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- November 22nd, 2022, 9:49 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Northern Italy
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1550
Northern Italy
With 1 week available between work schedules I chose to visit Northern Italy for the 4th time with a target list of 5 species including my personal nemesis, Strinati's cave salamander. I left my girlfriend's house in plenty of time and began the long drive to the airport, an hour later I found the m...
- June 17th, 2017, 9:04 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Romania 2017
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4981
Re: Romania 2017
I am trying to slowly work my way through all the European herp species and the Steppe runner lizard only lives in Europe on the black sea coast of Romania so basically that's where we had to go. An expensive lizard for sure but the few other new species for us offset the cost and the thought of vis...
- June 17th, 2017, 12:12 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Romania 2017
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4981
Re: Romania 2017
Thanks for the replies, I am very pleased with the t-shirts, they are made of a good quality material and available in many designs (European herps). They are also in various styles of t-shirt and Hoodies plus posters of the snakes,frogs and newts. Here is another pic of my wife exiting the hole. ht...
- June 9th, 2017, 9:36 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Romania 2017
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4981
Romania 2017
The planning for this holiday began in the summer of 2016 when we booked our flights via a cheap booking company. In December we received an email asking us to contact the company to confirm things as our flight times had been changed. Suzanne was having medical treatment and we were unsure if we co...
Corsica
Our Corsican adventure began on the evening of Friday 27th May when I realised that I didn't actually know the location of the house we had rented.I had seen it advertised on a few websites and the map showed the same house every time, however a look on google earth street view didn't match the phot...
- November 10th, 2015, 8:22 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: SurfinHerp's Hawaiian Summer Vacation 2015
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4434
Re: SurfinHerp's Hawaiian Summer Vacation 2015
Looks like you had a great trip, those chameleons were amazing.
- November 7th, 2015, 3:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Peloponnese, Greece
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3026
Re: Peloponnese, Greece
Cheers Jeff, didn't spend much time taking lots of pictures as we had seen some of them previously but here are a few extra. http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22/kettykev/044_zpsaszptkod.jpg Juvenile Glass lizard Psuedopus apodus http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22/kettykev/022_zpstvw8f5gu.jp...
- November 5th, 2015, 12:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Peloponnese, Greece
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3026
Peloponnese, Greece
Feeling the need for some autumn sunshine and having visited a few Greek islands we decided to try the mainland and so after reading a few trip reports and seeing that ten new species were available to tick, we rented a house in the North west of the Peloponnese. Saturday 24th October It was a cold ...
- December 6th, 2014, 2:36 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Milos 2014
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3630
Re: Milos 2014
Thanks for the kind remarks, it was a great trip and a lovely location. Don't worry Shredsteban, I was holding the shoe and not wearing it.
- June 11th, 2014, 10:06 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Milos 2014
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3630
Milos 2014
After a series of potential disasters and reprieves we finally arrived at our apartment in Pollonia , Milos. After unpacking and eating we had a walk around town looking for geckos, I quickly found a Turkish gecko Hemidactylus turcicus on a wall but did not bother to photograph it as I thought we wo...
- November 12th, 2013, 9:47 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Checking traps in New Mexico
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4110
Re: Checking traps in New Mexico
Nice report and some good pictures
- November 4th, 2013, 11:14 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Kefalonia, Greece
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4317
Re: Kefalonia, Greece
Thanks Martii, I have used the scientific name for all the species, I just didn't write them again for every time I mentioned them.
- November 4th, 2013, 4:52 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Kefalonia, Greece
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4317
Kefalonia, Greece
Saturday 26th October Suzanne and I arrived on Kefalonia at midday and following a brief look in the airport car park where we observed several Balkan wall lizards Podarcis tauricus we collected our hire car and headed for lunch in the capitol, Argostoli. We walked to the harbor and in amongst the ...
- June 15th, 2013, 1:14 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Opportunistic Mediterranean cruise herping
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23140
Re: Opportunistic Mediterranean cruise herping
Congratulations, for somebody that was just walking around in spare moments you certainly saw some nice species.
- June 6th, 2013, 2:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Northern Spain
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2203
Northern Spain
A planned trip to the south of Spain for a friends birthday was cancelled and so other holiday plans had to be made, we had never visited the north coast of Spain before and a cheap week away was soon booked. We had no local contacts and previous trip reports did not seem to cover our intended area,...
- April 18th, 2013, 2:53 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: sheltopusik - european legless lizard
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5890
Re: sheltopusik - european legless lizard
I have no captive care advice to give but I did catch a few in Monte negro last year and so here are a few pics. http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22/kettykev/596-1_zps50f90f74.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22/kettykev/597-1_zps0d80784d.jpg This one has clear teeth marks on its body fr...
- November 27th, 2012, 10:36 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Burmese in the Everglades
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4341
Re: Burmese in the Everglades
Click where it says comments at the bottom of the article
- June 14th, 2012, 1:47 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Monte negro
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1726
Re: Monte negro
Thanks, it was the most beautiful country that we have visited, very friendly and the food was very good and cheap. I am definately going back and I would recommend it to anyone, but not in August as the temperature reaches 50 degrees C.
- June 13th, 2012, 7:13 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Monte negro
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1726
Monte negro
After reading many trip reports from Monte Negro, my wife and I decided that it would be a great location for our next herping adventure. She works in a school and so our trips are governed by the school term times.We had never been there before and had no local contacts so relied on a mixture of ta...
- March 26th, 2012, 1:33 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: UK spring morning
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1304
UK spring morning
Finally on Friday I managed to get out in the field and visited a reasonably local hot spot for reptiles. The sun was shining and it was a beautiful spring mornng as we headed south.I was hoping to see many Adders sunning themselves amongst the gorse bushes but was surprised to only find 4, I am usu...
- March 20th, 2012, 2:38 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Making Lemonade in New Mexico & Arizona - lots of pics
- Replies: 60
- Views: 33067
Re: Making Lemonade in New Mexico & Arizona - lots of pics
Phew! that was an epic post.
- December 16th, 2011, 5:36 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: why you should like Europe
- Replies: 38
- Views: 14489
Re: why you should like Europe
Nice post Jeroen.
- July 10th, 2011, 5:33 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: If you could herp anywhere in the world
- Replies: 55
- Views: 10108
- June 29th, 2011, 3:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: UK afternoons
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3325
Re: UK afternoons
I have yet to see to see a Natterjack toad Bufo calamita in the UK but have seen them in France and I have not seen a Pool frog Pelophylax lessonae . There are a few small populations of non natives that I yet to catch up with.
- June 24th, 2011, 1:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: UK afternoons
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3325
UK afternoons
Finding myself unemployed and with time on my hands, I have been out herping some new sites this week. The first was an afternoon visit to a long grassy limestone bank where my friend Ben had heard reports of Adders Vipera berus being present.My friend always "jokes" that he can never find...
- June 6th, 2011, 9:22 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: THEME: Herp PORN in the field
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10187
Re: THEME: Herp PORN in the field
Slow worms Anguis fragilis under some tin
- May 14th, 2011, 4:51 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Southern Sweden
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2688
Re: Southern Sweden
Where are the salamander pics?
- April 29th, 2011, 8:52 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Coronella Austriaca
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1292
Re: Coronella Austriaca
Well done Nils, here is one I found last week
- April 21st, 2011, 11:24 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herps of Germany - Reptiles
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6602
Re: Herps of Germany - Reptiles
Beautiful pics Sandra, thanks for posting.Hope to see more from you.
Re: Malta
They are beautiful and every now and then you see one that just takes your breath away but after a couple of days you start to think "Oh no, not another ******* Wall lizard !!"
Re: Malta
Thanks guys, it was a great trip and a great location steeped in history with hundreds of fascinating places to visit all of which we ignored completely to go herping. There are 4 species of snake there (Cat snake,Western whip, Leopard snake and Algerian whip ) , I had already seen 3 of them elsewhe...
Malta
Following a forum suggestion my girlfriend and I decided to spend our spring herping trip on Malta. Saturday 9th April We arrived on a clear but rather windy morning at 10:00 and drove north to Bugibba which was to be our base for the week, our rooms were not ready and so we went for a walk to Qawra...
- April 4th, 2011, 4:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Recent UK pics
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3830
Re: Recent UK pics
A few more recent pics including this Adder with a facial scar http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22/kettykev/herps/107-Copy.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22/kettykev/herps/030-2.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22/kettykev/herps/036-2.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22...
- March 31st, 2011, 10:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Recent UK pics
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3830
Re: Recent UK pics
Sorry EJ I don't understand what you mean when you say "That's differerent from most I'm aquainted with" There have been brief warm spells lately but only the usual spring sunshine for a few days followed by cloud and rain.l The Adders are emerging from hibernation now and have yet to shed...
- March 31st, 2011, 8:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Recent UK pics
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3830
Re: Recent UK pics
South west of England
- March 31st, 2011, 6:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Recent UK pics
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3830
Re: Recent UK pics
First 4 were from a quick trip to the local cemetery today, the others were a few picked from 2 trips to a favourite Adder site.
- March 31st, 2011, 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Recent UK pics
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3830
Recent UK pics
I have been out a few times lately in the sunshine and so here are a few pics. Slow worm Anguis fragilis a legless lizard http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22/kettykev/061.jpg Slow worm and Common lizard Zootoca vivipara under a tin sheet http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22/kettykev/049-1.jpg...
- March 17th, 2011, 3:31 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First herps of the year, UK
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3032
Re: First herps of the year, UK
Robbie, I first visited the site in 2009, saw lots of Adders and a mating ball of Grass snakes which just blew our minds. I visit just a few times each year as it's an hour drive from home and so don't really have enough info to notice changes, apart from the Gorse bushes cut back last year. I tend ...
- March 16th, 2011, 1:52 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First herps of the year, UK
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3032
Re: First herps of the year, UK
Lovely pics Robbie, that black one looks like the same Adder I photographed on Monday, halfway along the track from the carpark, looks like the same site.
- March 14th, 2011, 4:21 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Adders at last
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1382
Re: Adders at last
Revisited the site today and found 3 Grass snakes Natrix natrix and 10 Adders including this dark one http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22/kettykev/herps/013-Copy.jpg Grass snake http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22/kettykev/herps/046.jpg http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff22/kettykev/herps/...
- March 8th, 2011, 12:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Adders at last
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1382
Adders at last
Finally a day off and the sun is shining, I grabbed a couple of cameras and drove south for an hour arriving at the site at 11:00 with a temperature of 7 degrees C. Unfortunately just before I arrived a party of children had turned up and were now running through the places that I wanted to check, I...
- March 5th, 2011, 3:27 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: How did you get bit?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 7178
Re: How did you get bit?
I was in France herping with a friend the day before our journey back to the UK, we were walking through a wood when I saw the tail end of a snake disappearing beneath a log. I thought it was a harmless Viperine snake Natrix maura , so called due to it's viper like markings and so grabbed it and sta...
- February 12th, 2011, 8:51 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herp Links
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1260
Re: Issue 3?
Issue 3 finally arrived yesterday, not had time to read it yet but it sure looks good.
- November 24th, 2010, 2:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Intro through EOY (2 of 2)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2557
Re: Intro through EOY (2 of 2)
Is that the dried out skin of an insect on the rock above the first Coral snake, looks like a dragonfly nymph has emerged or maybe a cicada
- November 15th, 2010, 2:50 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Herp-a-day (pt II)
- Replies: 492
- Views: 197995
Re: Herp-a-day (pt II)
Bufo bufo
- November 2nd, 2010, 5:38 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: unexpected
- Replies: 2
- Views: 994
unexpected
I ordered the magazine several weeks ago after issue one was published and paid for a 2 year overseas subscription. Issues 1 and 2 arrived soon after in the same envelope, imagine my surprise this morning to recieve issue 1 and 2 again.
- August 26th, 2010, 11:51 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Majorca pt 2
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1595
Majorca pt 2
Monday An early start and a drive to a Spur thighed tortoise location, this species is almost extinct on the island of Majorca and so we were not getting our hopes too high.We searched for an hour or so finding just Moorish geckos and another small Turkish gecko. http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/f...
- August 24th, 2010, 11:57 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Majorca pt 1
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3783
Majorca pt 1
Following a mix up with flight times and then problems with the car hire our herping trip on Majorca began. We collected our friend Matt Wilson from the airport and drove to Palma cathederal to look for an introduced population of Ibizan wall lizards Podarcis pityusensis , these were soon found sunn...
- August 20th, 2010, 6:56 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Herp-a-day (pt II)
- Replies: 492
- Views: 197995
Re: Herp-a-day (pt II)
Mallorcan Midwife Toad, Alytes muletensis Majorca Spain
Only discovered in 1980 previously known only by fossil records
Only discovered in 1980 previously known only by fossil records