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- March 19th, 2015, 7:43 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Destination Thailand
- Replies: 2
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Destination Thailand
It's been forever since I last posted however I'm not out the herpin' game! I am going to Thailand from mid may to mid june and hope to get out and herp for a significant amount of time but was wondering if any of you have any experience herping from this area? I know I'm going during one of the bes...
- August 1st, 2013, 11:04 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Western Colorado Aug 9th - 11th
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4239
Re: Western Colorado Aug 9th - 11th
I haven't been doing much herping this season but I'd be happy to show you guys some cool spots around the grand valley
- March 7th, 2013, 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring Trip to the Dinosaur Area
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5957
Re: Spring Trip to the Dinosaur Area
I'm there anytime after May 11th. Could possibly see some hogs west of the continental divide...
- November 30th, 2011, 8:28 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2011 Highlights
- Replies: 37
- Views: 8578
Re: 2011 Highlights
Dude, those habitat shots of the cal newt, pacific gopher, red racer, and the zonata are unbelievable! Although I'm a snake guy my fav is that cal newt. Any special technique you used to get that pic if you dont mind sharing because Im absolutely in love with that pic!
- November 26th, 2011, 3:35 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Camera Cleaning Kits?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1470
Camera Cleaning Kits?
Does anyone know of any good camera cleaning kits or what they do to keep up on maintenance on their camera. I have a Canon T2i if that matters.
- November 18th, 2011, 8:23 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Time for a macro lense but which one?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3060
Re: Time for a macro lense but which one?
Most of my feedback is leaning me towards the canon 100mm, but does anyone have or at least have any past experience with the tamron or sigma?
- November 16th, 2011, 9:23 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Time for a macro lense but which one?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3060
Time for a macro lense but which one?
Okay guys I've had my Digital SLR for almost a year now and have been thinking it's time for a new lense. Since almost all of my photography is herping related I think a macro lense would be the best of interest for me. Not wanting to spend a crazy ammount I narrowed my lenses down to three:Canon 10...
- November 13th, 2011, 8:58 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2012 Rocky Mountain Chapter Spring Field Trip
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6212
Re: 2012 Rocky Mountain Chapter Field Trip
Dang, this sounds like a sweet one. I can be there from the 25th-28th.
- October 13th, 2011, 1:43 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: I've been away for a couple of weeks
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1185
Re: I've been away for a couple of weeks
All these snakes are gorgeous, but I'm diggin' that EDB
- October 13th, 2011, 1:42 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring Survey
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1314
Re: Spring Survey
I would love to hit up Washington Co. It's far away but northern Nevada? Just a thought.
- September 8th, 2011, 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: mills canyon trip w/ Rocky Mountain Chapter
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1729
Re: mills canyon trip w/ Rocky Mountain Chapter
Paul, it was nice to meet you. Extremely jealous of those hoggies. Makes me wish I was there for thursday.
- September 7th, 2011, 8:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rocky Mountain Chapter Fall Survey- Mills Canyon Report
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9666
Re: Rocky Mountain Chapter Fall Survey- Mills Canyon Report
John, you are going to get your cyrtopsis! There's one out there with your name on it.
Chris, both of your pics are stunning!
Bill, diggin that first bull shot and that racer! Both pics show the snake's personalities very well.
Chris, both of your pics are stunning!
Bill, diggin that first bull shot and that racer! Both pics show the snake's personalities very well.
- September 6th, 2011, 6:36 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rocky Mountain Chapter Fall Survey- Mills Canyon Report
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9666
Re: Rocky Mountain Chapter Fall Survey- Mills Canyon Report
Thanks Tim. Hopefully John and I can keep our mojo going. Forgot a pic of the flash flood. It was insane. Tim went across the road a few minutes before it turned into this. This was no laughing matter, but it was funny seeing Tim's reaction after we went back down the canyon and showed him the pics....
- September 6th, 2011, 6:22 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rocky Mountain Chapter Fall Survey- Mills Canyon Report
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9666
Re: Rocky Mountain Chapter Fall Survey- Mills Canyon Report
Thanks Chris and ya finally got one. Looking forward to more of your amazing pics. It was nice to meet you and I hope to see you in the field again in the near future.ChrisNM wrote:Ty....nice to see one of the "Colubers" gave ya a good shot for a tongue flick, and a great shot too!
- September 6th, 2011, 5:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rocky Mountain Chapter Fall Survey- Mills Canyon Report
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9666
Re: Rocky Mountain Chapter Fall Survey- Mills Canyon Report
John and I don't mess around. 8-) Here's my list (missing one vagrans): http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff389/TyBurtard/Mills%20Canyon%20NM%20Survey%202011/IMG_2868.jpg Herps: http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff389/TyBurtard/Mills%20Canyon%20NM%20Survey%202011/IMG_2649.jpg http://i1233.photob...
- September 1st, 2011, 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Zululand, KZN, South Africa.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6926
Re: Zululand, KZN, South Africa.
The Gaboon Viper is my favorite animal, so I obviously loved this post!
- August 30th, 2011, 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Pythons in florida?????
- Replies: 52
- Views: 6589
Re: Pythons in florida?????
Sorry if I didn't read this above but I'm pretty sure there wasn't a significant amount of burms in the wild until Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992. I forgot where in the Everglades, but a huge facility was destroyed during the hurricane. I believe around 800 baby burms were sent off into the wild. Once...
- August 29th, 2011, 8:47 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Fall Survey - Mills Canyon NM Sept 2-5
- Replies: 67
- Views: 14036
Re: Fall Survey - Mills Canyon NM Sept 2-5
John and I will be there Friday night. Thanks John for hooking me up with a ride.
- August 19th, 2011, 2:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Severe(??) Garter Snake Bite
- Replies: 39
- Views: 20853
Re: Severe(??) Garter Snake Bite
I've handled probably around 50 vagrans and not one has struck at me. They've done the musking thing and the death roll but that's it as far as defensive behavior goes.
- August 18th, 2011, 10:50 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Interesting year.........
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1801
Re: Interesting year.........
Great photos! I never really noticed how red the eyes of the longnoses were.
- August 17th, 2011, 3:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Need Help Getting Down to The Mills Canyon Survey
- Replies: 1
- Views: 640
Re: Need Help Getting Down to The Mills Canyon Survey
I could also meet someone in Pueblo, CO.
- August 11th, 2011, 6:35 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lake Herping
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1075
Re: Lake Herping
I did a few times by the second racer who was in shed. Drew a little bit of blood but I'm still not calling it a real bite.RobK wrote:Congrats! Now you just need to get your first racer bite.
- August 10th, 2011, 2:57 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Why you always stop for DOR's.....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1346
Re: Why you always stop for DOR's.....
Very interesting post. What a cool experience! Now everytime you're driving in good habitat during the day and it starts down pouring your eyes will be glued to the road!
- August 10th, 2011, 11:13 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: USGS Desert Tortoise Project: Part 4
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1262
Re: USGS Desert Tortoise Project: Part 4
Great post! Really interesting and I enjoy reading these. I love the Night Snake! One of my favorite snakes, although I have never found one dead or alive.
- August 10th, 2011, 11:04 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lake Herping
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1075
Re: Lake Herping
Congrats on your first racer. They can definitely be hard to catch in grassy habitat like that, let alone see. Good thing you were able to flip one. :lol: Funny you say that because right after that second picture the first Racer pulled a houdini and disappeared into some long,thick grass. I also n...
- August 6th, 2011, 9:33 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Colorado? Get real.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2090
Re: Colorado? Get real.
Awesome post as usual Rob. I need to get a Night Snake over here before I go crazy!
- August 6th, 2011, 10:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lake Herping
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1075
Lake Herping
Went out to the lake yesterday to celebrate my cousin's first birthday and got a little bit of herping in. My first Western Yellow-bellied Racer! (Coluber constrictor mormon) http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff389/TyBurtard/Herping%202011/IMG_2353.jpg http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff389/TyB...
- August 2nd, 2011, 4:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Need Help Getting Down to The Mills Canyon Survey
- Replies: 1
- Views: 640
Need Help Getting Down to The Mills Canyon Survey
Hey guys I'm looking for help getting over to the Mills Canyon area for the survey. I live in Grand Junction, CO so anybody coming through the area at that time give me a shout. I could also drive to the Denver area and meet anyone for a ride down. I'm a happy camper and won't be a pest at all. Anyw...
- August 1st, 2011, 8:34 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: July Herpin' in Western Colorado
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1400
Re: July Herpin' in Western Colorado
Very nice! Congrats on the lifers. That tiger salamander looks huge next to the yellow line. How big was it? Uhh I'd say between 8-10 inches. nice post congrats on the lifers and the taylori I here they can be hard to find I've only found 1 so far and I've cruised in good habitat ALOT. I'm thinking...
- July 31st, 2011, 6:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: July Herpin' in Western Colorado
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1400
July Herpin' in Western Colorado
Got quite a bit of herping in this July. Most of my herps were night cruised but there are a couple that are exceptions. Anyways July was good to me and I knocked a few highly anticipated lifers off my list. ENJOY! I'll start off with the herps I found not cruising. This guy I found at a local park....
- July 24th, 2011, 9:21 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Norcal 2011, plus a little OR (SW=Scroll Warning)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5744
Re: Norcal 2011, plus a little OR (SW=Scroll Warning)
Holy crap! Awesome photography! Sweet looking animals too!
- July 23rd, 2011, 4:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Funniest signs seen while herping
- Replies: 82
- Views: 14334
Re: Funniest signs seen while herping
I saw this while driving in Farmington, NM.
- July 15th, 2011, 4:27 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Some finds from June
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1688
Re: Some finds from June
I know but I will get some more! Man that's a compliment because this is coming from a guy with 17 species of crotes (I think?) in his state! hahaBrandon La Forest wrote:Too bad about those CC's, they are my fav Crot!
-Brandon-
- July 13th, 2011, 3:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Some finds from June
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1688
Re: Some finds from June
Thanks guys! Rob, come pay me a visit man! Oh here's another picture that I thought was in this post but it never found its way in I guess. Anyways it's a pretty common gopher but I was pleased with this pick because I have a hard time getting good shots off on the black top. I've found about 10 of ...
- July 12th, 2011, 8:26 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Some finds from June
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1688
Some finds from June
Now that baseball is over I can go into hardcore herping mode, but here are some finds during the season in June. Not going into detailed narration but feel free to ask about any pictures. Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff389/TyBurtard/Herping%202011/IMG_2009.jpg Som...
- June 28th, 2011, 1:41 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Ever hatched eggs from a dead snake?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7231
Re: Ever hatched eggs from a dead snake?
I know a guy that found a DOR gravid emoryi rat snake. It had been freshly hit and its head was plastered to the black top but otherwise was perfect. He pushed all the eggs out and hatched them all. I think there was around 6 eggs but I cant remember for sure.
- June 21st, 2011, 9:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2011 - so far in SoCal
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5040
Re: 2011 - so far in SoCal
Woah! Epic post! Love the crotes and get enough rosies! haha
- June 21st, 2011, 8:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Moab Rattlesnake
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1640
Re: Moab Rattlesnake
I'm no expert but couldn't that very well be concolor?
- June 6th, 2011, 11:25 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: THEME: Herp PORN in the field
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10187
Re: THEME: Herp PORN in the field
Bufo punctatus
- June 3rd, 2011, 9:24 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Fall Survey
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1669
Re: Fall Survey
I'm down. I said this for the 4 corners survey but thats during baseball. I'm free for sure in the fall. I've heard In Utah you can get really busted herping. Is that true?
Re: Newbie!
What area of Colorado?
- May 28th, 2011, 7:21 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Some finds with some toad and frog LOVE!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 702
Some finds with some toad and frog LOVE!
I had a blast this past week! I got many different lifers and took some shots I'm pleased with. Anyways lets get this party started :beer: 5/22/11 I'll throw a nice collared to start this one off... (Crotaphytus collaris) http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff389/TyBurtard/Herping%202011/IMG_1238.jp...
- May 25th, 2011, 7:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Gentilis variation, horridus and other recent herps
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3523
Re: Gentilis variation, horridus and other recent herps
Dang! I love that milk to the far left on the last pic!
- May 18th, 2011, 4:21 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Baja California - Spring 2011
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6496
Re: Baja California - Spring 2011
Wicked post! The Baja has a lot of cool species that are similar to the southwest, yet very unique in their own way!
- May 18th, 2011, 4:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First Gambelia wislizenii!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1685
Re: First Gambelia wislizenii!
Dang! I was looking forward to that trip but I will be in Oklahoma playing baseball at that time.Brian Eagar wrote:For the orange ones, look for gravid females in June (or at the 4 corners field trip! memorial day weekend!).
- May 17th, 2011, 8:50 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First Gambelia wislizenii!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1685
Re: First Gambelia wislizenii!
Brian-Thanks Brian! Now that you mention it this area had lots of cheat grass (I hate cheat grass!). I bet if I can find an area with less cheat grass my chances are a lot better. Josh-Awesome pictures! :thumb: Thanks for sharing. I would like to find these guys that have the orange on them. They lo...
- May 16th, 2011, 6:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First Gambelia wislizenii!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1685
First Gambelia wislizenii!
I went out today to check an area that I scouted this weekend but didn't get the chance to hit up. Well today after school I went out there to cruise a couple dirt roads to find some junk to flip out in the hills. While I was out walking around a dry arroyo I stumbled upon this... http://i1233.photo...
- May 9th, 2011, 8:48 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Put some spring in your step
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3157
Re: Put some spring in your step
A few things!? haha looks like you cleaned up pretty good!
- May 9th, 2011, 8:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Some herping and a lifer!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 953
Re: Some herping and a lifer!
Thanks Tim. It was really windy so I didn't think I would turn up much, but the Tantilla made it all worthwhile. Hey Tim, you still coming over here? I'm just anxious to get out there with you guys!
- May 8th, 2011, 6:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Some herping and a lifer!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 953
Some herping and a lifer!
So this weekend I went out to a place that I normally road cruise, but this time I ventured off the main roads to see if I could find anything to flip. Alot of the property is fenced off and private property but a few places weren't. With my Jeep I went off-roading and came upon many shooting range ...