It was a great year of field herping for me. So many terrific finds with the best people to share them with. There were quite a few memorable experiences with no bad ones to recall.
The best part of field herping for me is having good friends that share the same passion for the hunt and drive to find the targets. On many occasions last year my friend Kyle (Soopaman) would say,"We can't have a bad day now!". Luckily for us, Kyle said this quite often. There were some really good times had with friends Brennan, Pat,Sean, Ashley,DBD,Tamara and Raymond,Blake,Sky, Tim and the gang from Colorado also valuable advise from Jeff. Ya'll made my 2015 great!
Okay, I'll get with it.
Mid January in Central Louisiana
Energized with wishful thinking, Kyle and I managed one snake that day. Still nice to get out and test things.
Western Ribbon Snake by Armin, on Flickr
Still managing a few things in the cool weather.
Texas Ratsnake by Armin, on Flickr
The corn snakes are thankfully cold friendly.
Corn Snake, Louisiana by Armin, on Flickr
Juvi Canebrake, East Louisiana. 2-23-15 insitu. by Armin, on Flickr
South Texas is so great for curing the winter blues.
Western Diamondback. South Texas 2-26-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Ruthven's Whipsnake, South Texas 2-26-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Western Diamondback. South Texas, 2-26-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Black-striped snake, South Texas, 2-26-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Western Diamondback. South Texas 2-27-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Another shot of the cat-eyed snake. S. Texas 2-27-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Texas Patch-nosed Snake, South Texas juvi 2-27-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Speckled\Desert King intergrade. Coastal Texas 2-27-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Back home in Louisiana
Speckled King Snake, Louisiana 3-8-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Juvi Canebrake, South Louisiana 3-8-15. In situ by Armin, on Flickr
Juvi Canebrake, South Louisiana 3-8-15. In situ by Armin, on Flickr
Speckled King Snake, Louisiana 3-8-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Kicked up mud!
Western Mud Snake, South Louisiana 3-15-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Southern Copperhead Southeast Louisiana. by Armin, on Flickr
Speckled King Snake, South Louisiana 3-24-15 In situ by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake, South Louisiana 3-24-15. by Armin, on Flickr
Speckled King Snake, South Louisiana 3-24-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Speckled King Snake, South Louisiana 3-24-15 by Armin, on Flickr
Once again, Kyle and I got rolling on another highly anticipated herping trip to places in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. In Florida we met with friends DBD and Robert Zappalorti. As usual, Dave took good care of us and showed us some cool stuff in the Florida panhandle.
Grey Rat Snake by Armin, on Flickr
Eastern Coachwhip by Armin, on Flickr
Grey Rat Snake by Armin, on Flickr
Eastern Coachwhip. In situ by Armin, on FlickrI
. In situ by Armin, on Flickr
Southern Copperhead. In situ by Armin, on Flickr
Southern Copperhead by Armin, on Flickr
Grey Rat Snake by Armin, on Flickr
Florida Pine snake by Armin, on Flickr
The next step in our journey was in southern Alabama. Big thanks to Tamara and Raymond McConnell for such an unforgettable day!
Corn Snake by Armin, on Flickr
Things were already going good but suddenly turned into great! "Can't have a bad day now!"
Black Pine Snake, Southern Alabama March 2015 in situ by Armin, on Flickr
Black Pine Snake, Southern Alabama March 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Eastern Diamondback Rattle Snake by Armin, on Flickr
Eastern Diamondback Rattle Snake by Armin, on Flickr
Scarlet King Snake by Armin, on Flickr
Pine Woods Snake by Armin, on Flickr
For our last leg we managed a couple nice things a hog and a scarlet king (not shown because in shed)
Eastern Hognose Snake. Southern Mississippi by Armin, on Flickr
Some more from home in Louisiana.
Eastern Hognose Snake by Armin, on Flickr
Pat with coppers
Pat with Southern Coppers by Armin, on Flickr
Speckled King Snake. Southeast Louisiana by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattle Snake. North Louisiana April 2014 In situ. by Armin, on Flickr
Buttermilk Racer. North Louisiana, April 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Ever so nice to have yet another herping excursion. This time with friends Pat and Sean we drove west into East Texas where we met with Kyle. Starting with a bit East Texas herping then making the jump up to North Texas. We had a great time finding snakes including our target of Western Massasaugas.
Louisiana Milk Snake. E. Texas, April 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Louisiana Milk Snake. E. Texas, April 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Speckled King Snake. April 2015, N.Texas by Armin, on Flickr
Young Western Massasauga Rattlesnake. April 2015, N Texas by Armin, on Flickr
Eastern Yellowbelly Racer. April 2015, N Texas by Armin, on Flickr
#2 Western Massasauga Rattle Snake. April 2015, N Texas by Armin, on Flickr
A quick outing into Oklahoma produced several vividly colored collared lizards
collared lizard April 2015, S Oklahoma by Armin, on Flickr
More from Louisiana.
This unfortunate Canebrake was near the end of her life due to age or illness. Found her skeleton close by two weeks after this photo.
Canebrake Rattle Snake. May, 2015 Southeast Louisiana by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattle Snake. May, 2015 Southeast Louisiana by Armin, on Flickr
Young Canebrake Rattle Snake. South Louisiana, 2015 In situ. by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake, Southeast Louisiana May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake, Southeast Louisiana May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake, Southeast Louisiana May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Scarlet King Snake, Southeast Louisiana. May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Speckled King Snake. South Louisiana, May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Louisiana Milk Snake. North Louisiana, May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Kyle with mega mud from Texas.
Kyle With Huge Mud Snake. May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Black Rat Snake. North Louisiana, May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Prairie King Snake. North Louisiana May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake Southeast Louisiana, May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattle Snake, Southeast Louisiana, May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattle Snake, Southeast Louisiana, May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Southern Copperhead. Southeast Louisiana, May 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake Southeast Louisiana, June 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake Southeast Louisiana June 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake Southeast Louisiana June 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake, Southeast Louisiana, July 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
IMGP4262 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake, Southeast Louisiana, July 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
A business trip to Colorado that also doubled as a family vacation awarded some herping time with friend Tim Warfel. I met with Tim and his son one evening to see some snakes. We were joined by a terrific group of local herpers that quickly put us one some really nice snakes. The experience was seriously fun!
Western Hognose snake, Colorado, July 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Western Hognose snake, Colorado, July 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Prairie Rattlesnake, Colorado. July 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Prairie Rattlesnake, Colorado. July 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Must be back in Louisiana
Canebrake Rattlesnake. Southeast Louisiana. August 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake. Southeast Louisiana. August 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Buttermilk Racer. Central Louisiana, August 2014 by Armin, on Flickr
Glossy Crawfish Snake. Central Louisiana, August 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake. Southeast, Louisiana August 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Big cane!
Canebrake Rattlesnake. Southeast, Louisiana August 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
The hiking stick measured 51.5"
Canebrake Rattlesnake. Southeast, Louisiana August 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake. Southeast Louisiana, August 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake. Southeast Louisiana, August 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake. Southeast Louisiana, August 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Buttermilk Racer North Louisiana. Sept. 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Louisiana Milk Snake. North Louisiana. Sept 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Western Pygmy Rattlesnake. Southeast Louisiana. Sept. 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Western Pygmy Rattlesnake. Southeast Louisiana. Sept. 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake. Southeast Louisiana. September 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake. Southeast Louisiana. September 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Western Pygmy Rattlesnake. Southeast Louisiana September 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Western Pygmy Rattlesnake. Southeast Louisiana September 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Southern Copperheads, Southeast Louisiana, Oct 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Eastern hognose snake. Southeast Louisiana, Oct. 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Scarlet Kingsnake, Southeast Louisiana, October 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Canebrake Rattlesnake, Southeast Louisiana October 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Texas Coral Snake, North Louisiana, October 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Rat Snake, Southeast Louisiana November, 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Speckled King Snake. Southeast Louisiana, November 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Juvi Black-Masked Racer, Southeast Louisiana. November 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Corn Snake. Southeast Louisiana, December 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Speckled Kingsnake. Southeast Louisiana, December 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Texas Ratsnake, Southeast Louisiana. December 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Corn Snake Southeast Louisiana. December 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
Corn Snake Southeast Louisiana. December 2015 by Armin, on Flickr
I'm going to miss you 2015, but it's time to flip 2016. I'm sure it will be great!
Flipping over 2015 (La, Tex, Miss, Ala, Fla. Co.) EOY
Moderator: Scott Waters
Re: Flipping over 2015 (La, Tex, Miss, Ala, Fla. Co.) EOY
I forgot just how many dang canes you found last year! They just kept coming!
Nice shots, all of them. That corn on the farm equipment is still one of my favorites of yours! Not to mention the fat tire cane, and the double milk shot. You really make those kings at your camp look good. I'll have to pay more attention to those next time I visit.
Cheers to a flippin' sweet '16!
Nice shots, all of them. That corn on the farm equipment is still one of my favorites of yours! Not to mention the fat tire cane, and the double milk shot. You really make those kings at your camp look good. I'll have to pay more attention to those next time I visit.
Cheers to a flippin' sweet '16!
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Re: Flipping over 2015 (La, Tex, Miss, Ala, Fla. Co.) EOY
Remarkable photos! Your images really show the glory and beauty of the animals.
I love all those canes, and the collared lizard is spectacular.
It was wonderful herping with you and Kyle. Come on back anytime.
I love all those canes, and the collared lizard is spectacular.
It was wonderful herping with you and Kyle. Come on back anytime.
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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
So much good stuff in there. Those speckleds are just phenomenal!
Thanks for sharing!
--Berkeley
Re: Flipping over 2015 (La, Tex, Miss, Ala, Fla. Co.) EOY
Thank you Kyle, Tamara and Berkeley very much! It's been such a pleasure to to have these times in the field.
Tamara, I would love to return to your area of Alabama. It's definitely a great place for herping. I also want to make the same offer for you and Raymond to visit my place in Louisiana. I have 90 areas of good herping and a comfortable cabin with a freezer that can hold a lot of icecream! Haha
Tamara, I would love to return to your area of Alabama. It's definitely a great place for herping. I also want to make the same offer for you and Raymond to visit my place in Louisiana. I have 90 areas of good herping and a comfortable cabin with a freezer that can hold a lot of icecream! Haha
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Re: Flipping over 2015 (La, Tex, Miss, Ala, Fla. Co.) EOY
awesome! Great pics - herp overload
-Mike
-Mike