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by BillMcGighan
July 1st, 2021, 1:03 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Tadpole ID assistance (southeastern WA)
Replies: 3
Views: 2472

Re: Tadpole ID assistance (southeastern WA)

Jeffs recommendation would prove conclusively.

Totally useless to you now, but if you ever work in the east, this can be handy:
https://ashtonbiodiversity.com/home/edu ... mmon-name/

It was started by one of our own herpers a while back.
by BillMcGighan
January 8th, 2021, 5:53 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Need day old pinkys in SF South Bay Area
Replies: 6
Views: 6254

Re: Need day old pinkys in SF South Bay Area

Way more than you probably need, "RodentPro" offers "very small mice".
Some petshops raise there own and may part with them from breeders.
by BillMcGighan
December 23rd, 2020, 3:35 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 'Twas the night before herping
Replies: 33
Views: 32876

Re: 'Twas the night before herping

Merry Christmas Brian.
Cheers to all, regardless of your seasonal holidays.
by BillMcGighan
December 12th, 2020, 11:09 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Disease in Wild Green Anoles?
Replies: 5
Views: 3332

Re: Disease in Wild Green Anoles?

Also, I recieved a comment from a person who has a bit more experience in such things, and he graciously commented: Yes, this looks like an individual parasitized by sarcophagid fly larvae as well. You can see the small hole with black bordering that is typical of this. They also sometimes have some...
by BillMcGighan
December 11th, 2020, 5:10 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Disease in Wild Green Anoles?
Replies: 5
Views: 3332

Re: Disease in Wild Green Anoles?

Was the overnight temp below freezing?
The black spot behind the eye was typical in central Florida when they were caught by a sudden, freezing cold snap and died.
by BillMcGighan
December 7th, 2020, 4:23 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Etymology of snake genera
Replies: 12
Views: 4809

Re: Etymology of snake genera

Gotcha
Maybe a help:

Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
ISBN-13: 978-0874840537
ISBN-10: 0874840538
by BillMcGighan
December 7th, 2020, 4:07 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Etymology of snake genera
Replies: 12
Views: 4809

Re: Etymology of snake genera

Are you looking for the synonyms over the years like? https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Gonyosoma&species=oxycephalum or how the herpetologist decided on a particuar genus name? or the Greek or Latin origins of the genus name? This may help also: https://www.iczn.org/the-code/t...
by BillMcGighan
November 27th, 2020, 5:55 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: South Florida
Replies: 7
Views: 5156

Re: South Florida

even a few loose alien species is quite exciting for me. SE Florida = nothing but alien species. Just being out of the hotel you will most likely see Brown Anoles, Peters's Rock Agama ( Agama picticauda ), Brown Basilisk ( Basiliscus vittatus ) especially around canals, Northern Curly-tailed Lizard...
by BillMcGighan
November 25th, 2020, 5:29 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2020 EOY Report - Arizona
Replies: 15
Views: 7379

Re: 2020 EOY Report - Arizona

All super...
Especially the "in situ" shots.
The C. molossus in the tree was special.
by BillMcGighan
November 25th, 2020, 5:19 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: South Florida
Replies: 7
Views: 5156

Re: South Florida

Do you have any specific areas of South Florida (SW, SE, Central, extreme south, keys, etc.) or any specific target species?
by BillMcGighan
October 28th, 2020, 6:18 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 75+ species in 5 square miles
Replies: 2
Views: 2896

Re: 75+ species in 5 square miles

WOW!.. Just WOW!
by BillMcGighan
October 22nd, 2020, 3:29 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Would a pit viper eat another pit viper
Replies: 10
Views: 5335

Re: Would a pit viper eat another pit viper

A DOR is a herp that is "Dead On Road".
Yes there are AORs
by BillMcGighan
October 20th, 2020, 3:54 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Would a pit viper eat another pit viper
Replies: 10
Views: 5335

Re: Would a pit viper eat another pit viper

I've not witnessed live ophiophagous behavior in Cottonmouths but have occasionally found water snakes in the gut of DORs. From the 1907 edition of The Reptile Book by Raymond L. Ditmars where he describes herping in a swamp in South Carolina during a drought : “The drying up of the water appeared i...
by BillMcGighan
October 17th, 2020, 8:16 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Wisconsin Bullsnake observations 2020
Replies: 6
Views: 2741

Re: Wisconsin Bullsnake observations 2020

Very impressive pics and animals
by BillMcGighan
October 17th, 2020, 8:15 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Wisconsin Hognose observations 2020
Replies: 8
Views: 3939

Re: Wisconsin Hognose observations 2020

More good stuff, Mike.

Jeff, any idea of their decline in LA?
by BillMcGighan
October 17th, 2020, 8:12 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Wisconsin turtle observations 2020
Replies: 1
Views: 1461

Re: Wisconsin turtle observations 2020

Excellent glimpses of our northern turtles
by BillMcGighan
October 14th, 2020, 12:19 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Snake Road and Surrounding Area October 3-9
Replies: 2
Views: 2018

Re: Snake Road and Surrounding Area October 3-9

Excellent, Tim.
Worthy of the best SR post we've seen.
Addition of all things nature, not only herps, gives the meal extra seasoning.
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
by BillMcGighan
October 10th, 2020, 10:28 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Bornean Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) - THE BOOK
Replies: 20
Views: 8755

Re: Bornean Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) - THE BOOK

You and I.....
And I'm not sure about you! :lol: ;) ;)


PM sent
by BillMcGighan
October 6th, 2020, 8:23 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Bornean Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) - THE BOOK
Replies: 20
Views: 8755

Re: Bornean Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) - THE BOOK

Many herp faceted interests used this as a central place for cussing and discussing. It was entertaining, enlightening and brought together research folks, hobby herpers, delicup herpers, etc. Facebook seriously impacted this by separating the groups, enabling like thinkers to consolidate. Final nai...
by BillMcGighan
October 4th, 2020, 3:41 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Bornean Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) - THE BOOK
Replies: 20
Views: 8755

Re: Bornean Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) - THE BOOK

Perfect...
Let us know when all is finished.
by BillMcGighan
October 4th, 2020, 9:18 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Bornean Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) - THE BOOK
Replies: 20
Views: 8755

Re: Bornean Earless Monitor (Lanthanotus borneensis) - THE BOOK

Be interesting to preview a sample, Hans.
Keep us posted when all is complete.
by BillMcGighan
September 2nd, 2020, 7:36 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Golden Guide
Replies: 11
Views: 4566

Re: Golden Guide

Jeff In several professional correspondences with Hobart Smith Hobart Smith was apparently a real human. I wrote a letter to him in Ubana in 1958 and he responded to this nobody, 10 year old, 1500 miles away. Reflecting on these years later, I was impressed that this Professor/Author took the time. ...
by BillMcGighan
August 31st, 2020, 12:23 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Golden Guide
Replies: 11
Views: 4566

Re: Golden Guide

herper1:
I think most of our love of herps started from this book.
Maybe you had to be in a certain location or financial group, but the "golden" was the start for me also, then Pope and Ditmars from the library, and the coveted 1958 edition of the Conant Field Guide...
by BillMcGighan
July 30th, 2020, 7:37 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: I-10 Chronicles
Replies: 35
Views: 24446

Re: I-10 Chronicles

Jimi:
Good to hear from you. I had to chuckle at your discovery that tent camping in the SE USA in July is f*ckin rugged. I got my ass handed to me in the Boy Scouts. Taught me good. Ha ha ha.
Yup.
I turned into a "camping" wus in old age and now my wife and I use this:
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by BillMcGighan
July 30th, 2020, 7:25 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: I-10 Chronicles
Replies: 35
Views: 24446

Re: I-10 Chronicles

Dave, Glad you got to make your trip, considering our national state of health siege. You know this in your home area, even a less successful trip; you learn things about areas you haven't experienced. Then there are the side experiences of non herp discoveries. Plan another. PS I've herped the Big ...
by BillMcGighan
July 19th, 2020, 5:15 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Possible Country Records for the US
Replies: 196
Views: 605420

Re: Possible Country Records for the US

On the subject of GPS
A very useful phone APP we use in the east, but probably works out west, is "HUNTSTAND".
It's useful because it can show who's land you are on.
by BillMcGighan
June 20th, 2020, 6:09 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: I-10 Chronicles
Replies: 35
Views: 24446

Re: Future I-10 Chronicles

Smart man...
Especially that time of year.

Let us know how you do.
by BillMcGighan
June 20th, 2020, 11:00 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Paraguay : Herp guide or structure that can help
Replies: 1
Views: 2022

Re: Paraguay : Herp guide or structure that can help

Not much help here. I guess you've seen this: http://www.faunaparaguay.com/litherpetology.html I am obligated to say, as a Dad and Granddad, if you have no field guide going in, treat every snake as venomous, till you can verify no fangs forward or rear! In my life I've herped tropical zones that ha...
by BillMcGighan
June 20th, 2020, 5:19 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: I-10 Chronicles
Replies: 35
Views: 24446

Re: Future I-10 Chronicles

Yes I know the mosquitoes are deadly this time of year in the Glades but I'll have to deal with it.Yes I know the mosquitoes are deadly this time of year in the Glades but I'll have to deal with it. Worse yet in some areas of Florida, especially around mangroves, are the No-see-ums (biting midgies,...
by BillMcGighan
May 25th, 2020, 6:08 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: End of Decade Post: USA, Mexico, Costa Rica
Replies: 11
Views: 4955

Re: End of Decade Post: USA, Mexico, Costa Rica

Thanks for that one, Mike.
You brought back some of the forum quality from yesteryear!
by BillMcGighan
April 25th, 2020, 10:04 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping Houston, late April RFI
Replies: 5
Views: 4382

Re: Herping Houston, late April RFI

This one was just north of the SHNF.

http://www.naherp.com/viewrecord.php?r_id=255991
by BillMcGighan
April 24th, 2020, 7:08 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping Houston, late April RFI
Replies: 5
Views: 4382

Re: Herping Houston, late April RFI

Chris;
Further north still, you get into the Sam Houston National Forest. It can be like finding a needle in a haystack, but you get into timber rattlesnake and pygmy rattlesnake habitat.
Just some additional candy in the SHNF:
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by BillMcGighan
April 18th, 2020, 8:57 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Rought night for peepers: predation by a turtle, bullfrog and beetle.
Replies: 3
Views: 2744

Re: Rought night for peepers: predation by a turtle, bullfrog and beetle.

Okay, Mike,
Those are great. Capturing each is a "National Geographic" moment.
by BillMcGighan
April 17th, 2020, 1:17 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Everglades National Park in the rain
Replies: 22
Views: 11085

Re: Everglades National Park in the rain

PM sent
by BillMcGighan
April 14th, 2020, 1:12 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some Florida nemesis species
Replies: 10
Views: 5701

Re: Some Florida nemesis species

Florida doesn't require any license, Dave, unless you are selling Florida natives. Some restrictions on venomous; permit required for collecting. No touching endangered, threatened, species of special concern, conditional reptiles, or otherwise regulated species. from FWC: https://myfwc.com/license/...
by BillMcGighan
April 14th, 2020, 8:17 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Snakes and the Alaskan land bridge
Replies: 4
Views: 4143

Re: Snakes and the Alaskan land bridge

AEthelred: “I am not a professional scientist by any means and maybe it's just coincidence that there are similarities between snake species of eastern Asia and North America..” First, a disclaimer: My thoughts here are those of an interested lay person. My formal zoological training was many, many ...
by BillMcGighan
April 12th, 2020, 7:03 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Snakes and the Alaskan land bridge
Replies: 4
Views: 4143

Re: Snakes and the Alaskan land bridge

I understand why you may think the land bridge was a factor, but, IMHO , it doesn’t seem likely; timing doesn’t seem to match up. According to ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA, “about 80 million years ago , North America separated from Europe, Australia began to rift away from Antarctica, and India broke awa...
by BillMcGighan
April 4th, 2020, 9:05 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lower Coastal Plain Pine Snakes Advice?
Replies: 17
Views: 15248

Re: Lower Coastal Plain Pine Snakes Advice?

Though I have found a pine under cover, it was half raised tin not tight to the ground, like you may expect an EDB . In North Carolina I had a "Kauffeld" day in early June with an overcast, warm day with high humidity and hiked up a couple males out cruising. Many Oak Toads were also out. ...
by BillMcGighan
March 18th, 2020, 6:54 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some Florida nemesis species
Replies: 10
Views: 5701

Re: Some Florida nemesis species

Hey, Tom,
PM sent.

I the area in the PM most Corals were found on the crawl in Oct / Nov; males hunting females (about 70%), and about 30% in spring under cover and crawling early AM.
by BillMcGighan
February 22nd, 2020, 5:50 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Spidering around Kolkata, E.India !
Replies: 4
Views: 7649

Re: Spidering around Kolkata, E.India !

Super cool post, even to us who are "arachnid challenged". :thumb: :thumb: Besides the wonderful photography, I couldn't help be be impressed of the long, carefully searching hours it must have taken to accumulate all these. I'm totally really impressed with the fact that you even found th...
by BillMcGighan
February 22nd, 2020, 5:43 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Not my board line
Replies: 18
Views: 5572

Re: Not my board line

You're a good herping person for even asking this question. Jimi pretty much hit the nail on the head. When forming your personal morality, I'd like to add two things to consider: 1. If you are harvesting, and not just observing, consider that someone else put in many hours and sweat putting the boa...
by BillMcGighan
December 14th, 2019, 11:27 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: appalachian salamander timing question
Replies: 1
Views: 1338

Re: appalachian salamander timing question

Rainy nights in March are good here in east Tennessee, provided temps don't plummet to 30s. Night road cruising starts on rainy nights in January when temps stay above 40F for Spotteds. Streamside flipping can be year round in the right habitat. Night hikes are most comfortable on rainy nights April...
by BillMcGighan
September 22nd, 2019, 11:43 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Frog, salamander, turtle and snake photos & videos from 2019
Replies: 2
Views: 9791

Re: Frog, salamander, turtle and snake photos & videos from 2019

Super post, Michael. :thumb: :thumb:

Some of us here can appreciate your patience and motivation to get such good videos and photos.

I've lived most of my life in Pickerel Frog range, and I don't think I ever caught one calling! :oops:
by BillMcGighan
September 14th, 2019, 11:01 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Switching an Eastern Coachwhip
Replies: 93
Views: 164142

Re: Switching an Eastern Coachwhip

Daniel how effective freezing is for killing harmful pathogens Most human food websites conclude that freezing does not kill many bacteria, but rather "puts it on hold" ( stops harmful bacteria from growing.) Cooking kills bacteria (not much help to us for feeders!). For most common parasi...
by BillMcGighan
September 8th, 2019, 6:09 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Switching an Eastern Coachwhip
Replies: 93
Views: 164142

Re: Switching an Eastern Coachwhip

and also to get rid of some bullfrogs that are taking over my backyard pond and eating everything. Dependant upon local laws and how rural you live, .22 caliber fire arm loaded with #12 Shot Shells works very quickly with frogs and lizards. (It was the chosen method of collecting museum specimens a...
by BillMcGighan
September 3rd, 2019, 7:30 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Switching an Eastern Coachwhip
Replies: 93
Views: 164142

Re: Switching an Eastern Coachwhip

On an alternate note, back in the 60's, I saw a biology department keep live leopard frogs (destined for disection) in excess of 6 months in a refridgerated tray of shallow water.
by BillMcGighan
September 2nd, 2019, 6:54 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Switching an Eastern Coachwhip
Replies: 93
Views: 164142

Re: Switching an Eastern Coachwhip

Instant destruction of the brain. A hammer is effective. Most “euthanization concern” papers that are based upon terminating ectodermic , lower vertebrates for scientific studies, such as parasite studies, so chemical termination works great, but, as you mentioned, feeding a predator something full ...
by BillMcGighan
July 21st, 2019, 1:49 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The Giant Gila Monster: 1959 A great horror movie ?
Replies: 1
Views: 11273

Re: The Giant Gila Monster: 1959 A great horror movie ?

Too funny, craig, that it's back.
Saw it in the theater back then...
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