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by MSD
June 11th, 2017, 7:13 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Baby Season...
Replies: 4
Views: 2763

Re: Baby Season...

That is a San Diego nightsnake ( H. O. klauberi). Super cool snake. Very cool! Looked it up on California Herps and it is obvious, once you know what you're lookiing at. First one of those we've seen in this area. Another I can add to my list. Thanks! Very cool find. Also, that looks like a decent ...
by MSD
June 10th, 2017, 6:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Baby Season...
Replies: 4
Views: 2763

Re: Baby Season...

huck wrote:That is a San Diego nightsnake ( H. O. klauberi). Super cool snake.
Very cool! Looked it up on California Herps and it is obvious, once you know what you're lookiing at. First one of those we've seen in this area. Another I can add to my list.

Thanks!
by MSD
June 10th, 2017, 5:53 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Baby Season...
Replies: 4
Views: 2763

Baby Season...

Neighbor kids brought this over for me to take a look at. They caught it well wrapped up in a Black Widows web in a drain hole, with the Mrs. persent. The kids had been handling it for ~30 min, so we were pretty sure she never bit it. Probably saved it from being dinner. I *think* a baby San Diego G...
by MSD
May 3rd, 2017, 3:50 pm
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Stripe-tailed Scorpion (East Ventura County)
Replies: 5
Views: 14877

Re: California Swollenstinger Scorpion (East Ventura County)

Pretty sure this is Anuroctonus. You know, I think you're right. Thank you! I have never heard of this one, the California Swollenstinger Scorpion. I found lots of pics to compare it to and it's a match. What I couldn't find is much info about them. Any kind of care sheet info or just general wiki ...
by MSD
April 25th, 2017, 5:54 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: #2 on the year...
Replies: 3
Views: 1797

Re: #2 on the year...

Very cool. From previous posts I remember you are located near Westlake Village. I have seen tons of dor snakes in that area this month but only one living one. South edge of Simi Valley, actually. Nothing but open hills between us and Agoura Hills. Lots and lots of open space. We get all kinds of ...
by MSD
April 23rd, 2017, 6:56 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: #2 on the year...
Replies: 3
Views: 1797

#2 on the year...

Don't know if this will work, I've never tried to post a video here before, but this guy was loud. Really loud. I heard it from the street, and it was under a tree about 50 yards away BEHIND my house on a small hill. Still don't know what set it off, but he was ready to go at it. And it really didn'...
by MSD
April 20th, 2017, 4:27 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Stripe-tailed Scorpion (East Ventura County)
Replies: 5
Views: 14877

Stripe-tailed Scorpion (East Ventura County)

Found this one in our home. While we've caught Scorpions around here before, they've all been pretty tiny. This one, not so much. Not a monster, but fairly large for what's typically seen. As you can see, it was ready to have a go at it, and by it, I mean me. It did not like being handled all that m...
by MSD
April 11th, 2017, 6:52 pm
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Spider ID Please...
Replies: 4
Views: 12964

Re: Spider ID Please...

Nevermind. Got home to see it in person, and a quick search through some arachnid sites and we discovered we have a Harvestman.

Nothing to see here, folks. Move along...
by MSD
April 11th, 2017, 4:37 pm
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Spider ID Please...
Replies: 4
Views: 12964

Spider ID Please...

Daughter caught this lady on our screen, and I'm not sure what kind it is. Something new, or at least a little different, than the grass and wolf spiders we typically see walking or screens.
Image

Any help is appreciated...
by MSD
September 11th, 2016, 11:46 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Scorpion ID Assist, Please...
Replies: 5
Views: 15048

Re: Scorpion ID Assist, Please...

AND... This morning this guy came waltzing right into our garage as we opened it like he'd been waiting there after an invitation. http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv300/MSDx911/tarantula.jpg So far this summer, we've only had one snake that we have been able to photo (in the Ca. forum), but we've...
by MSD
August 31st, 2016, 4:51 pm
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Scorpion ID Assist, Please...
Replies: 5
Views: 15048

Re: Scorpion ID Assist, Please...

cbernz wrote:If you don't have luck on here, try this site: http://www.bugguide.net/node/view/15740
Good site - I posted the pic and asked there also. Thanks for the link!
by MSD
August 31st, 2016, 5:31 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Scorpion ID Assist, Please...
Replies: 5
Views: 15048

Scorpion ID Assist, Please...

We have caught 2 scorpions in our house (along with a Camel Spider) within the last month. Very small, about 1.5" - 2" total, including length of tail. Hard to judge since it won't just lay it's tail flat for me. We live in inland Ventura County. Anyhow, here's a snap. Can anyone help ID i...
by MSD
July 19th, 2016, 8:03 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Check out this beauty...
Replies: 1
Views: 1326

Check out this beauty...

Neighbor kids came running up to my door to tell me they found a rattlesnake on a walk in the hills south of our house (south end of Simi Valley, Ventura County). So, I grabbed my sticks and went to take a look. Buried pretty deep into the brush, I didn't want to risk trying to get it out into the o...
by MSD
April 8th, 2016, 9:04 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Just a heads up if you're in teh Santa Monica Mountains...
Replies: 51
Views: 18226

Re: Just a heads up if you're in teh Santa Monica Mountains.

:lol: Yeah I talked to a ranger a few years ago. He seemed to think, "Poaching" was rampant in the park. :roll: I know this spot, and I seriously doubt Gopher Snakes, Kingsnakes, and Helleri are being shipped out to sell, and even furthermore that the USFWS would bother with a investigati...
by MSD
April 6th, 2016, 8:38 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Just a heads up if you're in teh Santa Monica Mountains...
Replies: 51
Views: 18226

Just a heads up if you're in teh Santa Monica Mountains...

This article was posted a bit ago. Decker Canyon is right on the Ventura County/Los Angeles County line, and runs right through the middle of the Santa Monica Mountains National Park. https://www.nps.gov/samo/blogs/Plywood-and-Carpeting-Crime-Scene-Clues-in-Nature.htm I did not realize that you coul...
by MSD
October 17th, 2015, 6:37 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Not My Find, but I Wish...
Replies: 30
Views: 12069

Re: Not My Find, but I Wish...

For the first time in memory, I was thinking of going to the beach today. When I mentioned it, my wife was like, "OK, what's up? What's at the beach you want to see?" Not a real beach person me. ;) I work where I most likely will hear about it if another gets washed up. I will make every e...
by MSD
October 16th, 2015, 6:53 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Not My Find, but I Wish...
Replies: 30
Views: 12069

Not My Find, but I Wish...

Two links from today, 1 Facebook, and 1 a local media outlet, re: a Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake found in Oxnard, Ca. Further proof that El Nino is here. Anyone want to field herping, on the beach!? https://www.facebook.com/bobforbeschosenone/videos/921868184552511/?fref=nf http://ktla.com/2015/10/16/in...
by MSD
September 7th, 2015, 2:07 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Quick ID Assist Please...
Replies: 4
Views: 1441

Re: Quick ID Assist Please...

Thank you. We'll probably have to turn it over to our Animal Shelter, and it is a no-kill shelter, so I do not feel too bad about that. Somebody's got to be looking for it.
by MSD
September 7th, 2015, 1:37 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Quick ID Assist Please...
Replies: 4
Views: 1441

Quick ID Assist Please...

One of my Engine Co.'s just picked up this guy (gal?) off a street in the Camarillo area. My first guess is an Albino Rosy Boa, but I am actually not there, so I cannot be sure. Can anybody confirm/correct this from jsut the pic please? http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv300/MSDx911/aLBINO%20SNAKE...
by MSD
August 26th, 2015, 7:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Another out of the neighbor's yard...
Replies: 5
Views: 2497

Another out of the neighbor's yard...

Another out of the neighbor's yard. 4th or 5th this year. This guy has a bit of green to him (her), not usual for the Southern Pacific's we get around here (Simi Valley, CA). http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv300/MSDx911/IMG_0636_1.jpg http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv300/MSDx911/IMG_0635.jpg...
by MSD
May 25th, 2015, 1:49 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Egg ID Help Please...
Replies: 5
Views: 1994

Re: Egg ID Help Please...

Looking at them again, I agree that they are most likely not snake eggs, of any variety we have around here. Using the California Herps site (I go there alot), newly hatched Cal. Kings are around 12". There's no way something a foot long comes out of these. Aligator Lizard eggs would be cool to...
by MSD
May 25th, 2015, 11:32 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Egg ID Help Please...
Replies: 5
Views: 1994

Egg ID Help Please...

A neighbor inadvertantly dug up 7 eggs from a shallkow (just a few inches) under the soil in an old gopher hole. Small, leathery soft shell. Pretty sure they are from a Cal. King that has been seen over the past few weeks (several times) hanging out on the same hillside, but really am not sure. The ...
by MSD
April 3rd, 2015, 9:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Unusual Cal King colorization - at least for around here...
Replies: 4
Views: 2365

Re: Unusual Cal King colorization - at least for around here

Love chocolate kings. Which part of the state ( N S central)? Your description of king colors sounds a lot like what I used to get in an area of the E Sac valley. The lighter phase were few but beautiful. Had a long term captive / breeder named Hershy. We are in Ventura County, close to the Ventura...
by MSD
April 3rd, 2015, 4:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Unusual Cal King colorization - at least for around here...
Replies: 4
Views: 2365

Unusual Cal King colorization - at least for around here...

Just a quick share of a Brown and Yellow Cal King my neighbors cought in their yard today. I know the colors may not be unusual, but around here we generally see black and yellow, or very dark brown and yellow. This is the first in 10 yeras we have lived here (and approx. 20 - 30 Cal Kings captured ...
by MSD
September 3rd, 2014, 4:44 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Check This Out...
Replies: 0
Views: 1051

Check This Out...

Too bad I left my gear at home today, I could have stopped by this evening on the way home and pitched in to the search.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local ... 98301.html
by MSD
August 3rd, 2014, 2:14 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: African (Chad) ID Help?
Replies: 6
Views: 1636

Re: African (Chad) ID Help?

And that's what I am talking about! I knew I get straightened out, even if I was wrong about what I thought it to be.

Thanks all!
by MSD
August 3rd, 2014, 10:51 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: African (Chad) ID Help?
Replies: 6
Views: 1636

African (Chad) ID Help?

Good Sunday to All, It has been about two years since I visited this board. Life happened. Anyhow, trying to get back to into herping and looking at some of the phenominal photos on this site. A friend sent me this photo of a snake that her cousin, a missionary in Chad, Africa, killed in his house, ...