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Cool post. The larva is actually Eurycea - not Desmognathus.

http://www.turtleskin.com/Snake-Gaiters.aspx

These are the best. They're light and they dry fast. I know quite a few horridus monitors and this is what all of us use. They cost a little bit more but it's nothing compared to a hospital bill.

Wups... I had photos from Osa mislabeled. I. aucoinae perhaps?

wow... the lateralis are really awesome - way cooler than seeing a Bothrops in my opinion! Your first toad looks like a young melanochlorus and your frog pair look like crassidigitus to me.

your hard work, honesty and humor make these posts the best year after year. thanks for sharing!



Will

Mt Rogers is great! Especially if you like to backpack. Have any dates been set? I would avoid memorial day weekend- it can get really crowded. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3747/12569102634_bf4663f896_c.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/12569073574_2e92e3e416_c.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.co...

ambush/ in situ http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2809/9943873785_1cb6c322f9_z.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5327/9944023973_8e400eb0ee_z.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7367/9899230576_c73f4ff5bf_z.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3736/9479029571_d354d68f84_z.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/74...

I'm a sucker for behavior so this one takes the cake for me. From Petranka, 1998 (Organ, 1960a) regarding courtship behavior of Plethodon glutinosus in Virginia: "When a male encounters a female, he places his nasolabial grooves and mental gland in contact with her head, body, or tail. The male then...

Plethodon ainsworthi would be cool

thanks guys! I know music is a personal taste and I guess my choices were a result of what I consider 'bad choices' in other videos haha. I had many, many less usable shots over the course of the year. I started out with a stock gopro hero 2 mounted on a monopod that could extend to about 6'. Most o...

Thanks guys!

Hey everyone, hope the Fall is treating you well. Here is a not so short timber rattlesnake video I originally made for my friends to show them what I'm always doing- it's probably not for everyone but I think the folks on this board will appreciate it. I know a lot of people here frequent these spo...

Here is a not so short video I made with footage of Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) from the 2012 season. Take it easy on me- I didn't know anything about video editing before making this. I grew up skateboarding in the 90's and low budget videos like this were (and still are) a huge part of...

next time check the chin for a single post mental scale....

http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociet ... _skink.php

Assuming you have all the time during the year... Start in South Texas, make your way around the gulf towards Florida and up through Georgia by March, head North up the East Coast a bit as the Spring arrives, cross over to the mid west hitting up places like Kansas before it gets too hot, then ballz...

wow... this was a really impressive post. i almost didn't look because I follow you on flickr but man am I glad I did! photos like yours are what motivates me to get out and learn more. thanks for sharing.

hog. most likely a female - they can look long and skinny like that in spring time or post egg laying.

yonder mountain string band... too many good live options to pick just one

have you heard the yonder cover? it's no misfits but it's mighty diggable!

(did i get it?)

wow.... this might be the most mature thread I've seen on here in a while... I actually didn't click it for a bit assuming it'd be the normal BS. Someone was honest and proposed a question and without a ton of condescending elitist answers and bashing -someone learned something and said they'd make ...

nice post! you guys managed to see a lot of stuff and there were some really nice photos captured as well. it's my first season in a while not getting down there and those klaubs felt like a punch in the gut!! the crazy thing about willardi is that they're pretty common where they occur... the popul...

that reeeeeeally made me want to go to peru. thanks for sharing!

"if you live outside the law you must be honest" - robert zimmerman giving water to humans that need it is a great idea. giving politicians sh*t for unconstitutional wars and BS "free" trade agreements like NAFTA that cause poverty and mass displacement of citizens- even better. Southern Arizona is ...

woot woot!

i nominated your maculatum egg phor foto oph the week because it's mega.

my only complaint is that you aren't finding/ taking photos of enough dark phases

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that was a great post!!

that was a great post!

awesome post!

i also dug your zimbabwe part... before the wheels got all small and stuff

awesome post!! I was recently in Mazunte- what a place!- but we got skunked on the roads at night... and morning... and day... did you do the croc tour place? We didn't have the time once we found out about it.... thanks for sharing!

-will

This is great!! I know of a tree near a stream that has good root holes that serve as a hibernacula for black rats, racers, garters, waters, and queens- but I've seen what appeared to be multiple clutches of black rats coming out in late summer as well... but no where near that many!! Makes ya wonde...

I spend most waking minutes trying to mentally prepare for bear fights.

I've been told that those in the deepest, darkest swamps (basic pH, no pines) have the most blue. I have no experience though.

gracias por compartir!

salud!

If you enjoy the south west at all, check out Sky Island Alliance and MABA. They do a lot of great work and offer endless volunteer opportunities. Another interesting thing about this organization is that it's not restricted to herps or even to the USA- it strives to promote the Madrean Archipeligo ...

incuhead has a point, but I wouldn't skip blackwater. some of the best scenic roads on the eastern shore, and if you get there early in the morning you'll probably see a bunch of turtles moving. Mid afternoon is tough... get a box of fried chicken and hang out. More or less, the middle of the big ar...

RAD!!!

AWESOME!! How many nights hiking did it take to see all the Bothriechis? Was it primary or secondary forest? Some impressive animals in there fo sho. Dig that biporcatus too! Your S. sordida looks like it could be another Tlalocohyla loquax in my opinion. It could just be the angle though... do you ...

Gran fotografía! Gracias por compartir. Voy a viajar a través del sur de México a finales de septiembre, quizás podríamos encontrarnos.



-will

is this in WI? I spent some of my most miserable days looking for those up there last July... pretty brutal between the heat, humidity, bugs, cut grass and stinging nettles. Holy crap there are a lot of nettles up there... good work!

cool observation on the owl! seems like those red milks are turning up more often in Jersey these days... kinda reminds me of this one from PA from a couple weeks ago... except this one is actually a weird red milk

Thanks for the reply! I'm a little confused about your editing remark. Some I edit, and some I think already look good as soon as I open the RAW image file up in photoshop. I always shoot in RAW in case I want to post edit, but I tend to make a lot of manual adjustments in the field so I can end up ...

Hi, I recently upgraded to a newer canon rebel and ended up having to get photoshop in order to view the RAW files. They look great on the screen, but when I "save as jpg" the quality is just getting destroyed. Even photos that I didn't edit end up more dull in color and clarity. Is there a way to c...

Right on... wasn't the water that made me think it's a dusky. Just trying to be helpful. Study a field guide and see if you still disagree ;) http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3512/5813438051_ae2518620f_z.jpg http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2733/5814006158_39dc1c8d1a_z.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/51...

Caves and rocky crevices are good for slimeys as well. Your red-back is actually a dusky- most likely a mountain dusky of some sort, and I think some of your other duskies are either seals or mountain duskies (the odd one looks like a mountain dusky)... Red-backs are in the genus Plethodon and are g...

I shoot manual, but I kind of do it with a shutter priority... manually. I like to have control of my flash, period. Generally my subject is somewhat consistent- what i'm going out for that day- so depending on what it is and where I am I'll usually set the shudder to something I can keep steady (1/...

cool, thanks! there were a lot of helpful tips in these couple replies! I've tried downloading GIMP but I have an older mac and there's some kind of compatibility issue with it that I can't get past. I think the best way to take my photos to the next step will be to save my pennies for better post w...

Hey Chris, thanks for the reply. I've been shooting manual/ RAW for a bit but I don't have photoshop so my post editing abilities are limited. I shoot in RAW anyway hoping to afford photoshop in the future. I'm still having trouble with certain situations though, and your bird in the sky comment wou...

I've seen Corn Snakes do it in areas of NC where there are a lot of S. miliarius around. I've seen the pigs do it too- that's generally what I associate the behavior with. I've heard that other types of snakes in these areas pick up the habit as well, although I have no clue why and would love to kn...

I'm trying to wrap my head around the various metering and white balance modes I have to play with. Often times auto just doesn't do what I want it to. I've seen things about carrying an 18% grey or white cards in the field to adjust for spot metering or white balance. Do any of you do something lik...

Cool stuff. Gota head further west for hoffmani. You'll know 'em when you see their belly.