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by CCarille
May 4th, 2013, 1:18 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: A lot of Epicrates - some common and rare species
Replies: 4
Views: 2507

Re: A lot of Epicrates - some common and rare species

Nice collection. Thanks Justin! I can't seem to get enough of them and am currently working on getting more. Very nice! I've been a huge fan of Epicrates (particularly the insular species) for a very long time. I don't know why more people don't keep them... I guess not enough variety, plus only a ...
by CCarille
April 29th, 2013, 3:29 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: A lot of Epicrates - some common and rare species
Replies: 4
Views: 2507

A lot of Epicrates - some common and rare species

I received some "gifted" animals from a friend that was looking to lighten his duties and also looking to help me out with some awesome animals. I am a fanatic of all of the Epicrates spp. The best part is... I still have an Annulated Tree Boa ( Corallus annulatus ) coming to me next Wedne...
by CCarille
April 12th, 2013, 11:17 am
Forum: News
Topic: Anyone see the National Geographic article on Python venom?
Replies: 88
Views: 40744

Re: Anyone see the National Geographic article on Python ven

Interesting posts all the way through and I can see valid points on both (or all) sides of the arguments being made. I can definitely see the need and benefits of differentiation between venomous and dangerous. Having taught at both the high school and undergraduate levels (ages from 14 - 45), the m...
by CCarille
April 6th, 2013, 10:13 am
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: Wanted herp nation back issue's
Replies: 2
Views: 2027

Re: Wanted herp nation back issue's

Turns out I have 1.3 and 2.1. I don't have any extra copies of 2.2 (go figure since I wrote an article in that one... all extra copies are gone) or of 2.3. PM and we'll figure out shipping if you're interested. They're all in great condition. I also have a couple extra Scales & Tails that I wrot...
by CCarille
April 6th, 2013, 7:56 am
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: Wanted herp nation back issue's
Replies: 2
Views: 2027

Re: Wanted herp nation back issue's

I may have a couple extra of at least one of those issues. I can check for you later this weekend (when I'm back home).
by CCarille
April 6th, 2013, 7:52 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Easter eggs!
Replies: 5
Views: 2082

Re: Easter eggs!

Congrats! That's awesome! Such a beauty... I didn't realize they bred/their adult size is so small.
by CCarille
April 3rd, 2013, 11:24 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Geckos and Skinks
Replies: 13
Views: 6878

Re: Geckos and Skinks

Pretty cool collection!

I couldn't imagine no longer keeping any snakes, but geckos/lizards have always really interested me.

I love the H. fasciata you have there. Is it CBB or LTC?
by CCarille
April 3rd, 2013, 11:21 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Lens mug
Replies: 2
Views: 2974

Re: Lens mug

There are some pretty neat mugs.... I've got this one: http://www.amazon.com/Fotodiox-Stainless-Insulated-Tumbler-Refreshment/dp/B004ECJ9N4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365013186&sr=8-1&keywords=nikon+coffee+mug Of course now I have to worry about someone stealing my coffee mug thinking it's ...
by CCarille
March 27th, 2013, 1:58 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Colorful hatchling Ashy Gecko
Replies: 19
Views: 10316

Re: Colorful hatchling Ashy Gecko

Great shots Mike! Beautiful hatchling as well!
by CCarille
March 1st, 2013, 12:12 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Spotted Salamanders and the Spring Breeding Migration
Replies: 17
Views: 4074

Re: Spotted Salamanders and the Spring Breeding Migration

Living in NY, I've always had great luck finding spotteds simply by flipping rocks and logs around vernal pools all through spring.
by CCarille
March 1st, 2013, 8:41 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Anyone know the origin of this picture?
Replies: 18
Views: 5101

Re: Anyone know the origin of this picture?

I actually picked up this book.... The introduction by Vollmann (not the author) also comments on him being bit and says that "it must have been a dry bite" which would imply that the snake was not venomoid. It wouldn't make much sense to sensationalize the anecdote or advertise it in the ...
by CCarille
February 27th, 2013, 6:22 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Snails as feeders?
Replies: 6
Views: 2035

Re: Snails as feeders?

Just a note - I used the snails for Sibon and Dipsas sp. Mine were w/c until I started breeding them, but I never had any issues with parasites.
by CCarille
February 27th, 2013, 8:02 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Sea snakes and other stuff from Indonesia (now with video!)
Replies: 13
Views: 4258

Re: Sea snakes and other stuff from Indonesia (now with vide

Really awesome Robbie! Some fantastic shots in there... love the black tip closeups! The snake shots weren't that bad either for having a constantly moving subject.

Happy to see it all, thanks for posting!
by CCarille
February 27th, 2013, 7:59 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Snails as feeders?
Replies: 6
Views: 2035

Re: Snails as feeders?

I used to have brown garden snails - invasive so no worry killing them and you can get some cheap to start... and they breed well.
by CCarille
February 27th, 2013, 7:58 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: A few photos...
Replies: 12
Views: 3206

Re: A few photos...

Ahhh... okay. Thanks for clearing that up Chris. Ridiculous that you have half of the world's albino russians!!!
by CCarille
February 26th, 2013, 7:10 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: A few photos...
Replies: 12
Views: 3206

Re: A few photos...

Awesome Chris! Out of curiosity... the first E. miliaris is albino? I ask because it looks to have normal pupils (ie pigment there). Just looking at google for pics of them also, I can't find one without pupil pigment. Maybe a misnomer and they're all "hypos"? Just to be clear, I'm not dou...
by CCarille
February 25th, 2013, 7:34 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Making the best of a situation- a little fun with flash
Replies: 2
Views: 2839

Re: Making the best of a situation- a little fun with flash

Very cool Don! I'm surprised you were carrying so much gear with you. The shots turned out well and I like the blog as well. Do you live near Dominical or are you just down there for awhile? I absolutely loved Dominical when I was there in 2011. Fantastic little town and a lot to do. Plus, the burge...
by CCarille
February 24th, 2013, 8:11 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Frog Hunting on Misty Mountaintops in the Andes! (big post)
Replies: 27
Views: 7636

Re: Frog Hunting on Misty Mountaintops in the Andes! (big po

Ridiculous post! Incredible - thanks for sharing all of it!
by CCarille
February 20th, 2013, 7:10 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Cute lil gecko licking its eyes
Replies: 10
Views: 2529

Re: Cute lil gecko licking its eyes

Some fantastic shots! Thanks for posting this! I love a lot of these species that rarely come up.

That last shot is great also... fantastic to see how translucent the tongue is!
by CCarille
February 19th, 2013, 7:58 am
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: Looking for a book: 'Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatan'
Replies: 7
Views: 4344

Re: Looking for a book: 'Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yuca

I'd be happy to order a copy for you. I live in NY so shipping probably wouldn't be too much to Canada. If you want to do this, I'll look up prices+shipping to my address for both the book you suggested and the one I suggested. Then shipping from NY to you wouldn't be much. Let me know (ccarillephot...
by CCarille
February 18th, 2013, 7:21 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: New York finds and ?s
Replies: 9
Views: 2623

Re: New York finds and ?s

I agree with id's also. Running down from the top I see in Part 1: Northern Water Snake - Nerodia sipedon sipedon 1) Common Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis 2) Alleghany Dusky Salamander - Desmognathus ochrophaeus 3) Alleghany Dusky Salamander - Desmognathus ochrophaeus 4) Alleghany Dusky Salamand...
by CCarille
February 18th, 2013, 6:47 am
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: Looking for a book: 'Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucatan'
Replies: 7
Views: 4344

Re: Looking for a book: 'Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yuca

Hey Jon, I don't know if you've checked but you can find it on Amazon.com and a couple other sites... expensive though (around $100 used). If you're just looking for something to use for the area... this should cover you: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008W3F4X0/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=4865...
by CCarille
February 13th, 2013, 7:47 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Costa Rica Advice
Replies: 13
Views: 4475

Re: Costa Rica Advice

Here is some advice I had put into another query about CR. Tell him to get the October '12 issue of Scales & Tails (Australia) Magazine - I have an article on herping Costa Rica in there with info on various herp hotspots to check out. "Quetzal at Parque Reptilandia is a good way to go. I d...
by CCarille
February 13th, 2013, 7:38 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: This is what i decided to do with that cage!
Replies: 4
Views: 1354

Re: This is what i decided to do with that cage!

It's a cool setup and a beautiful boa! 2 things come to mind though... do you have clasps to keep it shut (snakes will push their way through anything)? and you have to be careful with heating elements (what looks like a light and heat emitter) in the cage... the snake can climb on it and get badly ...
by CCarille
February 9th, 2013, 8:07 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Australia (Victoria) Christmas Trip
Replies: 10
Views: 2414

Re: Australia (Victoria) Christmas Trip

Awesome post Kristian! Some really great photography and funny text to go along!

Thanks for sharing!
by CCarille
February 4th, 2013, 1:15 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: which is better: canon or nikon?
Replies: 10
Views: 4501

Re: which is better: canon or nikon?

I agree with Matt - there is no "correct" overall answer. I shoot with Nikon and love it. Figure out what you want to shoot and your budget and let those decide which way you go. Look at lens reviews and prices. Ultimately, you'll find yourself needing particular Nikon or Canon lenses and ...
by CCarille
February 3rd, 2013, 9:18 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Beautiful Snake! (ID needed)
Replies: 8
Views: 3019

Re: Beautiful Snake! (ID needed)

Beautiful snake!

I'd say C. paradisi. It could possibly be coming out of "blue" giving it a slightly more blue coloration than what you'd normally observe.
by CCarille
January 30th, 2013, 7:11 am
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: Herp Nation Mag IMPRESSIVE!!!
Replies: 1
Views: 2013

Re: Herp Nation Mag IMPRESSIVE!!!

The hybrid article by Chris Carille is a fair and superb treatment of a highly contentious issue. Great work Chris! :thumb: 8-) Thanks Brad! I had some fun writing it and looking at a lot of pics of hybrids. I agree about the issue - it's a great one! I really enjoyed it all and I like the short pi...
by CCarille
January 27th, 2013, 7:52 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Everybody loves brown snakes, right?
Replies: 15
Views: 2894

Re: Everybody loves brown snakes, right?

Soopaman wrote:These are infinitely cooler than the brown snakes in the U.S.
haha. totally agree.

Cool post and neat variation within the species!
by CCarille
January 27th, 2013, 1:12 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Costa Rica January 2013
Replies: 20
Views: 5725

Re: Costa Rica January 2013

Nice post! Catching the L. septentrionalis eating frog eggs is an awesome find with a common species! I don't disagree with cbernz on the first unidentified frog.. C. bransfordii is incredibly variable. Taking a look though, it could also be Eleutherodactylus gaigeae . I think you're second frog is ...
by CCarille
January 16th, 2013, 11:43 am
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Photography as a career
Replies: 5
Views: 2699

Re: Photography as a career

No problem Dalton! I shoot with Nikon myself, but Canon does make a lot of great bodies and lenses as well. It all really comes down to personal preference... and what you need the camera to do. Both companies make some really high megapixel cameras for large format stuff (bigger than you'd need for...
by CCarille
January 13th, 2013, 8:46 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: RodentPro raised their prices?
Replies: 16
Views: 2590

Re: RodentPro raised their prices?

I use Mice Direct... $$$ for shipping though
by CCarille
January 13th, 2013, 8:42 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Photography as a career
Replies: 5
Views: 2699

Re: Photography as a career

Hi Dalton, First off, I don't begin to call myself a "professional photographer," but I do supplement my income with photography and photography-based work. My background is in biology (High School teacher actually) and a Master's in Zoology. I now teach part-time as a college professor, w...
by CCarille
January 10th, 2013, 1:12 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: Help Needed for Mag Article
Replies: 0
Views: 1043

Help Needed for Mag Article

Hi all, I'm looking for some help with a few articles I'm authoring. For those of you that don't know me, I'm a part time professor at a couple colleges in NY and I also freelance on the side - authoring magazine articles and currently my first book on Candoia. I also am a freelance photographer pro...
by CCarille
December 26th, 2012, 6:12 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The Big Wet, North West Queensland
Replies: 6
Views: 2269

Re: The Big Wet, North West Queensland

Some neat finds! I love that first stimson's - gorgeous fella!

The Gilbert's dragon is neat also, reminds me a lot of the basilisks of C.A.
by CCarille
December 2nd, 2012, 12:32 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2012 highlights
Replies: 10
Views: 2723

Re: 2012 highlights

Neat post! CR is such an amazing place! It must have been awesome to see the Olive Ridley. I was lucky and saw a bunch of nesting Green Sea Turtles in 2007, but haven't seen an Olive Ridley before. Your first snake is Leptophis mexicanus . Wild that you got to work with Toucans and Aracaris! Such co...
by CCarille
November 30th, 2012, 4:46 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Glass Frogs
Replies: 11
Views: 2716

Re: Glass Frogs

Awesome video! Love it. Some great glass frogs and nice information. A longer video set to some music (or a narrator) would be great for a herp/zoology class!

Nice work!

BTW... been to Peru and absolutely loved it! Awesome place to herp.
by CCarille
November 9th, 2012, 3:52 pm
Forum: Bird Forum
Topic: Painted bunting.
Replies: 8
Views: 3203

Re: Painted bunting.

That is an absolutely beautiful bird!
by CCarille
November 9th, 2012, 3:47 pm
Forum: Mammal Forum
Topic: Monkeys
Replies: 27
Views: 9569

Re: Monkeys

Here's a few... I'll try to get more up. I have photos of another 8-15 species on an external hard drive I think. (I've seen 5 species in CA, 7 in Borneo, and 10 or 12 species in Peru) Bornean Orangutan ( Pongo pygmaeus ) - Borneo... I know, not a monkey, love 'em though! http://farm9.staticflickr.c...
by CCarille
November 5th, 2012, 5:43 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: firsts
Replies: 4
Views: 1290

Re: firsts

Neat albino alligator. The albino axolotls are pretty neat. I hadn't really seen them being kept by anyone until I joined my current department - my supervisor has one and there were close to 5 being kept by the dept. Just an odd group to have.
by CCarille
November 3rd, 2012, 1:51 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Shots of some of my Epicrates sp
Replies: 8
Views: 2520

Re: Shots of some of my Epicrates sp

Very cool, Chris! Thanks Scott! Love them! Very nice, I'm a big Epicrates fan myself, though I only have a female Cuban boa at the moment. Let me know if you breed your Bimini boas in the future. I had a pair of those many years ago that I regrettably sold. The male was solid black with just the fa...
by CCarille
November 3rd, 2012, 1:48 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: MONSTERS!
Replies: 18
Views: 4427

Re: MONSTERS!

No way! Awesome Chris! Congrats, they look amazing!
by CCarille
November 2nd, 2012, 4:02 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #56: Eight Snakes, Plus Bonus Borneo Bits!
Replies: 23
Views: 12393

Re: Borneo Dispatches #56: Eight Snakes, Plus Bonus Borneo B

Awesome post Hans! Love the shots as well.

New species ehh? Just take some DNA samples and name it yourself! Enhydris hansensis
by CCarille
November 2nd, 2012, 3:59 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Belize - a little bit of everything
Replies: 22
Views: 7358

Re: Belize - a little bit of everything

Awesome caterpillars! Really spectacular. I wish I had gotten better photos of the ones in Honduras.... it was by horseback though so a little far off and not too steady. I'm glad you took a shot at the id, as I haven't been able to find anything close. The NY one I've id'd but don't know if off the...
by CCarille
November 2nd, 2012, 3:54 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Shots of some of my Epicrates sp
Replies: 8
Views: 2520

Re: Shots of some of my Epicrates sp

Thanks Phil!
by CCarille
November 2nd, 2012, 3:53 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best place to live for herping and every day life
Replies: 114
Views: 50031

Re: Best place to live for herping and every day life

I second Central America. I haven't been to Panama, but I absolutely love Costa Rica. I'd move there in a heartbeat if my g/f and finances were up for it. Costa Rica is stunning... beaches, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean, volcanoes, and rainforest. Everything you could ever want. It's also right in the mi...
by CCarille
November 2nd, 2012, 3:00 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Shots of some of my Epicrates sp
Replies: 8
Views: 2520

Re: Shots of some of my Epicrates sp

Thanks Zach! They really are underrated! If you ever get the space and money, they're definitely worth picking up!
by CCarille
November 1st, 2012, 5:23 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Belize - a little bit of everything
Replies: 22
Views: 7358

Re: Belize - a little bit of everything

Here's a couple painful looking caterpillars I've come across:
In Honduras
Image
Here in NY
Image
by CCarille
November 1st, 2012, 5:17 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Shots of some of my Epicrates sp
Replies: 8
Views: 2520

Shots of some of my Epicrates sp

I took some quick photos while cleaning a week or so ago. Here are some of the Epicrates I keep.Hope you enjoy! Epicrates striatus fosteri - Jill; almost a two year old female Bimini Island Boa http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/8123668799_394d500f48.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8184/8123669135...
by CCarille
November 1st, 2012, 5:13 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Belize - a little bit of everything
Replies: 22
Views: 7358

Re: Belize - a little bit of everything

Thanks for the warning Jimi! Glad I didn't get any nematocysts I guess... I did happen to touch it, just out of curiosity for how it would feel. My instructor did the same... haha I've since become a little less of an ass when it comes to giving a go at anything... realizing some bites can come with...