You'd have better luck asking on Facebook, this place is pretty much dead.
I'd have been happy to go out with you, the last couple of days were good and I saw several snakes, including a speckled king and prairie king. Cold front blew in today and it won't be good again until maybe Friday.
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- February 5th, 2020, 11:04 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping recommendations for Houston
- Replies: 1
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- January 6th, 2019, 12:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2018 EOY Recap
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11667
Re: 2018 EOY Recap
Fantastic photos, Frank. You've got some real gems in here. I can't help but be envious of all the time you get to spend out in my favorite part of the state!
- December 20th, 2018, 1:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: And Then... I Found Myself In Washington - (part 1)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12861
Re: And Then... I Found Myself In Washington - (part 1)
Some nice photos from Washington. I especially like the in situ of the garter in the blackberry bush! Apropos for the species!
- December 20th, 2018, 1:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: EOY 2018 - Lots of Lampro - (TX, WA, OR, CA, CO, LA)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 18764
Re: EOY 2018 - Lots of Lampro - (TX, WA, OR, CA, CO, LA)
Thanks Porter! Great story, pigs can be pretty intense eaters. Sounds like a scene from Silence of the Lambs. That lamb was definitely silenced lol I cant image what that sounded like...The pin was up on a hill and pretty widespead from what I remember. Away from the house. Guess thats why they did...
- December 17th, 2018, 8:10 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: EOY 2018 - Lots of Lampro - (TX, WA, OR, CA, CO, LA)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 18764
Re: EOY 2018 - Lots of Lampro - (TX, WA, OR, CA, CO, LA)
Kyle Thanks for applying the defibrillator to FHF - stimulated me anyway. Do those snakes require therapy after enduring one of your and Armin's combined, glam studio sessions? If you get the urge for another post, I would like to see a longitudinal series of holbrooki/splendida shots from Houston ...
- December 13th, 2018, 7:41 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: EOY 2018 - Lots of Lampro - (TX, WA, OR, CA, CO, LA)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 18764
Re: EOY 2018 - Lots of Lampro - (TX, WA, OR, CA, CO, LA)
Awesome post dude. Love the copperheads but would have loved some LA cottonmouths. I'm an agkistrodon junkie, haha. -Derek Thank you! I'm not a huge fan of agkistrodon myself, but I really like the look of some of the Trans-Pecos copperheads I've seen, especially the really brightly colored one fro...
- December 13th, 2018, 7:23 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: EOY 2018 - Lots of Lampro - (TX, WA, OR, CA, CO, LA)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 18764
Re: EOY 2018 - Lots of Lampro - (TX, WA, OR, CA, CO, LA)
Been looking forward to this, as it wasn't too long ago that I was checking out your EOY 2017 again. What a year, again rich in quantity and quality! Thanks man! Glad to see some folks still getting enjoyment out of these EOY posts! It's been quite a while since we went out that April a few years a...
- December 12th, 2018, 12:18 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: EOY 2018 - Lots of Lampro - (TX, WA, OR, CA, CO, LA)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 18764
EOY 2018 - Lots of Lampro - (TX, WA, OR, CA, CO, LA)
This has been another fantastic year for herping. While I've spent significantly less time in the field than in years past, individual outings have been much more productive. My focus has, as usual, been mostly on lampropeltis , and this year I spent a good bit of time searching for alterna in west ...
- January 1st, 2018, 7:22 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2017 - Texas/Louisiana: Pop Milk!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12645
2017 - Texas/Louisiana: Pop Milk!
It's been another great year in the south. Lots of great adventures with friends, and many cool snakes to discover. Big highlights of the year included a week long trip to south Texas with John and Armin, as well as a four day trip to west Texas with Brennan, and other weekend in west Texas where I ...
- November 14th, 2017, 8:53 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Could Pattern Mimicry in Snakes be Misinterpreted?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 142292
Re: Could Pattern Mimicry in Snakes be Misinterpreted?
I'm not convinced that tricolored mimicry is entirely due to predatory avoidance. Kelly's assertion of "motion dazzle" camouflage makes sense when encountering these animals during the day. When stumbling across a fast moving coral snake or milk snake in the day, it is awfully hard to visu...
- November 14th, 2017, 8:35 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Arizona Herping Adventure: Part 1
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9141
Re: Arizona Herping Adventure: Part 1
Looks like a checkered garter snake being eaten by the hawk.
Nice looking splendida y'all found!
Nice looking splendida y'all found!
- February 18th, 2017, 10:12 am
- Forum: Reading Room
- Topic: Mountain Kings by Brian Hubbs FOR SALE
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20200
Re: Mountain Kings by Brian Hubbs FOR SALE
Brian, I'm interested in this one as well. Can you let me know when you have more in print?Brian Hubbs wrote:I will have more books by the end of this month...thanks for your support...
- January 12th, 2017, 11:12 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sweet '16: Year in Review (TX, LA, NM, UT, MT)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13917
Re: Sweet '16: Year in Review (TX, LA, NM, UT, MT)
Thanks folks! Great post Kyle. It was great meeting you and swapping tales while we road cruised, even if we didn't see a lot of snakes! The vinagaroon and gopher snake are in my classroom and eating like champs though. Great meeting you as well, Bill. I had a good time hanging out. What are you fee...
- January 8th, 2017, 10:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hooked on 2016. La,Tx,NM, Yucatan. EOY
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10864
Re: Hooked on 2016. La,Tx,NM, Yucatan. EOY
You popped a good year, bud!
Your photography has really become fantastic. All these images are great, it's hard to pick out a favorite.
That Blanchardi has me itching to get to Mexico!
Your photography has really become fantastic. All these images are great, it's hard to pick out a favorite.
That Blanchardi has me itching to get to Mexico!
- December 22nd, 2016, 10:50 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sweet '16: Year in Review (TX, LA, NM, UT, MT)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13917
Re: Sweet '16: Year in Review (TX, LA, NM, UT, MT)
Thanks for the kind words everyone! You totally milked this post! Your 2016 was excellent and I'm glad to have been there for parts of it. Excited to see where we end up next year. Glad you'll be part of the 2017 Milking! outstanding photos kyle! wish you had some pics of Vess from W. Tejas....... W...
- December 18th, 2016, 8:16 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 Year in Review
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8757
Re: 2016 Year in Review
Looks like a fun year, Nick. Some really great photos in here, especially the shots under the stars at night.
- December 11th, 2016, 11:42 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sweet '16: Year in Review (TX, LA, NM, UT, MT)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 13917
Sweet '16: Year in Review (TX, LA, NM, UT, MT)
It's that time of year again! It's the time to snuggle up for the Holidays and enjoy the year-end field herping summaries from around the country and abroad, and to see all the enticing finds that keep our spirits warm through the cold and unproductive winter. Armin and I always look at our adventur...
- October 19th, 2016, 10:02 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: OPINIONS ON WEATHER CHANGES STARTING TODAY AND HERPING
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3472
Re: OPINIONS ON WEATHER CHANGES STARTING TODAY AND HERPING
Should have road cruised Wednesday night.
Flip Saturday and Sunday.
Flip Saturday and Sunday.
- September 22nd, 2016, 6:21 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Locality Bull Snake
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5741
Re: Locality Bull Snake
It's a common snake, I don't see why you couldn't find them off 998 west of town. That rocky ridge looks like it would have lots of rocks to flip.
- February 5th, 2016, 5:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: In the Field: Highlights of 2014, 2015, and 2016 Thus Far
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7731
Re: In the Field: Highlights of 2014, 2015, and 2016 Thus Fa
Calligaster have, usually, narrower and more angular blotches, and the "arrow" marking on the head always points back toward the body, not forward.herpseeker1978 wrote: Isn't this a Prairie King? You have it labeled as a Great Plains Rat
Josh
- February 5th, 2016, 11:05 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: In the Field: Highlights of 2014, 2015, and 2016 Thus Far
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7731
Re: In the Field: Highlights of 2014, 2015, and 2016 Thus Fa
You've had some really excellent years, Chad. I'm envious of some of those finds, and your photography is great. I really like that shot of the cotton gaping next to the cypress knees. Thanks, Kyle! I really appreciate it, brother. I'mma come hang out Texas style this spring. K? K. Shoot me a messa...
- February 5th, 2016, 9:54 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: In the Field: Highlights of 2014, 2015, and 2016 Thus Far
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7731
Re: In the Field: Highlights of 2014, 2015, and 2016 Thus Fa
You've had some really excellent years, Chad. I'm envious of some of those finds, and your photography is great. I really like that shot of the cotton gaping next to the cypress knees.
- February 4th, 2016, 2:47 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NM, West Texas and Arizona
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7892
Re: NM, West Texas and Arizona
Great stuff, Frank. I think I may have run into you one night in the Davis Mountains in August. Can't remember the weekend I was there, it was either the second or third week. I remember coming up on a stopped car with AZ plates, and one passenger was at the cut. Told us he thought he saw a ringtail...
- February 3rd, 2016, 12:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Inaugural Ladies Herpathon Terlingua, Texas
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6668
Re: Inaugural Ladies Herpathon Terlingua, Texas
Soopaman: thank you for that valuable information. It is greatly appreciated. Maybe we could get Sky Stevens to join us. Heather: the 5 day permit would definitely work and save us money. I'm not sure if she'll be around to join you. She was finishing up her master's degree and looking for PhD posi...
- February 3rd, 2016, 12:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Inaugural Ladies Herpathon Terlingua, Texas
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6668
Re: Inaugural Ladies Herpathon Terlingua, Texas
The "Reptile and Amphibian Endorsement" for $10 is for "capturing indigenous reptiles or amphibians on the shoulder of a public road or any unpaved area of a public right of way" according to the TPWD website. It looks like there is a 5 day non-resident special hunting permit th...
- January 28th, 2016, 8:53 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2016 NAFHA National Field Trip - Mena, AR - Apr 29 to May 1
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7729
Re: 2016 NAFHA National Field Trip - Mena, AR - Apr 29 to Ma
I would love to make this, but I know I'll be too busy that time this year. I went on many trips to Queen Wilhelmina State Park with my grandparents as a child; it was always a favorite place of mine.
- January 24th, 2016, 8:42 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EOY
- Replies: 34
- Views: 31906
Re: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EO
Thanks for the kind words everyone. Kyle, What a great year and excellent photos as well. I really like the Leptodeira photos, I got jealous every time I saw you post one on Flickr, they are so unique and different from any other US snakes. Thanks, I really enjoy seeing those leptodeira. Prepare to ...
- January 24th, 2016, 8:38 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Costa Rica December 2015
- Replies: 19
- Views: 11681
Re: Costa Rica December 2015
Nice shots, bud. Lots of cool stuff here. I was planning to do a Costa Rica trip in December but had to cancel. It's nice to vicariously enjoy yours!
- January 24th, 2016, 3:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: End of Year 2015! (TX, MX, AZ, NM)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5183
Re: End of Year 2015! (TX, MX, AZ, NM)
What a great year, Ben! You're really lucky to have been able to do the Mexico stuff. I fear that most of us won't have that opportunity due to the risks of traveling through that part of Mexico. Your photography is excellent as always. I think my favorite shot though is the massassauga with all the...
- January 23rd, 2016, 5:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
- Replies: 148
- Views: 8508
Re: Catalina Island Zonata
... what dyd ahnolde say ? hasta la vista bebe ... or to paraphrase; if you cant take the heat ... stay outta OUR kitchen (science) ... and grasshoppers (& conmen) ... OUR kitchen is nature & shes far more important than you ( & i ) & your ( & mine) effing egos ... im still jous...
- January 21st, 2016, 3:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Dangerfield Herps
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14767
Re: Dangerfield Herps
I've entertained quite a few folks from various parts of the country, and almost always they excitedly want to see copperheads. I always try to urge them to focus on something else, and we'll come across copper heads even if we wish to avoid them! https://farm1.staticflickr.com/661/21992208311_2d8e0...
- January 18th, 2016, 10:26 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Post your 1 best photo from 2015!
- Replies: 61
- Views: 49411
Re: Post your 1 best photo from 2015!
Nice shots everyone. Bill I really like that shot of the atrox with the city in the background. Bravo! Some wonderfuls shots so far. Looking at all these shots got me thinking about where we've come in field herp photography over the last 20 years. It used to be these herp in habitat shots were &quo...
- January 16th, 2016, 11:04 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2015 - EOY (CA, NV, UT, AZ, Costa Rica, Mexico)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8785
Re: 2015 - EOY (CA, NV, UT, AZ, Costa Rica, Mexico)
Great year, man. I love all the Mexico stuff, and the black-faced Z's.
- January 14th, 2016, 3:48 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Post your 1 best photo from 2015!
- Replies: 61
- Views: 49411
Re: Post your 1 best photo from 2015!
Hard to decide, but I put a lot of effort into this:
Crotalus horridus (Canebrake Rattlesnake) by Kyle, on Flickr
Crotalus horridus (Canebrake Rattlesnake) by Kyle, on Flickr
- January 13th, 2016, 8:59 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Summer 2015 (GA, AL, TN, SC, NM, TX)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6715
Re: Summer 2015 (GA, AL, TN, SC, NM, TX)
If there's anyone who's had a better year, I've yet to see it. I wouldn't go back to west Texas after your luck this trip, it will never live up to the expectations! Hit me up if you're ever passing through Houston again. Could have added a buttermilk and maybe a couple other things to your list, th...
- January 13th, 2016, 8:10 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2015 Year In Review
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3383
Re: 2015 Year In Review
I only looked at the snakes link, but great write up and photos. You had a really good year. The timbers and milks were a treat to see.
- January 9th, 2016, 8:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EOY
- Replies: 34
- Views: 31906
Re: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EO
A few more shots. This was a Leptodeira from down in the valley, the day after Christmas. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1615/24176236722_2f27ebf0e5_b.jpg Leptodeira septentrionalis (Northern Cat-eyed Snake) by Kyle , on Flickr https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1706/24201896571_66bc26c391_b.jpg Leptode...
- January 9th, 2016, 8:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EOY
- Replies: 34
- Views: 31906
Re: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EO
Thanks everyone! Your canebrake & starry night photo is one of the most memorable pics I've ever seen on the forum. Could you explain what you had to do to achieve that? Great work throughout, btw For that photo I blended two shots together. I took a flash shot of the canebrake, and that illumin...
- January 6th, 2016, 7:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Flipping over 2015 (La, Tex, Miss, Ala, Fla. Co.) EOY
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6509
Re: Flipping over 2015 (La, Tex, Miss, Ala, Fla. Co.) EOY
I forgot just how many dang canes you found last year! They just kept coming! Nice shots, all of them. That corn on the farm equipment is still one of my favorites of yours! Not to mention the fat tire cane, and the double milk shot. You really make those kings at your camp look good. I'll have to p...
- January 3rd, 2016, 7:09 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EOY
- Replies: 34
- Views: 31906
Re: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EO
Get down south sometime! Nothing quite like finding 60+ snakes on the road at night. To me, it sure beats the socks off staring at cuts. Oh, I spent many hours cruising down south before the fracking operations came along and trashed everything. But I really need to get farther down south and see s...
- January 3rd, 2016, 7:00 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2015 End-o'-the-year. Stuff happened.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12267
Re: 2015 End-o'-the-year. Stuff happened.
Nice stuff, Ryan, you had a good and diverse year. We'll have to get out again soon. It's pretty much that time! I still need to see a blackneck garter from your area.
Was that lepto you and Justin turned up found with Blake? I can't remember if we talked about that one.
Was that lepto you and Justin turned up found with Blake? I can't remember if we talked about that one.
- January 2nd, 2016, 7:55 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: All them salamanders of 2015
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10870
Re: All them salamanders of 2015
Great stuff, Jake! It was good to meet you this summer. You sure had a helluva year on 'manders! That was pretty epic.
- January 2nd, 2016, 7:54 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EOY
- Replies: 34
- Views: 31906
Re: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EO
WOW! Great pictures, all of them! What lens(s) for close shots? Great stuff. Thanks, Russ. I use a 50mm macro, or a 135mm w/ extension tubes for most of my close up photographs. Amazing finds - those mexican milks are gorgeous! -Ananth Those are some of my favorites! I like the LA milks alright, bu...
- January 1st, 2016, 12:47 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EOY
- Replies: 34
- Views: 31906
We're Not Out of The Woods Yet (TX,LA,MS,AL,FL): 2015 EOY
Hello again folks, I hope everyone had a fun and satisfying 2015. This past year has been another great year for herping, and life in general. I traveled all over Texas and Louisiana, and ventured further east to Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. I saw many lifers, from east and west (and south!) a...
- December 29th, 2015, 10:06 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hibernation questions
- Replies: 57
- Views: 24312
Re: Hibernation questions
The only way such conclusions of behavior could be complete would be by determining the subclinical point in controlled temperature, to delete thermal injury and its discomfort from the observational field. How hard is it to understand, that despite deleterious effects, the observed pythons had no ...
- December 29th, 2015, 11:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: I traveled too much this year(AZ, TX, Fl, Wa, etc)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6591
Re: I traveled too much this year(AZ, TX, Fl, Wa, etc)
You had a good year!
Should have included that horridus we got the one day we went out, and Ryan got stuck a half dozen times.
Should have included that horridus we got the one day we went out, and Ryan got stuck a half dozen times.
- September 15th, 2015, 7:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Post photos of wild herps feeding
- Replies: 56
- Views: 49651
Re: Post photos of wild herps feeding
Found this after a long day of hiking, right as we were sitting down to eat back at the truck. https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5502/14230605984_a690d1f040_b.jpg Pantherophis obsoletus lindheimeri (Texas Rat Snake) by Kyle , on Flickr https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2907/14044266087_f855161f80_b.jpg Pa...
- September 9th, 2015, 11:33 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Drift Fence Designs w/ OR w/o Traps & Trap Designs
- Replies: 14
- Views: 24074
Re: Drift Fence Designs w/ OR w/o Traps & Trap Designs
I really don't know what the point would be without a trap.
If you design a large enough funnel trap with water bowls (think the kind that refill themselves from a reservoir as water is used), and a covering that prevents direct sunlight, you can leave animals in it for a week or two without issue.
If you design a large enough funnel trap with water bowls (think the kind that refill themselves from a reservoir as water is used), and a covering that prevents direct sunlight, you can leave animals in it for a week or two without issue.
- September 7th, 2015, 1:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Anyone willing to share some spots near NYC?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1673
Re: Anyone willing to share some spots near NYC?
I'll vouch for Erik. He's a standup guy and I've been happy to entertain him in some of my very best/favorite parts of east Texas.
- September 4th, 2015, 10:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Your all-time best rattlesnake shots
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18846