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by Berkeley Boone
January 29th, 2016, 8:26 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Request for some animals....
Replies: 10
Views: 5394

Re: Request for some animals....

Aw dang! No, I wouldn't be able to meet tomorrow unfortunately.

Thanks for considering. I'm just starting work on the exhibit though, so I have some time before I will need to fill it. Perhaps in the next few weeks or so if our paths are close to crossing we could meet up.

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 29th, 2016, 10:55 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Request for some animals....
Replies: 10
Views: 5394

Re: Request for some animals....

I'm in Athens, Bree. If you are heading up this way, that would be awesome. I'd be glad to host you around town, or if you aren't coming up quite this far, I could probably meet you somewhere along the way.

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 29th, 2016, 9:56 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Request for some animals....
Replies: 10
Views: 5394

Request for some animals....

Hey yall- I am working on putting together an exhibit on invasive exotics in the children's classroom at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Would any of you folks down in Florida be willing to catch and send me some Cuban treefrogs or brown anoles? I may even be interested in a day gecko or two ...
by Berkeley Boone
January 29th, 2016, 9:45 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015
Replies: 16
Views: 10930

Re: Okefenokee Trip 2015

Sorry, didn't mean to let this response slip by, Daniel!

Yeah, it was a really colorful canebrake! It got the heart pumping a lot bit to see it. It was amazing.
Good luck in your quest to find one. North Florida has some lookers for sure!

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 25th, 2016, 10:53 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List
Replies: 13
Views: 6753

Re: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List

Thanks Dave!

I had a lot of fun going out so I could put it together! :)

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 15th, 2016, 9:48 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Post your 1 best photo from 2015!
Replies: 61
Views: 49404

Re: Post your 1 best photo from 2015!

Nice photos, everyone. Here is my contribution... (As others have said, not my best photo from 2015, but my favorite. I have not touched or edited this photo at all- it came out perfectly for me!) Barking Treefrog, Hyla gratiosa https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8717/17366328446_1490228f1b_k.jpg 61hyl ...
by Berkeley Boone
January 12th, 2016, 6:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2016 OFFICER ELECTIONS - PLEASE VOTE
Replies: 15
Views: 8055

Re: 2016 OFFICER ELECTIONS - PLEASE VOTE

Daniel D Dye wrote:My memory and attention span isn't as good as it once was...What is simus343's real name? :)
Nick. (Though I don't know his last name.) :)
--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 12th, 2016, 6:13 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A Sweet Little Fall AZ Trip
Replies: 13
Views: 7562

Re: A Sweet Little Fall AZ Trip

What a show! I need to get out to AZ again. I've only been once, and I lost all of my pictures from that trip. Great finds. That AZ mountain king was pretty sweet, and the photos of the hummingbirds were really great, especially the Anna's in flight! The feather detail in that picture is mind blowin...
by Berkeley Boone
January 12th, 2016, 5:40 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List
Replies: 13
Views: 6753

Re: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List

It's a great way to do things for sure. I kept my first species list in 2015, which is why I was a little flabbergasted early in the when you had seen like 85 species (I was at like 35). Either I stepped it up, or you slowed down after that point, because I ended up with about the same number of sp...
by Berkeley Boone
January 12th, 2016, 5:35 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2016 OFFICER ELECTIONS - PLEASE VOTE
Replies: 15
Views: 8055

Re: 2016 OFFICER ELECTIONS - PLEASE VOTE

Voted. Been busy, sorry if it came late. Ditto that. I would love to help out in office one day, but for now, I've got too much going on. And Bill, I really like that idea as well. I think it is definitely something worth looking into. Thanks to everybody for participating and making this subforum ...
by Berkeley Boone
January 12th, 2016, 5:31 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015
Replies: 16
Views: 10930

Re: Okefenokee Trip 2015

Thanks very much, Steve. The photos of the rat snake climbing the tree were some of my favorites from that trip. I thought they turned out pretty well.

Glad that helped you get through a cold day! Spring will be here soon(ish).

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 8th, 2016, 6:23 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List
Replies: 13
Views: 6753

Re: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List

Thanks Jimi, interesting thought. I clicked on the link and read through the abstract. I'll have to see if I can find a way to read the rest of it. My tiny little brain didn't comprehend it real well though... what was it saying, essentially? Much appreciated, Jake! It really wasn't too bad. Basical...
by Berkeley Boone
January 8th, 2016, 6:17 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2015 Year in Review- Second Third
Replies: 13
Views: 7615

Re: 2015 Year in Review- Second Third

Ha ha, thanks Travis! It sure was exciting!

Come on down, Bethany. I'd be glad to get out in the woods and look around some with you. Especially if you haven't been down to GA!

Thanks yall!
--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 7th, 2016, 12:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Flipping over 2015 (La, Tex, Miss, Ala, Fla. Co.) EOY
Replies: 5
Views: 6505

Re: Flipping over 2015 (La, Tex, Miss, Ala, Fla. Co.) EOY

Wow. What a treat for the eyes!
So much good stuff in there. Those speckleds are just phenomenal!

Thanks for sharing!

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 6th, 2016, 5:27 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List
Replies: 13
Views: 6753

Re: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List

Thanks Matt! I was glad I kept up with it all- I had a pretty good year, I thought! Though I'm really puzzled as to how you only heard one Southern Leopard Frog chorus all year. What's even worse, is it wasn't even a chorus- it was one individual! I am still perplexed as to how I missed them. I foun...
by Berkeley Boone
January 6th, 2016, 5:25 am
Forum: Bird Forum
Topic: A Day at the Wetlands
Replies: 5
Views: 15673

Re: A Day at the Wetlands

Great photos, man! I really enjoyed that wood stork!
--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 6th, 2016, 5:22 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Another Year-In-Review, Final Third of 2015
Replies: 4
Views: 2875

Re: Another Year-In-Review, Final Third of 2015

Thanks for the very kind words, James, Tamara and Bill! I'm glad you all enjoyed the chipmunk shots. I thought it was a little unusual, so I figured I would take photographic advantage! Yeah, those baby sea turtles were pretty awesome! It was almost ridiculous how small they were! That would be very...
by Berkeley Boone
January 6th, 2016, 5:18 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2015 Year in Review- Second Third
Replies: 13
Views: 7615

Re: 2015 Year in Review- Second Third

Thanks Cary and James!

Cary, I am not sure how I lucked up on so many baby boxes. If I knew, I would share with you! Yes, they certainly are a treat to find- especially considering how many I saw DOR in the last year on the way to work.

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 6th, 2016, 5:16 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015
Replies: 16
Views: 10930

Re: Okefenokee Trip 2015

Agreed, Cary! That was pretty cool- I remember thinking to myself as we heard you all walking up, 'Try to look like you're not a nerd. These people are probably out looking for critters too' Justin was totally nerding out over that squirrel.... Good thing it was you guys! Ha ha! Once Matt's son gets...
by Berkeley Boone
January 5th, 2016, 6:41 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List
Replies: 13
Views: 6753

Year in Review, Final Third of 2015 and Herp List

Here is the link to my review of the final third of 2015: http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22947 And, for the Southeast Chapter folks, here is my list of herps that I found this year. Last year, I recorded just the snakes that I encountered. This year, I chose to record ev...
by Berkeley Boone
January 4th, 2016, 12:39 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: End of 2015 (Salamanders and a trip to SoFla)
Replies: 7
Views: 4427

Re: End of 2015 (Salamanders and a trip to SoFla)

Wow!
Those corals! And that freaking tiger!

The little pine was a cutie.

Nice job, Josh!
--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 4th, 2016, 12:35 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015 (same as main forum too)
Replies: 9
Views: 4330

Re: Okefenokee Trip 2015 (same as main forum too)

Thanks Tamara! Yes, scarlets are so cool. I wish I found them more frequently.

You should head to Okefenokee some time, Josh. You'd love it. Yeah, that SFL version of the Ner-rodeo would be quite the challenge! Sounds awesome!

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 4th, 2016, 12:02 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015
Replies: 16
Views: 10930

Re: Okefenokee Trip 2015

Wow, away for a few days and lots of replies! Thanks all! Yes, Blacktail, it was an amazingly pink canebrake! Don, thanks for the very kind words. I am pleased you enjoyed the post so much! Glad to take you along on a vicarious trip. You should come see it in person one day! Thanks Mike! That's exac...
by Berkeley Boone
January 4th, 2016, 11:50 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Queensland over Xmas 2014 - The Reptiles - Installment 3
Replies: 3
Views: 3510

Re: Queensland over Xmas 2014 - The Reptiles - Installment 3

Great series, Chris! I am so jealous of your Major Skinks and the Hypsilurus. Both of those were ones I looked for, but came up empty-handed. Those folks at the edge of the river are idiots. But I am glad nothing happened to them. That would not be a pleasant way to go. Great job on the cassowary fi...
by Berkeley Boone
January 4th, 2016, 11:47 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herpy New Year
Replies: 2
Views: 2530

Re: Herpy New Year

Herpy New Year! Nice photos, too!
--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 4th, 2016, 11:46 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: End of Year Post (long)
Replies: 5
Views: 4608

Re: End of Year Post (long)

Wow, Ananth! You are the salamander king! Nice post, good variety.

One clarification, though. The lone turtle you had labelled as a yellowbelly is actually a river cooter.

Happy New Year to you as well!
--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
January 4th, 2016, 11:36 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Another Year-In-Review, Final Third of 2015
Replies: 4
Views: 2875

Another Year-In-Review, Final Third of 2015

My Year in Review continues. This is the final third (September through December). The review of the first third can be found here: http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21973 And the review of the second third can be found here: http://www.fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.ph...
by Berkeley Boone
December 29th, 2015, 7:47 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Final Quarter of '15
Replies: 5
Views: 3889

Re: Final Quarter of '15

Robb, great finds and great photos! As others have said, I really enjoyed that Aneides picture. The coral is superb as well.

I hope to get out in the field with you one day!

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
December 29th, 2015, 5:46 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015 (same as main forum too)
Replies: 9
Views: 4330

Re: Okefenokee Trip 2015 (same as main forum too)

Many thanks, Robb! Much appreciated!

Yes, that cane was a knockout indeed!
--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
December 29th, 2015, 5:43 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2015 Year in Review--Galapagos, KS, TX
Replies: 7
Views: 5074

Re: 2015 Year in Review--Galapagos, KS, TX

Awesome, Chris!

I loved your road-cruised Galapagos tortoise.....that will be a hard one to top! i hope to go to the Galapagos Islands one day. What a fantastic trip.

Congrats also on your retirement (and your move into teaching professionally). Thanks for your service.

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
December 29th, 2015, 5:19 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015
Replies: 16
Views: 10930

Re: Okefenokee Trip 2015

Thanks Dave, I appreciate the very kind words! Yes, I had fun in 2015! It was a great year.

You should definitely check out the Okefenokee if you ever get the chance. It is a really cool place. Obviously, lots to see too!

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
December 24th, 2015, 2:13 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Hibernation questions
Replies: 57
Views: 24311

Re: Hibernation questions

You said that the pythons in the Everglades will try to take cover from the cold, but "their bodies cannot physically handle it." Is that partly due to size? If most or all snakes can do brumation, then why would the pythons be different in their success at it? I know they are from a trop...
by Berkeley Boone
December 24th, 2015, 6:58 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Pituophis deppei jani, Part 2
Replies: 8
Views: 7397

Re: Pituophis deppei jani, Part 2

Hi Daniel- No worries on the delay. It is nice to bring up old threads periodically. I am sorry about you not being able to see the pictures- I changed photo hosting sites since then and don't have them linked up anymore. Perhaps I will see about updating the pics and reposting. In the meantime, sho...
by Berkeley Boone
December 24th, 2015, 6:44 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015 (same as main forum too)
Replies: 9
Views: 4330

Re: Okefenokee Trip 2015 (same as main forum too)

Thanks Matt! Glad you were able to re-live some of your trip down there through this post. This was a trip we took in late April. I bet those little squirrella carcasses were everywhere- we found a couple, and some anoles too, on our porch. Yeah, we were pretty pleased with our digs down there, so w...
by Berkeley Boone
December 24th, 2015, 6:31 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Hibernation questions
Replies: 57
Views: 24311

Re: Hibernation questions

Hi Beth- Good questions, and I will try to provide some answers. Others can chime in (or correct/clarify me if needed). Brumation is what ectotherms do. That means that because they (and we'll say snakes here) don't make their own body heat, they are dependent on outside temperatures for how warm or...
by Berkeley Boone
December 24th, 2015, 5:55 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Summer's Here! Eastern and Northern Coast - South Africa.
Replies: 2
Views: 4102

Re: Summer's Here! Eastern and Northern Coast - South Africa

I agree with Chris, Tyrone. Great post!

That is a really pretty Dasypeltis, too!

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
December 24th, 2015, 5:51 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015
Replies: 16
Views: 10930

Re: Okefenokee Trip 2015

Great post. Not enough frog pictures ;) , but still a great post. Ha ha! Thanks Chris. I appreciate it- glad you liked it. I know, there weren't a lot of frogs pictured in the post, despite there being thousands around. Basically all of the ones that we saw were while it was raining and/or we were ...
by Berkeley Boone
December 22nd, 2015, 8:33 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015 (same as main forum too)
Replies: 9
Views: 4330

Re: Okefenokee Trip 2015 (same as main forum too)

Thanks Jake. It is sure is a spectacular place. I wish I was able to get there more regularly. I can only imagine your excitement coming down from Maryland to a place like that! I thought it may be a nelsoni , but now I can't think of why I changed my mind. I guess the colors didn't seem to be bold ...
by Berkeley Boone
December 22nd, 2015, 8:31 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: All them salamanders of 2015
Replies: 19
Views: 10869

Re: All them salamanders of 2015

Very nice, Jake! Great selection. I appreciate the effort it takes to put together a post of this magnitude with so much else that is going on in life. I loved the tigers in particular. All the Plethodon s and Desmognathus were a treat too. And I can't forget the other Ambystoma ! I need to get up t...
by Berkeley Boone
December 22nd, 2015, 8:28 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Recovered old pics
Replies: 1
Views: 1284

Re: Recovered old pics

Awesome! It is always nice to fine (recover!) old photos like that. I lost a crapload when my brother's computer crashed. All my pics from my trip to AZ, all my photos of roadcruising over a four year period, some sweet shots of snorkeling with hellbenders, etc. Terrible stuff! Those little gophers ...
by Berkeley Boone
December 22nd, 2015, 8:25 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Tantilla!!!
Replies: 17
Views: 6912

Re: Tantilla!!!

Yes, it is the same one Noah- the patterns of the coloration on the nose verifies it.

Nice finds! Been a while since I have seen any Tantilla. Not in their neck of the woods as often as I would like.

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
December 22nd, 2015, 8:22 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Pond build
Replies: 10
Views: 11477

Re: Pond build

Holy moly, Kfen! This is going to be awesome! I can't wait to see the finished product. Thanks for phot-documenting the process. This is something I need to work more on doing....I get so wrapped up in finishing whatever I am working on that I forget to take pics as I go along. I always wish later t...
by Berkeley Boone
December 22nd, 2015, 7:17 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015 (same as main forum too)
Replies: 9
Views: 4330

Okefenokee Trip 2015 (same as main forum too)

It’s catch up time! I realized that I promised a review of a weekend trip to the Okefenokee swamp in my review of 2015’s second third (April to August). Well, here it is. Some friends and I take an annual spring trip for some early season herping, and this year we went down to the Okefenokee area. I...
by Berkeley Boone
December 22nd, 2015, 7:15 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Okefenokee Trip 2015
Replies: 16
Views: 10930

Okefenokee Trip 2015

It’s catch up time! I realized that I promised a review of a weekend trip to the Okefenokee swamp in my review of 2015’s second third (April to August). Well, here it is. Some friends and I take an annual spring trip for some early season herping, and this year we went down to the Okefenokee area. I...
by Berkeley Boone
December 18th, 2015, 11:31 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Queensland over Xmas...2014 - The Reptiles - Installment Two
Replies: 6
Views: 4879

Re: Queensland over Xmas...2014 - The Reptiles - Installment

Oh man, that is awesome Chris! Those scrubs were amazing- particularly the remains of that beast! And that carpet! Wowza! I would have loved to have seen one. Regarding the Dtella, I thought none of the Dtellas had the rings of tubercles/spines on the tail and that was how one could tell them from t...
by Berkeley Boone
December 16th, 2015, 11:33 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Queensland over Xmas...2014 - The Reptiles - Installment One
Replies: 2
Views: 2701

Re: Queensland over Xmas...2014 - The Reptiles - Installment

Awesome! Looking forward to more!

Too bad about missing a pic for the lace. But that was a cool ant nest!
--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
December 15th, 2015, 9:04 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Georgia Trip Report
Replies: 12
Views: 4560

Re: Georgia Trip Report

Matt,
I somehow never responded to this post. Thanks for the review- it looks like you had a great time. Glad Jekyll turned out so good for you, the Okefenokee looks like it was a lot of fun as well!

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing!
--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
December 15th, 2015, 8:47 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2015 year in review
Replies: 13
Views: 10402

Re: 2015 year in review

Nice review, Justin!

I wish I had known you guys were going to be down in my neck of the woods for the Orianne surveys. It would have been nice to meet up with you fellas! Oh well. Next time!

--Berkeley
by Berkeley Boone
December 15th, 2015, 8:44 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Trip To Australia, Part 3: Taronga Zoo
Replies: 7
Views: 4692

Re: Trip To Australia, Part 3: Taronga Zoo

Yes, Kfen, it was a seriously good zoo! It gave me lots of good ideas..... Good to know about the Brachylophus at the National Zoo. I've never been up there, I'll have to go check it out. I think they also have them (and breed them) at the San Diego Zoo. I was pretty impressed with that croc exhibit...
by Berkeley Boone
December 15th, 2015, 8:39 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Episode VII: The Caudates Awaken
Replies: 10
Views: 8958

Re: Episode VII: The Caudates Awaken

Wow, Josh! Very nice! Great selection. Quote: "My first daughter was due to be born in April, so I had no illusions to actually having a lot of time to herp – there are more important things than herping –but could this be a goal that would be do-able if I only made short one-or-two day trips h...