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by Crotalusherper
April 11th, 2017, 8:00 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lake Havasu City, AZ herping
Replies: 0
Views: 2980

Lake Havasu City, AZ herping

I was wondering if there are any members who are from the Lake Havasu City, AZ area? I was looking for someone to go field herping with. I am particulary interested in photographing rattlesnakes, but all reptiles are interesting to me. If anyone would be interested in going into the field around her...
by Crotalusherper
September 17th, 2015, 11:21 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: In search of AZ corals (Micruroides euryxanthus)
Replies: 0
Views: 3021

In search of AZ corals (Micruroides euryxanthus)

Hello all, I am looking for 2, 1 male 1 female, Arizona Coral Snakes (Micruroides euryxanthus). Their distriburion is spotty in my area, and I've never collected one here. If anyone could help me locate a couple specimens, I would greatly appreciate it. I have kept venomous for 19 years, and I am a ...
by Crotalusherper
August 19th, 2014, 10:12 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Arizona in August/september - tips?
Replies: 7
Views: 3693

Re: Arizona in August/september - tips?

CamStatic, Have a good time on your trip to AZ. Watch your step! I'm sure you already know, but, make sure to bring (or buy when you arrive) a full brim hat, chap stick ect. And its a good idea to keep a case or two of the 1 pint watter bottles in your rental car. I'm not sure if you have been to th...
by Crotalusherper
June 1st, 2014, 10:44 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Any venomous keepers in Arizona?
Replies: 0
Views: 865

Any venomous keepers in Arizona?

If so please contact me via pm.
Thanks
Crotalusherper
by Crotalusherper
October 9th, 2013, 11:05 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best gps app for Android
Replies: 4
Views: 1026

Best gps app for Android

Hey guys,
I am looking for an Android app that will give me exact lat long locations for when I locate a specimen. So far, none have worked pdoperly for me. Any advice, comments or suggeations are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Crotalusherper
Noah
by Crotalusherper
October 6th, 2013, 9:20 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Page, AZ anyone herped there?
Replies: 19
Views: 5601

Re: Page, AZ anyone herped there?

Thanks guys,
For your replies. I appreciate the info. We are having a bit of a cold snap here in Page. Its pretty cool here right now. I have been out a little in the evenings, but I haven't found anything.
Crotalusherper
by Crotalusherper
October 3rd, 2013, 8:09 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Page, AZ anyone herped there?
Replies: 19
Views: 5601

Page, AZ anyone herped there?

I'm doing a job in Page. Just wondering if anyone has any tips for the area.
Thanks,
Crotalusherper
by Crotalusherper
September 5th, 2013, 4:05 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Arizona activity
Replies: 9
Views: 3753

Re: Arizona activity

A chuck walked up to within 6 feet of me then turned and crawled into the rocks. Only herp I've seen in weeks, and I've been cruising. No luck though.
"even if your into lizards (chuckles)" LOL. That made me laugh, and my wife look at me funny. Thanks, I needed that today.
Crotalusherper
by Crotalusherper
August 26th, 2013, 8:51 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lake Havasu City area crusing
Replies: 10
Views: 3504

Re: Lake Havasu City area crusing

Thanks for all the input guys. I guess my tactics are off base. I thought the later in the night the better. So maybe I should try right before sundown and early in the morning as suggested. Rothdigga- I'm definitely down for some hiking. I'm new to Havasu so cruising (I thought), would be a good wa...
by Crotalusherper
August 25th, 2013, 8:43 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lake Havasu City area crusing
Replies: 10
Views: 3504

Re: Lake Havasu City area crusing

Hey guys, I went out cruising last night from about 10pm-12pm. It had rained most of the morning, but stopped in the early afternoon. It was still overcast after dark, so I had hoped the bright waning gibbous moon wouldn't effect any snake activity too much. It was about 88 degrees. Everything seeme...
by Crotalusherper
August 14th, 2013, 9:03 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: ... chuck it out ...
Replies: 2
Views: 1161

Re: ... chuck it out ...

"Herping while surfing" . Lol. You are a much better multi-tasker than I am! That is very cool.
crotalusherper
by Crotalusherper
August 11th, 2013, 9:36 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lake Havasu City area crusing
Replies: 10
Views: 3504

Re: Lake Havasu City area crusing

Regalringneck,
PM incoming. I will fill you in on my experiences in the bunkerville area.
BikerDave,
No attacks form my end. I am a very easy going guy. I specialize in Crotes and am very excited to live in this area, where there are so many crotalus species.
Thanks Guys,
Crotalusherper.
by Crotalusherper
August 9th, 2013, 10:18 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lake Havasu City area crusing
Replies: 10
Views: 3504

Lake Havasu City area crusing

Gents, My name is Noah. I recently moved to Lake Havasu City area from Bunkerville, NV on the AZ border. I made a good friend from the Nevada chapter and we had alot of fun on herp trips. I moved here for work. Is there any one who lives in the Havasu area and would be inerested in doing some night ...
by Crotalusherper
April 23rd, 2013, 9:33 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Any advice for finding Crotes during the spring?
Replies: 4
Views: 1074

Re: Any advice for finding Crotes during the spring?

Thanks for the advice Brian, Bryan and Cameron. Do you or any of the others organize trips during the summer to herp extreme southern Nevada for atrox? That would be a fun trip to me. I would also like to find some nice speckled and great basin areas.
Thanks guys
Crotalusherper
by Crotalusherper
April 18th, 2013, 8:07 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Any advice for finding Crotes during the spring?
Replies: 4
Views: 1074

Any advice for finding Crotes during the spring?

I live in Southern Nevada in mojave desert scrub type terrain. I've had success finding rattlesnakes during the hot summer months at night. But, in the spring I have found only one cerastes. I have tried driving roads before sunset, hiking the desert in the morning, turning artificial cover and sear...
by Crotalusherper
October 14th, 2012, 5:03 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: To late for herping in Southern Nevada?
Replies: 3
Views: 1169

To late for herping in Southern Nevada?

Anyone know if its too late for herping in Southern Nevada on the Arizona border? I saw a scute a few weeks ago near the house, but nothing since. Also does anyone know where to find info on herping for rattlers on foot in the Mojave Desert? I have been putting my time in, but, with very little suce...
by Crotalusherper
May 25th, 2012, 10:08 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Road hunting blues
Replies: 17
Views: 3372

Re: Road hunting blues

Thanks for all the advice guys. It sounds like very sound information and exactly what I was looking for. Brian Edgar- Its funny you should mention being followed out here in Bunkerville. The other night I pulled over at an intersection to let a car pass so I could go herping speed and not be bother...
by Crotalusherper
May 21st, 2012, 9:57 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Road hunting blues
Replies: 17
Views: 3372

Re: Road hunting blues

Thanks for your help and advice guys. My wife and I got skunked again tonight. Maybe its time to start searching for other roads. I agree with RobK, that paved roads are probably better. But my only other choice here for quiet, lightly traveled roads is dirt/gravel desert roads, but there are plenty...
by Crotalusherper
May 21st, 2012, 12:24 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Road hunting blues
Replies: 17
Views: 3372

Re: Road hunting blues

Thanks guys. RobK : The roads I run at night are near my house. I just thought they looked like good roads. I have seen a few DOR's in the mornings on my way to work, a catenifer a week or so ago, and lots of lizards on the road durring the day. Its is just an area with little traffic outside of tow...
by Crotalusherper
May 19th, 2012, 11:42 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Road hunting blues
Replies: 17
Views: 3372

Re: Road hunting blues

Went out again tonight between 10:30 and 11:30. Temp 74 F. Waning crescent moon, nearing new moon. Cruzed paved highway and gravel back roads. Got skunked again. I'm stubborn, so I'll keep trying. But I'm still surprised how little activity there is with the current conditions. Maybe I'll try going ...
by Crotalusherper
May 19th, 2012, 9:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Road hunting blues
Replies: 17
Views: 3372

Re: Road hunting blues

Thanks for the reply Jerry. I'll try your advise and see what I can find. I never thought about watching for a cold front. I'll keep trying until I get this terrain figured out.
Happy herping,
Noah
by Crotalusherper
May 18th, 2012, 10:42 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Road hunting blues
Replies: 17
Views: 3372

Road hunting blues

Hello fellow herpers, I recently moved across state lines from AZ to Nevada because my work is in Nevada now. I live 1 hour and 20 mins north of Vegas in the Mohave desert. I have been road hunting every other night or so, trying to put my time in. With it being warm here, 95-100 F during the day, a...
by Crotalusherper
February 3rd, 2012, 12:54 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Springs almost here / Central America stories???
Replies: 28
Views: 3989

Re: Springs almost here / Central America stories???

Rich,
Nice pics. I hope to find some areas that look like that up here. Yeah, I'm WAY up north, haha.
I'm probably just being impatient, but at least crote season is getting close.
Thanks,
Noah
by Crotalusherper
February 2nd, 2012, 3:35 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Springs almost here / Central America stories???
Replies: 28
Views: 3989

Re: Springs almost here / Central America stories???

Thanks Terry,
I'll keep everyone's advice in mind, and keep everyone posted on what I can find here on the Arizona strip.
Noah
by Crotalusherper
February 1st, 2012, 11:38 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Springs almost here / Central America stories???
Replies: 28
Views: 3989

Re: Springs almost here / Central America stories???

Rich, I'm in the Beaver Dam/Littlefield area. Its on highway 15 between Mesquite, NV and St. George, Utah. North of the Grand Canyon. People here mostly just talk about "Mohave Greens", but I seriously doubt most people in this area would know the difference between a scute and an atrox. T...
by Crotalusherper
January 29th, 2012, 1:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Springs almost here / Central America stories???
Replies: 28
Views: 3989

Re: Springs almost here / Central America stories???

Practicing resizing photos. They called this one a coffee snake. http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h344/crotalusherper/Reptiles%20Costa%20Rica%202011/BothropsAsper3-11053.jpg?t=1317428729 Unknown rear-fanged from the Pacific coast. Im still wondering what these are. http://i1105.photobucket.com/al...
by Crotalusherper
January 29th, 2012, 12:34 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Springs almost here / Central America stories???
Replies: 28
Views: 3989

Re: Springs almost here / Central America stories???

Yeah. I miss beer and the beach too, haha. Tico Spanish is definitely a little different than Mexican Spanish. But Mex Spanish is what I studied before I went. After a little while your ear will hear a big difference between the two, it will catch your ear when someone speaks in a different accent. ...
by Crotalusherper
January 29th, 2012, 12:20 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Belize Herping Tips?
Replies: 19
Views: 3690

Re: Belize Herping Tips?

Thanks Bill,
Looks like I need to go in June on the next trip. Cant wait. I'll definitely go out at dusk and dawn and try at night more.
Noah
by Crotalusherper
January 28th, 2012, 9:37 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Belize Herping Tips?
Replies: 19
Views: 3690

Re: Belize Herping Tips?

Resurrecting an old thread. We were in Belize in Febuary of 09. We hiked and horsebacked in trails called "The Viper trail", we road cruised at night. Alot of wildlife, not one snake on a 2 week trip. Didnt hit the bush after it rained, but I should have. Hopefully better luck next time we...
by Crotalusherper
January 28th, 2012, 6:59 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Springs almost here / Central America stories???
Replies: 28
Views: 3989

Re: Springs almost here / Central America stories???

Wow Terry,
Your pic looks great. And that neo is awesome. I would have liked to have seen one of those down there. We'll be going back to Belice in a year or so, I'll cross my fingers till then.
Noah
by Crotalusherper
January 28th, 2012, 4:21 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Springs almost here / Central America stories???
Replies: 28
Views: 3989

Re: Springs almost here / Central America stories???

My morning went like that today too Terry, haha. It happens to the best of us. I only had internet on my phone until yesterday, and I could'nt log in to the forum on it to post. But I have it at the house now so I can post. Down there in Costa Rica, I got too see lots of snakes. Bothrops asper was t...
by Crotalusherper
January 27th, 2012, 3:25 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Springs almost here / Central America stories???
Replies: 28
Views: 3989

Re: Springs almost here / Central America stories???

Oops. Good point. Thanks for letting me know.
All I've seen is two cerastes so far and no good pictures. But, I'm hoping this will be a good year.
Thanks for the warm welcome. I hope to be an active member here.
Noah
by Crotalusherper
January 27th, 2012, 12:12 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Springs almost here / Central America stories???
Replies: 28
Views: 3989

Springs almost here / Central America stories???

The board is slow, but spring is just around the corner. I can't wait! This will be my first spring living in extreme NW Arizona. I am still trying to figure out if there are atrox here. I have seen confusing maps and data. Some say yes, some say no. My guess is no, I think I'm too far north. I do b...
by Crotalusherper
September 30th, 2011, 2:43 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Arizona strip and crotes
Replies: 4
Views: 1665

Re: Arizona strip and crotes

I am in between Mesquite, NV and St. George, Utah, in the extreme NW corner of the state. I think your right, Mojave Desert is exactly what it looks like and feels like. It is still in the 100's durring the day, but starting to cool off quite a bit at night. I might have to wait intil next spring to...
by Crotalusherper
September 30th, 2011, 2:34 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Tell Us Who You Are
Replies: 156
Views: 77446

Re: Tell Us Who You Are

Thanks Terry and Dave. Sorry for the late response, i had trouble with my password. Terry what area in Costa Rica are you going to this fall? The most common snake I saw down there around Puriscal was Bothrops Asper. They are very common, and VERY agressive. When you walk up to one, especially at ni...
by Crotalusherper
September 18th, 2011, 10:20 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Arizona strip and crotes
Replies: 4
Views: 1665

Arizona strip and crotes

Any one know how many species are in the Arizona strip area near Beaver Dam, AZ? Ive seen to cerastes on the road one night. But I think there are scutulatus, mitchellii and possibly atrox in this area. But Id like to get some conformation from the experts here. Also any techniques, not locations I ...
by Crotalusherper
September 18th, 2011, 10:11 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Tell Us Who You Are
Replies: 156
Views: 77446

Re: Tell Us Who You Are

Hello all, My name is Noah and Im new to Beaver Dam, AZ on the Arizona strip. I worked in the oilfield for eleven years and got tired of the arctic temps, so here I am. Ive chased snakes, in Oregon growing up, and most of my life. Except there are none in Alaska. But I recently worked with Bothrops ...
by Crotalusherper
September 12th, 2011, 5:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Roll Call
Replies: 65
Views: 33113

Re: Roll Call

Noah posting as Crotalusherper. Recently spent a year in Central America. Now moving to Mesquite, Nv on the Nevada/Arizona border. I am new to Nevada but have serched for reptiles in the field since I was a boy.