Herper of the Month - September 2005
"My fascination with herps began when I was about 8 years old. We were living in Missouri and my father had brought home a ribbon snake that he had found in the field. We kept it and fed it small toads and cricket frogs found at the local river. It was too long before I ventured into the nearby woods with a friend to look for snakes on my own." |
| "I
moved to New Mexico when I was 12 years old. It was vastly different
from Missouri and with the internet years away, I didn't know
how to look for herps in the desert. Besides, I thought only big
mean bullsnakes and venomous rattlesnakes called the desert home.
Not wanting to find those snakes, I started losing interest in
herps. Years passed and when I turned 22, my girlfriend Kristin
bought me a ball python for my birthday. It sparked my interest
again and with the age of the internet, I learned about road cruising desert herps at night." |
| "I
studied up on my local herps habits and habitats and soon I started
finding more and more. Not wanting to deal with actually keeping
herps, I bought a digital camera so I could always remember all
the herps I found. This also made me want to start taking better
photos, so I began learning about photography...which is another
passion of mine." |
"It
is always fun to meet up with people sharing similar interests in
the field." |
© Scott Waters Productions 2005