010, 4:47 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: This and that
Replies: 2
Views: 3592

Re: This and that

Congrats on the Contia longicaudae - now I know what to call it :) Hopefully I can find some. Probably have as a kid, but looking at the maps in the paper, most the localities where I found Contia growing up look to be Common species. -=- Off topic a bit: I also found another rather interesting pape...
by FunkyRes
June 7th, 2010, 4:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Request when entering Garter Snakes in NAHERP
Replies: 10
Views: 6082

Request when entering Garter Snakes in NAHERP

Special request when entering Garter Snake data - If the snake isn't cooperating, don't stress it just to get the shots, or if you are able to take in situ shots w/o handling, unless your a geographically where there can be confusion, don't handle just to get the shots, but if you can - when enterin...
by FunkyRes
June 7th, 2010, 4:02 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some Users Still Experiencing Complete Outage
Replies: 6
Views: 5810

Re: Some Users Still Experiencing Complete Outage

Awesome. Also, no need to apologize "Sir" Scott. You have my complete respect for bringing this community together online. ++ Managing a forum of this size is no easy task. When the hosting company does something like this - I don't know what to say, but hours and hours and hours of time ...
by FunkyRes
June 7th, 2010, 3:34 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: naherp links of interest
Replies: 9
Views: 5850

naherp links of interest

Map of Counties that have records: http://www.naherp.com/taxon.php?taxon Diversity map: http://www.naherp.com/diversity.php Activity map: http://www.naherp.com/activity.php cool links I don't remember URL to: One that gave text description by state of which counties were missing vouchered records On...
by FunkyRes
June 7th, 2010, 1:40 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2010 Goals Thread
Replies: 4
Views: 5766

2010 Goals Thread

There was a 2010 goals thread. I had it bookmarked, so I could update my progress. This is a reproduction - but I don't know other peoples goals. My goals for 2010 - *) Enter 3 lifers into naherp (I'm at 2 now) *) Enter 5 cal species I've never entered before into naherp - Goal Met *) 5 naherp count...
by FunkyRes
June 7th, 2010, 1:21 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: So, let me get this straight...
Replies: 18
Views: 6917

Re: So, let me get this straight...

Robert J wrote:
Brian Hubbs wrote:Brad: Pain a curb? what is that...Ebonics?
:lol: Ah yes, the language of Los Angeles
Don't forget Oakland, where they tried to make it official in the school district.
by FunkyRes
June 7th, 2010, 9:08 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A rarely posted species
Replies: 5
Views: 5825

A rarely posted species

I just searched the forums and didn't see this species posted anywhere, so it must be rare. As such, probably should be federally protected. ;) I give you Sceloporus occidentalist http://www.shastaherps.org/vouchers/329-2.jpg http://www.shastaherps.org/vouchers/267-2.jpg http://www.shastaherps.org/v...
by FunkyRes
June 7th, 2010, 9:03 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Contia longicaudae
Replies: 5
Views: 1399

Contia longicaudae

Looks like this was published in May issue of Copeia - not sure if it was linked at old forum, I didn't see it if it was. Anyway, congratulations to Richard Hoyer are definitely in order! :beer: Full article at CNAH - A new species of snake in the genus Contia (Squamata: Colubridae) from California ...