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by jamison
October 24th, 2014, 10:40 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Possible Hybird Wandering Gartersnake
Replies: 24
Views: 7634

Re: Possible Hybird Wandering Gartersnake

I have been visiting this site for several years, with permission from the private land owners. Most of my observations have remained fairly casual, so as not to disrupt the den site, but since many of the snakes were out and about, I decided to collect some data. We caught 105 snakes this time, 15 ...
by jamison
August 20th, 2014, 2:13 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: County Fair Photography Entry
Replies: 9
Views: 5697

Re: County Fair Photography Entry

Nice work, Gavin. That's great!
by jamison
August 20th, 2014, 10:55 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Our New Article - "Stung by a Poisonous Snake!"
Replies: 3
Views: 2026

Re: Our New Article - "Stung by a Poisonous Snake!"

Glad you liked it, Snake Man! It has been a ton of fun working with Gavin on several herp-related projects and activities. We're looking forward to publishing some great stuff on a more regular basis. Thanks for sharing it.

Jamison
by jamison
August 8th, 2014, 11:56 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Tropical Spiders!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 4078

Re: Tropical Spiders!!!

I echo Gavin's sentiment. These are fantastic photos! And the Huntsman with his legs folded in front, is just awesome!
by jamison
August 8th, 2014, 11:53 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Solifugid needs a mint
Replies: 4
Views: 2941

Re: Solifugid needs a mint

I agree that it was likely a juvenile, but admit that it could be a smaller subspecies. This specimen was unidentifiable until it stopped, and if you took your eye off of it, it was very difficult to find again. I have seen several other solifugids in Utah that were substantially larger. Love the ph...
by jamison
April 20th, 2011, 2:20 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Is it spring yet?
Replies: 22
Views: 3364

Re: Is it spring yet?

These photos were taken on March 31st in Northern Utah. Five heads peeking out of the den. http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv248/jamerbuddy/red2.jpg In situ - What I think may be a sirtalis/elegans integrade - Notice there is no red on the snake, but the dorsal stripe in completely uninterrupted ...
by jamison
April 5th, 2011, 9:22 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Is it spring yet?
Replies: 22
Views: 3364

Re: Is it spring yet?

I got out last Friday afternoon, and found 18 T. sirtalis and around 50 T. elegans. :P
by jamison
April 4th, 2011, 12:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Bryan Hamilton is a Rockstar! :)
Replies: 12
Views: 2610

Bryan Hamilton is a Rockstar! :)

Hey Bryan, All kidding aside, I LOVE it when I read good snake-related articles in the news. Your work in GBNP deserves recognition. Thanks for your hard work!!!

Jamison

http://www.lvrj.com/news/rattlesnakes-a ... 35234.html
by jamison
March 31st, 2011, 11:48 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Permit was granted for rattlesnakes in Utah
Replies: 6
Views: 2049

Re: Permit was granted for rattlesnakes in Utah

Congrats to you and Shane, Jeremy!!!!

It's about time we had more than one "shop" in town! I just read this on-line and came here to give you an "Atta boy"! Very cool!

Jamison
by jamison
March 8th, 2011, 7:14 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herp-related Blog
Replies: 5
Views: 1263

Re: Herp-related Blog

Thanks all! I appreciate the kind words. It is a lot of work, but I enjoy doing it. Unfortunately, I haven't posted anything new for 3 months or so. My new job is a little more demanding, and the herps have been more scarce lately. :) That said, I still average around 90 hits a day for a simple snak...
by jamison
December 9th, 2010, 9:02 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Election Results
Replies: 11
Views: 1896

Re: Election Results

Thanks Rob! I'd be happy to fill the secretary position. The Ed Specialist does sound more glamourous, but I can't commit to participating in the chapter outing, let alone organizing it.

Thanks again!

Jamison
by jamison
December 9th, 2010, 11:55 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Election Results
Replies: 11
Views: 1896

Re: Election Results

Gee, I'm flattered. I am happy to volunteer in either capacity honestly. If there are "job descriptions" for each, I'll read them over and let you know which position I think I could best fill. I'm happy either way, and would even venture to say that if any of the candidates that were nomi...
by jamison
November 15th, 2010, 10:29 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Which predator would do this and why?
Replies: 13
Views: 3281

Re: Which predator would do this and why?

My dad raised a lot of chickens while I was growing up, and I would occasionally find a dead chicken missing only its head. There were plenty of raccoons in our area, but the handy-work was done by Great Horned Owls. They would just bite the head off the first night, then leave the bird to age for a...
by jamison
November 9th, 2010, 10:51 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Winter in Vegas?
Replies: 9
Views: 2223

Re: Winter in Vegas?

Odds-wise, you're much better off at the casino.

Jamison
by jamison
November 2nd, 2010, 10:03 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Why are some people just so lucky?
Replies: 35
Views: 4989

Re: Why are some people just so lucky?

This snake was sold to Brian Barczyk. He just posted the pic of his new scaleless Gopher on facebook a minute ago!

Jamison
by jamison
November 2nd, 2010, 9:19 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Variability of Crotalus oreganus lutosus
Replies: 16
Views: 2920

Re: Variability of Crotalus oreganus lutosus

Thanks for the kind words guys! I'm glad you like it. We had an old pre "FHF disaster"` post attributed to lutosus variability, and I was hoping to get it "resurrected" so to speak. My blog barely even scratches the surface, so I'm hoping some of our previous contributors will be...
by jamison
November 1st, 2010, 12:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Variability of Crotalus oreganus lutosus
Replies: 16
Views: 2920

Variability of Crotalus oreganus lutosus

Sorry to link to my blog here, but I didn't have the energy to recreate it, and I'd dare say it's worth the extra click. I blog often about snakes, but most of my posts are geared more for casual visitors. This is the first one I've done that I think most FHFers will definitely appreciate. There are...
by jamison
October 11th, 2010, 11:21 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Do You Remember...
Replies: 44
Views: 6262

Re: Do You Remember...

This is the closest I can come up with, at least in digital format. I was in a national park at the time, and didn't quite realize that this was frowned upon. I was trying to get it to ride the stick, so that I wouldn't "technically" be touching it, but that didn't work well either. Either...
by jamison
October 11th, 2010, 11:09 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The first rattler
Replies: 10
Views: 2354

Re: The first rattler

I agree with C. o. lutosus.
by jamison
September 28th, 2010, 2:56 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Epic AZ post- part 4
Replies: 17
Views: 5566

Re: Epic AZ post- part 4

"Another blacktail, which we later saw being wrangled for photos by some guys from Utah (at least, a blacktail in the same location)." From your photo, I'd say it was a different snake. I won't post any photos of my trip until the off-season, if at all, but can tell you that the specimen I...
by jamison
September 15th, 2010, 3:23 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Most dangerous - neonate or adult hot ?
Replies: 15
Views: 2598

Re: Most dangerous - neonate or adult hot ?

Andy, I think we are still on the same page here. I agree that, on average, neonates and juveniles are more defensive and apt to bite than adults, but if we boil it down to the real argument, "Is it safer to be bitten by an adult or a neonate?", I have always felt that an adult poses much ...
by jamison
September 15th, 2010, 12:24 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Most dangerous - neonate or adult hot ?
Replies: 15
Views: 2598

Re: Most dangerous - neonate or adult hot ?

This "myth" is still wide-spread even amongst "venomous experts". I made these exact arguments on a venomous board over four years ago, and received blatant ridicule and arguments from the most respected members and even moderators of the forum. I'd love to give you a link to tha...
by jamison
September 15th, 2010, 11:53 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Nobody knows noses like we know noses...
Replies: 5
Views: 1380

Re: Nobody knows noses like we know noses...

What, no Leaf-nose Tim? What a ridiculous attempt at a "nose" report. :) Looking forward to it!
by jamison
September 13th, 2010, 10:09 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Arizona poaching...?
Replies: 14
Views: 3248

Re: Arizona poaching...?

I think all we can do, is make sure "we" are all aware of who these sellers are, and never buy from them. I WISH Kingsnake would simply initiate a blanket ban on the sale of wc animals. Apparently they feel they would lose too much business by doing so. Not to place blame on a site that do...
by jamison
September 3rd, 2010, 11:15 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A Melancholy Subject...
Replies: 33
Views: 6746

Re: A Melancholy Subject...

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb4/hellihooks/Dscn2580.jpg Post something funnier then... :crazyeyes: :thumb: jim OK... here's the rules... funny pic with a bad pun... :mrgreen: for example..." Shooo... you stupid lizard! http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb4/hellihooks/Dscn1859.jpg :craz...
by jamison
August 27th, 2010, 12:27 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Question about herper culture...
Replies: 70
Views: 15343

Re: Question about herper culture...

I've been lurking for a while and I've noticed that many herpers kinda look like well-fed hells angels or something. Just wondering why that is? You obviously haven't been lurking long enough. You'd better get back to it. Eat some Doritos while you're at it, and why don't you post a photo of yourse...
by jamison
August 26th, 2010, 3:11 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping in Hostile Territory
Replies: 10
Views: 2479

Re: Herping in Hostile Territory

One of the best herping articlels ever written! So this was 2001, right? Were AZ Blacks ever lumped with abyssus, as mentioned, or was that a simple typo?

Do the "Krusts" still have a stronghold on the range, or is herping there now more feasible?

Thanks for sharing this Tim!
by jamison
August 19th, 2010, 11:19 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Your All-time Best Rattlesnake Shot!
Replies: 122
Views: 42394

Re: Your All-time Best Rattlesnake Shot!

Hans,
Sidewinders are known to climb into bushes when attempting to hide. I've nexer put a rattlesnake in a bush, but they often end up in them once they know you are "after" them.

Jamison
by jamison
August 19th, 2010, 1:00 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: And good times were had by all...
Replies: 5
Views: 1385

Re: And good times were had by all...

Looking forward to it Tim!
by jamison
August 19th, 2010, 12:45 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Your All-time Best Rattlesnake Shot!
Replies: 122
Views: 42394

Re: Your All-time Best Rattlesnake Shot!

This thread needs to be revived! Here's a few nicer shots I've taken over the last couple of years - in no particular order. C. molossus http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv248/jamerbuddy/Summer09076.jpg C. lepidus klauberi http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv248/jamerbuddy/Summer09018.jpg C. oreg...
by jamison
August 19th, 2010, 11:21 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Where is the best place to live in the USA...
Replies: 53
Views: 8845

Re: Where is the best place to live in the USA...

"Where is the best place to live in the USA..." Alaska is where it's at for both comfortable living as well as being THE national herping destination. If you can get your parents to move there, and then live in their basement, well... you'll just have the best of both worlds! Hope that hel...
by jamison
August 2nd, 2010, 12:18 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: California, from the perspective of a LECHerper
Replies: 25
Views: 5190

Re: Trip Report: California, from the perspective of a LECHe

No LECHs in that post. Nice work Eitan!
by jamison
August 2nd, 2010, 11:19 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Decent Mid-year recap - Utah
Replies: 9
Views: 2112

Re: Decent Mid-year recap - Utah

Thanks all! One of these days, I'm going to start a lutosus thread to show off their variability. The kids are a blast to herp with. It will be even more fun when they get just a few years older. Shaun, I do have a good friend that helps me a lot. I don't think you know him. What's funny, is he does...
by jamison
August 2nd, 2010, 10:44 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some finds from the last year or so. (Lots of pics)
Replies: 22
Views: 13038

Re: Some finds from the last year or so. (Lots of pics)

Shaun, That new snake detector kit you ordered on-line last year is really working for you. And for the record, you must have an awesome camera, because your photos are outstanding for a novice "picture taker". I'd like to meet you and go snake-hunting some time. I know you like your priva...
by jamison
August 2nd, 2010, 10:13 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Anoyone seen this one?
Replies: 7
Views: 1954

Re: Anoyone seen this one?

I read several stories about this snake, and was eventually able to track down the "real" one. The one you posted here, is by far the most bastardized version. The snake was found in St. Augustine, Florida and measured 7' 3".

http://www.news4jax.com/news/21162885/detail.html
by jamison
July 30th, 2010, 1:40 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Decent Mid-year recap - Utah
Replies: 9
Views: 2112

Decent Mid-year recap - Utah

I spent the entire off-season dreaming of the goodies this year was sure to bring. I did well last year, but had high hopes to do even better this year. I had several trips planned and target lists all figured out, and just before my first trip...I was laid off from a job I've had for almost 11 year...
by jamison
July 29th, 2010, 1:42 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A Couple Utah Milks From This Year.
Replies: 11
Views: 2231

Re: A Couple Utah Milks From This Year.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news Jon, but that wasn't a woman.
by jamison
July 29th, 2010, 10:56 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herp-related Blog
Replies: 5
Views: 1263

Herp-related Blog

My fellow herpers, I very recently gotten together with a couple of my Utah snake buddies to set up a wordpress blog to document our herping-related interests. I am currently working on a new website and will eventually either import the blog content into the site, or simply link them to each other....
by jamison
July 29th, 2010, 10:24 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Member Biographies
Replies: 44
Views: 28360

Re: Member Biographies

http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv248/jamerbuddy/norpac.jpg The name is Jamison...like the Irish whiskey. Dad claims that its “magical powers” played a significant role in my conception. Thus began my life of awe and passion for all of nature’s creatures. I focused all of my energy as a child, o...
by jamison
July 29th, 2010, 10:09 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: combat in Crotalus lutosus; repost from main forum
Replies: 2
Views: 1129

Re: combat in Crotalus lutosus; repost from main forum

Very cool Bryan! It's something that I hope to witness myself some day. Thanks for posting that.

Jamison
by jamison
July 16th, 2010, 1:59 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best looking Thamnophis elegans
Replies: 34
Views: 16607

Re: Best looking Thamnophis elegans

Brian, I don't know if they qualify as prettiest or not, but the snakes in your third and fourth pics are wicked cool. Sweet pics to you and everyone else. Ditto on the terrestris comment! Shaun, Until you post some pics of sweet looking T. elegans, you are invited to keep your thoughts to yourself....
by jamison
July 16th, 2010, 10:38 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Big Fat Chinese Cobra - AT LAST!!!
Replies: 40
Views: 17381

Re: Big Fat Chinese Cobra - AT LAST!!!

Apologies to all Crote fans here, but NOTHING can beat catching a cobra! as a crote fan, I wouldn't disagree (provided said cobra is actually Naja or Ophiophagus and not Aspidelaps or something). Something like Hemachatus or Boulengerina? Come on Paul. I like crotes as much or more than the next gu...
by jamison
July 15th, 2010, 1:09 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: DOR Hoaxes
Replies: 69
Views: 10217

Re: DOR Hoaxes

chris_mcmartin wrote:
TravisK wrote:
erik loza wrote: Hahahaha... Diabolical.
No... Evil! :twisted:
http://thesaurus.com/browse/diabolical

:P :evil: :twisted: 8-)
You're both wrong. This type of behavior is simply nefarious.
:oops:
by jamison
July 13th, 2010, 4:30 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best looking Thamnophis elegans
Replies: 34
Views: 16607

Re: Best looking Thamnophis elegans

Bryan, I can't compete with your melanistic Garter. Too cool! As peomised, here are a couple more pics of the best looking T. elegans I have seen.
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by jamison
July 12th, 2010, 9:56 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best looking Thamnophis elegans
Replies: 34
Views: 16607

Re: Best looking Thamnophis elegans

Here's a crappy pic of the critter I caught Saturday. Better photos to come. The term blond definitely comes to mind. Broad high-yellow dorsal stripe and yellow sides with a light background and perfect spotting the length of the body. http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv248/jamerbuddy/DSC_0087.jpg
by jamison
July 12th, 2010, 9:19 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: An Isolated Population of Crotalus viridis in Iowa.
Replies: 9
Views: 2754

Re: An Isolated Population of Crotalus viridis in Iowa.

"Fogell says you can tell how old the snake is and how many times it has given birth by the layers of its rattle. This female is roughly 10 years old and has been pregnant three times."

:?
by jamison
July 12th, 2010, 8:38 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best looking Thamnophis elegans
Replies: 34
Views: 16607

Best looking Thamnophis elegans

Fellow herpers, I'm a venom-junkie through and through. Call me a snake snob if you must, but I am a firm believer that not all snakes are created equal. That said, I "try" to appreciate all the herps I come across and recently took a couple of photos of a Wandering Garter for the first ti...
by jamison
July 12th, 2010, 8:19 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Dinodon eating Bufo
Replies: 6
Views: 5954

Re: Dinodon eating Bufo

Hans, Out of curiosity, I read the book, "The Snake Charmer" a year or two ago. As you may be familiar, Joe Slowinski was studying Many-banded Kraits (among other things) and was fatally bitten. According to the book, the Dinodon and the Krait are "nearly identical" and he pulled...
by jamison
July 9th, 2010, 10:03 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Green Day Vipers
Replies: 13
Views: 8459

Re: Green Day Vipers

I hope you had the time of your lives..... :mrgreen:

Sorry, but that's the first thing I thought when I read "Green Day" Vipers. Thanks for sharing Hans.
by jamison
July 7th, 2010, 3:32 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Moving fail....
Replies: 10
Views: 3363

Re: Moving fail....

Honestly, There is NOTHING wrong with herping Arkansas. I lived there for a couple of years as a kid and it was that time that truly solidified my interest in herps. Smoking Copperheads, sweet looking Speckled Kings, enormous Black Rats, turtles galore....... and the list goes on and on and on. I li...