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- November 29th, 2017, 1:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Could Pattern Mimicry in Snakes be Misinterpreted?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 142287
Re: Could Pattern Mimicry in Snakes be Misinterpreted?
Mimicry is one of the most studied aspects of snake ecology and behavior. Joe Slowinski was one of the worlds foremost EXPERTS on the subject. Joey ended up taking a dirt nap courtesy of a bite he received from a snake he thought was a harmless mimic, Oops. Why even bring this up? I'm not sure how ...
- November 20th, 2017, 8:41 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Requesting Images of the Commonly CB in the Wild
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10742
Re: Requesting Images of the Commonly CB in the Wild
I have a couple that fit into the category and were on hand to post: Rainbow boas are rather ubiquitous in the captive hobby, this was a young one from Peru. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/640/32256699650_682d54dd47_c.jpg Rainbow Boa by Anton , on Flickr Boa constrictors are a species that comes to ...
- October 23rd, 2017, 7:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aposematism and mimicry
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13142
Re: Aposematism and mimicry
It's just snakes you want? Some great examples of aposematism and mimicry in other herps as well.
- October 19th, 2017, 8:13 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Eyelash Vipers & Flowers
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10275
Eyelash Vipers & Flowers
First post in a while for me. I wanted to ask, how many of you have seen an eyelash viper in-situ on some sort of flower? It's become a cliche of sorts to pair the two and I have seen 100 photos of eyelash vipers that have been plopped on Heliconia or some sort of other flower. I suspect this has le...
- July 20th, 2017, 6:28 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: what Spesies of Bornean Cyrtodactylus it is ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3928
Re: what Spesies of Bornean Cyrtodactylus it is ?
I agree that C. baluensis is unlikely given the location, rather I think it might be Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus.
- May 30th, 2017, 6:56 am
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: Preventing Frogs from climbing walls
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17749
Preventing Frogs from climbing walls
Hi all, Kind of an odd request for help but I'd appreciate the advice and knowledge you all can offer. I need to keep frogs from crawling up the walls of plastic tub, the frogs in question are an arboreal species and have no trouble moving vertically on glass, bark, plastic or any other material. I ...
- May 21st, 2017, 7:42 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 868719
Re: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thre
The Hula painted frog is an amazing find, i'm familiar with the species but definitely not well enough to have recognized it in the shot.
Ranitomeya fantastica in situ
Backlit Redhead by Anton, on Flickr
Ranitomeya fantastica in situ
Backlit Redhead by Anton, on Flickr
- May 20th, 2017, 7:00 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 868719
- April 24th, 2017, 10:07 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A lizard with a blue spot
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2808
Re: A lizard with a blue spot
Any herpetologists working in the area? Looks like its been marked with paint or something similar to allow individual ID from a distance.
- April 21st, 2017, 5:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Borneo Toad ID
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3445
Re: Borneo Toad ID
Any thoughts would be appreciated. . Well, for what its worth, I would agree with your ID on both counts. I'm starting to get a bit rusty with my Borneo herps. Its been a few years since I spent time there. What range maps are you looking at? I often look at IUCN's they're good but most are approxi...
- April 2nd, 2017, 7:57 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Expertise help to ID - Frog and skink from Sabah Borneo
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3997
Re: Expertise help to ID - Frog and skink from Sabah Borneo
Your frog is Pulchrana glandulosa, maybe the reason no has IDed it yet and you've had trouble is the atypical head. Its not supposed to look like that, can't hazard a guess as to whats going on with the swelling or growth. Thanx alot with the help. Always a pleasure to follow you and your pics on I...
- March 30th, 2017, 5:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Expertise help to ID - Frog and skink from Sabah Borneo
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3997
Re: Expertise help to ID - Frog and skink from Sabah Borneo
Your frog is Pulchrana glandulosa, maybe the reason no has IDed it yet and you've had trouble is the atypical head. Its not supposed to look like that, can't hazard a guess as to whats going on with the swelling or growth.
- March 18th, 2017, 10:52 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Yellow-eyed Ensatina x Sierra Nevada Ensatina intergrade.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4185
Re: Yellow-eyed Ensatina x Sierra Nevada Ensatina intergrade
Don't know anything about the rarity and whatnot but that is undeniably a great looking gummy lizard.
- March 9th, 2017, 7:22 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Footprint ID
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12287
Re: Footprint ID
I can tell its not a raccoon or possum either as I'm familiar with their prints however beyond that im really not sure. I'm forced to eat my words.... According to a consensus on FB, turns out these are raccoon prints haha. I'm used to seeing the prints on a softer substrate where the individual fi...
- March 8th, 2017, 6:28 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Footprint ID
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12287
Footprint ID
Hello all, I came across some footprints in a local park here in Eastern North Carolina and I was hoping someone more knowledgeable than I could help ID them for me. Using my finely tuned outdoors man skills I have ruled out ungulates :) I can tell its not a raccoon or possum either as I'm familiar ...
- March 8th, 2017, 11:01 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 Wisconsin, Texas, MO, IL
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8746
Re: 2016 Wisconsin, Texas, MO, IL
Wow congrats, the WI queen and ribbon snakes really stand out to me. When I was still living in WI up until a few years back, I was under the impression that their continued occurrence in the state was very questionable and didn't know anyone that had actually found one. Great work!
- February 27th, 2017, 7:27 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: How does Joel Sartore get his animal subjects?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16367
Re: How does Joel Sartore get his animal subjects?
If you look at the first link theres another link to buy the book (It will take you to amazon), only $21! Seriously considering it, pretty great price. I'll have to take a look a bit later, if a portion of the proceeds go towards zoos/conservation that will seal the deal for me.
- February 23rd, 2017, 5:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Undescribed species
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4522
Re: Undescribed species
Anton, then I had to spend 3 days looking for that snake so the biologist could collect it hahaha. Tons of work to be done. Haha yeah, have to admit that was my fault that I just didn't recognize the snakes as new the first time around. Otherwise I would have held onto them and contacted TH. At tha...
- February 21st, 2017, 10:47 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Undescribed species
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4522
Re: Undescribed species
I've been lucky to run across a fair number of undescribed species, many of which I didn't realize were undescribed until after the fact. A couple I have seen I knew were something new, but held of on collecting either because of permit issues or the fact that I wasn't entirely sure that I had the k...
- February 11th, 2017, 12:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Waiting for Herps - herping while staying still
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6458
Re: Waiting for Herps - herping while staying still
Cool stories, I think that hanging out in an environment and waiting and watching is under appreciated. I don't think its possible to turn up the high numbers of herps as some other methods may produce but its certainly worthwhile. I work with poison frogs (Ranitomeya imitator) and this particular s...
- January 25th, 2017, 9:42 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Quality difference in Gorillapods
- Replies: 4
- Views: 16598
Re: Quality difference in Gorillapods
Thanks for the input from both of you, I appreciate it! I think I paid $90-100 on Amazon, wasn't $150. Yeah, I wasn't going to get it from their site as its more expensive than I have seen elsewhere, the one I have was from Amazon as well and was something like ~$20 less than what they sell their DS...
- January 20th, 2017, 5:34 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Quality difference in Gorillapods
- Replies: 4
- Views: 16598
Quality difference in Gorillapods
Hello all, Does anyone have experience with the most expensive gorillapod? If you take a look at the Joby website link: http://joby.com/gorillapod you'll notice the varying gorillapod options. The one that I'm asking about is the gorilla pod focus for about ~$150 as compared to the next most expensi...
- December 18th, 2016, 6:28 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: How does Joel Sartore get his animal subjects?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16367
Re: How does Joel Sartore get his animal subjects?
As Joel Sartore is like a God in wildlife photography, Lol, Joel is definitely a talented guy but I don't know if I'd say a god in wildlife photography, then again I wouldn't call any one person that either. He's been working on his photoark project which has gotten a ton of publicity. From what I ...
- December 15th, 2016, 8:55 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Herp Photo wins first place in Nat Geo Nature Photog of Year
- Replies: 12
- Views: 24742
Re: Herp Photo wins first place in Nat Geo Nature Photog of
In looking at it again, other than the fact the snake is "sticking into" the frame it is a good composition. The use of light is good and the shallow DOF do make for a nice image. Yea, that's a pet peeve of mine. I don't like it where it seems like the foreground could have been photoshop...
- November 2nd, 2016, 9:13 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bay Area Help & Tips
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4481
Re: Bay Area Help & Tips
Hi all, An update on the trip, it was a wet 3 days out there but I enjoyed the times I was able to do a bit of hiking immensely. Species found: Ensatina eschscholtzii xanthoptica (I think i got the subspecies right for the Berkeley area) Batrachoseps attenuatus Aneides lugubris Thamnophis elegans te...
- October 22nd, 2016, 8:15 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bay Area Help & Tips
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4481
Re: Bay Area Help & Tips
Excellent, thank you both for the info, im very glad to hear that I'll likely be able to turn up some new species for me. Less than a week now!
Best,
Anton
Best,
Anton
- October 21st, 2016, 4:20 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Nicholas wins international photography competition
- Replies: 4
- Views: 17693
Re: Nicholas wins international photography competition
Congratulations to Nicholas! Great images, and i'm sure there will be many more prizes to come as he clearly has a very good eye.
- October 17th, 2016, 10:59 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bay Area Help & Tips
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4481
Bay Area Help & Tips
Hello all, I'll be spending a few days in the Berkeley, CA area at the end of this month visiting my girlfriend, I haven't spent much time on the West coast and consequently even the common species would be lifers for me. I'll only be in the area for ~3.5 days but luckily my partner enjoys herps and...
- October 17th, 2016, 10:57 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bay Area Help & Tips
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4191
Bay Area Help & Tips
Hello all, I'll be spending a few days in the Berkeley, CA area at the end of this month visiting my girlfriend, I haven't spent much time on the West coast and consequently even the common species would be lifers for me. I'll only be in the area for ~3.5 days but luckily my partner enjoys herps and...
- October 15th, 2016, 11:26 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Review- Nikon 200-500 f/5.6E ED VR
- Replies: 15
- Views: 34285
Re: Review- Nikon 200-500 f/5.6E ED VR
Bill, thanks for taking the time and putting together this excellent review! I had read some reviews online but its certainly very useful to read one from a photographer whose work I am familiar with and admire. I have been extremely interested in this lens and some of the others you mentioned and p...
- October 3rd, 2016, 10:01 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping Java and Borneo
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4174
Re: Herping Java and Borneo
If you're able to I highly recommend Mt. Kinabalu in Sabah and Danum Valley in Sabah as well. I don't have a whole lot of time to get into details right now, but if you'd like more info feel free to PM me.
- October 3rd, 2016, 9:53 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: fire fight
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4637
Re: fire fight
Excellent! These are 2 males then? I wasn't really aware of combat behavior in salamanders, except in some of the aquatic ones. Amazing documentation, must have been a marvel to see.
- October 2nd, 2016, 2:37 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ID help with a very small frog? Opinions are all over
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3542
Re: ID help with a very small frog? Opinions are all over
It's definitely a cricket frog.
- September 15th, 2016, 8:56 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: The 10 pictures you most regret not getting
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12225
Re: The 10 pictures you most regret not getting
1. A leopard cat with kittens in Borneo. We were driving along a road in the evening when a leopard cat slowly started sauntering across the road and then just a few seconds later several kittens ran out after her. I had my camera on my lap and my camera bag by my feet but I had my macro lens attach...
- September 15th, 2016, 8:28 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: herpetological parenting
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4343
Re: herpetological parenting
Definitely thought this thread was going to be about parental behaviors in herps. Parental behavior in herpers is good too.
- September 13th, 2016, 12:03 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Canon Prime Lens Advice (Close Focus)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21405
Re: Canon Prime Lens Advice (Close Focus)
Excellent, hope the diopter is a success. Remember you can stack them as well to get even closer, you do lose some image quality so if you do choose to go this route get some quality ones to minimize this effect. So my designated macro right now is a 105 mm Nikkor, I use it for most of my photos. Bu...
- September 12th, 2016, 11:50 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Canon Prime Lens Advice (Close Focus)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21405
Re: Canon Prime Lens Advice (Close Focus)
Hi Ben, I'm not familiar with Canon lenses so I can't help with specifics. A minimum focus distance of 3.3 m? Whoa, thats quite large and in most cases I would say no good for herps especially if youre photographing them in tropical forest where at times the visibility is less than that. Your other ...
- August 20th, 2016, 4:33 pm
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Best and Worst of your gear?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15820
Re: Best and Worst of your gear?
Its a lot easier for me to determine what my worst piece of gear is as opposed to my best, so I'll start with worst. My Nikon SB 500 flash, I got it so because it was small, not super expensive, and my main flash was having some issues while I was abroad and I needed another flash to hold me over un...
- August 17th, 2016, 8:08 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Fail on EPIC porportion... 70-300 advice?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 45164
Re: Fail on EPIC porportion... 70-300 advice?
Y Let's not forget, that exposure, is a determining factor in the outcome of a photos quality and as I explained in the Dark Exposure Help post within the image lab forum, that by using dark, I am able to get a sharper image. .... See how they used the shields and geometry to bring balance back to ...
- August 4th, 2016, 2:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: When is habitat restoration for herps a good thing?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 28346
Re: When is habitat restoration for herps a good thing?
Interesting question. Just a few thoughts from me here. The reason I ask is because I've seen habitat restoration so often targeted at a single species. But I can have my doubts about whether the effort is worth it in the broader picture. When you're creating habitat for one species, you're destroyi...
- July 31st, 2016, 7:58 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Expertise help to ID - Snake,frog, toad from Peru
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3332
Re: Expertise help to ID - Snake,frog, toad from Peru
1. Fer-de-Lance (Bothrops atrox), I believe. They're also known as Lanceheads or Lance-headed Snakes. The patterning is a bit odd, but I'd definitely say it's a Bothrops. 2. Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) 3. Not sure of the species, but it's in the genus Osteocephalus. Never seen one with that dorsal ...
- July 29th, 2016, 6:44 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Canon 100mm Macro lenses- L series vs non-L series?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21879
Re: Canon 100mm Macro lenses- L series vs non-L series?
I dont think its worth it for a macro lens that you pair with flash, that money could be better invested in some other sort of camera equipment.
- July 17th, 2016, 1:48 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NEW BOOK: Snakes of Mexico
- Replies: 90
- Views: 107170
Re: NEW BOOK: Snakes of Mexico
I am desperately looking for someone, anyone, to defend or explain what Sara did from a scientific perspective and absolutely none of you have been able to even attempt to defend what she did. You may find out the hard way that the owner and moderator of this board does not appreciate name calling ...
- July 17th, 2016, 12:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herps in habitat - photo thread
- Replies: 69
- Views: 31576
Re: Herps in habitat - photo thread
Been having fun with this type of shot lately. I'm sure some of you all have some new shots to share since this thread settled down. Here is my most recent from 2 days back.
Happy World Snake Day by Anton, on Flickr
Happy World Snake Day by Anton, on Flickr
- July 17th, 2016, 12:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NEW BOOK: Snakes of Mexico
- Replies: 90
- Views: 107170
Re: NEW BOOK: Snakes of Mexico
Rather than wasting your time insulting me, why don't you guys defend what Sara did. Explain in scientific terms why changing names that have been published thousands of times in thousands of publications for over a century was a good idea. Over time our understanding of certain concepts has change...
- July 17th, 2016, 8:16 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NEW BOOK: Snakes of Mexico
- Replies: 90
- Views: 107170
Re: NEW BOOK: Snakes of Mexico
Gene, It is unfortunate that you were born with underdeveloped "genes" in the sense of humor portion of your brain. Sara can invite me to her "Snake Pit" and lump and split with me any time her heart desires. I have all sorts of kinky names we could throw at the Lichanura group,...
- June 20th, 2016, 6:04 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spadefoots/fossorial frogs, please
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11902
Re: Spadefoots/fossorial frogs, please
. Anton those Ceratophrys stolzmanni are so cool, what is the other frog it's trying to eat? Are they particularly good diggers, what is the substrate like? Do you know if they have auditory communication as a tadpole like some other Ceratophrys (see below). I always wondered what the arid land fro...
- June 11th, 2016, 4:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spadefoots/fossorial frogs, please
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11902
Re: Spadefoots/fossorial frogs, please
Amazing photos all around but Bill I can't get enough of yours! The time and effort you must have put into getting them really shows, a great window into the lives of these amazing critters. So regrettably, I don't have any photos of spadefoots but I do have some shots of a species with a rather sim...
- May 23rd, 2016, 7:48 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: DNA Confirms Nile Crocs in Florida
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10589
Re: DNA Confirms Nile Crocs in Florida
I'm bothered otherwise responsible biologists fan the flames of public paranoia in the absence of data. The better answer to the question "Are there wild nile crocs in the Everglades?" should have been "We don't have any real evidence to suggest it. This might have been just an isola...
- May 20th, 2016, 3:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Viper attempts to eat egret
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6144
Re: Viper attempts to eat egret
Looks like a Brown Watersnake to me. Neat video. Yeah, the short nosed viper does look somewhat similar. Unlikely that that snake could ever swallow this bird, imho, but seems to elaborate to be a defensive action, My thoughts as well. Jeroen, I don't know how familiar you are with English idioms b...