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- August 1st, 2018, 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Best Month For Arizona and Lizards?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5784
Re: Best Month For Arizona and Lizards?
haha what a strange post; to re-use someone elses verbatim ... nearly as odd (but not so unlikely ) is that the same cast of good guys came 4ward to respond ...i love that 4 some inexplicable reason ! ...prolly otta leave some color or a tune ... hhmm... http://gallery."not allowed"/data/6...
- July 2nd, 2018, 8:09 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: ... florida iguanas ...4 the crockpot ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13754
... florida iguanas ...4 the crockpot ...
... glad to see someones njoying them & i wonder how long till the pythons start gobbling them too ...
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/env ... story.html
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/env ... story.html
- June 20th, 2018, 10:32 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Fathers Day Field Herping
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6100
Re: Fathers Day Field Herping
gr8t post, reminds me of my life not so long ago, & the grandkids arent big enuff yet to start anew ...
never let it rush any more than it will anyway... one day @ a time & steady as she goes ... : }
never let it rush any more than it will anyway... one day @ a time & steady as she goes ... : }
- June 20th, 2018, 10:18 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ...good on the poe-poe ...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5986
...good on the poe-poe ...
... i stopped a long line of cars on the julian grade one afternoon to hep a helleri cross the hwy ... a chp'r pulled up & i thought oh boy ... anudda ticket ... but amazingly he gave me a gentle admonishment & let me finish : } http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article2...
- June 10th, 2018, 9:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: OMG, she did'nt!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 132113
Re: OMG, she did'nt!
... evening laddies & ladies, ... per your kind remarks ... syd .. molly ? now where are you ... when aye mose-kneedewe ...? : } haha ... & kiddies thats a big noe : adults only ! Fd. a beautiful blue spex at the top of the mtn this am ... mebbe pixs l8tr meanwhile ... njoy https://www.youtu...
- June 9th, 2018, 8:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: OMG, she did'nt!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 132113
Re: OMG, she did'nt!
... hmm ... brother jimi .. i think ( & noe) in all of your bile, that somewhere you admited somewhere ... you really didnt know Dr Binckzik (sp ? ) I think he was before your time here ... but you lit your blowtorch nevertheless & joined the pitchforks in denigrating a good soul, a fully co...
- June 7th, 2018, 8:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: .. owwweee ...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6426
Re: .. owwweee ...
...eve'n Jimi & thnx 4 posting that link...intrsting tho tragic. So I was demonstrating the diff. between atrox & scutes w/ what was a stone dead limp mojave, i never handle them beyond tailing if theres any muscle tension ... but thnx goodness the armrest was putting out a good IR signal .....
- June 7th, 2018, 6:25 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: .. owwweee ...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6426
.. owwweee ...
... mess wit da bull, and ewe'r gonna git the horn :p
https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/loc ... -561750856
i nearly got it from a very limp DoR mojave one night in mexico, it gave the full load into my vehicle's armrest ykes !
https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/loc ... -561750856
i nearly got it from a very limp DoR mojave one night in mexico, it gave the full load into my vehicle's armrest ykes !
- May 30th, 2018, 6:04 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: ... ancient hairy reptile ... oh my
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6345
... ancient hairy reptile ... oh my
... dat tricky debil b try'n 2 fool us agin ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 654547002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 654547002/
- May 27th, 2018, 8:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: OMG, she did'nt!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 132113
Re: OMG, she did'nt!
... bootyful moon out 2nyte ... bats dancing on the twilight w/ the nighthawks ... johnathan ... nyce2hav ewe back ... not sure (despite my soaring IQ & numerous other metrix ...) what exactly does your post postulate, because anyone w/ an actual hi - iq ... understands surely, the inherent bias...
- May 24th, 2018, 7:31 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sexually outperformed by a Garter Snake
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12416
Re: Sexually outperformed by a Garter Snake
some good stuff there, one of those scenes reminded me of a really gr8t movie "retroactive" ... filmed in the cali desert, but supposed to be west tejas ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48HwA55XNYQ 2 very smokin babes to boot & belushi plays his part to the hilt, i'll prolly haf2 wa...
- May 24th, 2018, 7:27 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First Aid options
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9270
Re: First Aid options
next chess game im gonna have a coupla queens up my sleeve like ewe prolly did ... & for 1st aid, i go lite w/ a bandana, a belt or bootlaces (tourniquet), & a knife to do a tracheotomy, (if i really love the victim) i used to practice the latter w/ the deer i'd kill w/ my daughter ... none ...
- May 24th, 2018, 7:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Field trip destinations around Yuma AZ
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10320
Re: Field trip destinations around Yuma AZ
Indeed, like most in the bidness, i track the weather pretty closely, our last truly wet winter was 93, tho 96 wasnt too bad, & even more depressing, the last really wet summer in fony phoenix ( 5"+) was 80-frickn 4 (8") ; typical for 2scon. We;re going to look as bleak az yuma pretty ...
- May 23rd, 2018, 11:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sexually outperformed by a Garter Snake
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12416
Re: Sexually outperformed by a Garter Snake
.. hhhmmm ... dude ... now y do i wanna have a bier wit/chew ?
fyne ... suffr thusly ewe salamander ... ewe ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb61AVsx ... CMAqnlb_gY
fyne ... suffr thusly ewe salamander ... ewe ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb61AVsx ... CMAqnlb_gY
- May 23rd, 2018, 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: OMG, she did'nt!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 132113
Re: OMG, she did & it was good ...
MxC ... i think you get it .. but dont want to perhaps .. see it ... the 30-40% of us ( americans ) who are functionally insane ... & actually BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS (& iitoi ... ) scary ... i dont know when evolution will eliminate them ... but i've surmised it wont be in either of our live...
- May 23rd, 2018, 5:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Found a Fox Snake
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5478
Re: Found a Fox Snake
..gr8t video ... our eastern frengs 4get how cool some of their own critters are to those of us who have mostly or only experienced the west. fox snakes/redrats/racers/greensnakes/ ...& of course indigloes & adamanteus.... are every bit as "cool" as anything west of the 100th merid...
- May 23rd, 2018, 5:38 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Field trip destinations around Yuma AZ
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10320
Re: Field trip destinations around Yuma AZ
.. i hear you, its been a terrible spring here in the dry sonoran, i'm not sure i've seen squat despite many hikes n bike trips + nyte hikes ... a few DoR's on the hwy ...even my arroyo transects indicate near nada for tracks...tho i did find a fresh tortuga scat yesterday outside an excellent calic...
- May 23rd, 2018, 5:29 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: First Aid options
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9270
Re: First Aid options
...how much you gettn 2pimp their juncc ?
- May 23rd, 2018, 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sexually outperformed by a Garter Snake
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12416
Re: Sexually outperformed by a Garter Snake
no argument there mr porter, serpents, like humans are very sensual creatures, & thus we find common ground : } ... now mantids ... eeeks ... but remember we have youth amongst us ... & therefore i suggest we pseudo-adults let them discover biology's magic magnetism in their own time ... &am...
- May 23rd, 2018, 5:22 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: OMG, she did'nt!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 132113
- May 21st, 2018, 8:44 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: OMG, she did'nt!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 132113
Re: OMG, she did'nt!
... very profound porter ... i applaud your feeble attempt @ whatever .... i am going to have to seriously ponder your contribution to an otherwise semi-serious discussion ... does derailing an exchange of ideas give you a woody ? ... are you as blonde as donna ? Now sonny crawl back in2 your salama...
- May 21st, 2018, 5:28 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sexually outperformed by a Garter Snake
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12416
Re: Sexually outperformed by a Garter Snake
.... 1000 thumbs up 4 that ... : } & fwiw ... u'r a far tuff'r hombre than me drinkin that venom ... i'll buy you a starbucks one day & possibly civilize those demons ... hoo-ah and wheels up : }
edit just 4 you : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oos4ojutOMM
edit just 4 you : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oos4ojutOMM
- May 21st, 2018, 5:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Field trip destinations around Yuma AZ
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10320
Re: Field trip destinations around Yuma AZ
... so do we surmise he never went ... or like so many ... left his civility offline &@ home ... jajaja ... & so we aw8te w/ unbaited breath ... the next frengly "request for info" : }
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s8nRL2bPCU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s8nRL2bPCU
- May 21st, 2018, 5:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sexually outperformed by a Garter Snake
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12416
Re: Sexually outperformed by a Garter Snake
... Lou, i'll jusshaf2 take your word 4 it, cuz cute as u are ... i canna take that much of u'r mug ... the blonde now ... thats anudda story : }
Cute kids too ... tale winds bro ... rxr ...
Cute kids too ... tale winds bro ... rxr ...
- May 21st, 2018, 4:15 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: OMG, she did'nt!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 132113
Re: OMG, she did'nt!
... as usual, if 1 can get past the caustic lye ... & it is energy consumptive 2-b sure ... E-squared actually makes a good point, even if (as so often) he missed his actual target ( & confidential 2 ernie, i've tried to tag lats snout ...but like his namesake ... hes 2 danged fast, so i adv...
- May 21st, 2018, 2:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: OMG, she did'nt!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 132113
Re: OMG, she did'nt!
... just anudda CONservative doin what they've always done best ... CON'n folks, unfortunately, the dummycrats aren't much better ... : { May we all live long enuff to see the demise of both, & a real american peoples party rise from the ashes ... pro environment, pro small business, pro family ...
- May 18th, 2018, 10:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: QUESTION: Does Your State Ban Road Cruising?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 18251
Re: QUESTION: Does Your State Ban Road Cruising?
.. so it looks like this done got "run over" chris ... fact is ; in any state on a paved public rd. rode croozing is gonna be unreasonable & prudent speed after dark ... specially to a trooper needing to hit his toaster quota ... again ... or mebbe its 2x or thrice .... i suggest eweto...
- May 18th, 2018, 10:14 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A few Rosy Boas from 2010
- Replies: 33
- Views: 24441
Re: A few Rosy Boas from 2010
Yowser ... helluva accomplishment ... & preciate the snapshot ... : }
- May 18th, 2018, 9:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: S. Calif. trip
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17258
jgunn : S. Calif. trip
Richard, you are such an incredible example of what used to be ( @ least in intellectual circles) typically american grace & class ... essentially european ... b4 the shaved heads & sleeved tats ... made "mad" cool. i am so sad you've had to witness the degeneration ... but you've ...
- April 26th, 2018, 6:40 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Santa Rosalia Rat Snake (Baja Rat)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 83604
rxr : Santa Rosalia Rat Snake (Baja Rat)
... bouttime 2 saddle up & git our donkeys south of the fronterra ...
... Jimi, i can pick you up @ the phx airport ...
http://guadalupecanyonoasis.com/MapsandDirections.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0_QSmxKJ8M
... Jimi, i can pick you up @ the phx airport ...
http://guadalupecanyonoasis.com/MapsandDirections.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0_QSmxKJ8M
- April 20th, 2018, 4:51 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My best Find of 2018
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8316
Re: My best Find of 2018 ... wow ... red headed indigloe
... holy smokes, glad one of my underlings sent me to this thread .... the thread title just doesnt convey the content, this should be a 1000 "hit" thread! Whhooeee what an unusual beauty, tho i must confess, i still prefer the redthroats, if the ratios were reversed. May iitoi see that it...
- April 6th, 2018, 4:18 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Field trip destinations around Yuma AZ
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10320
Re: Field trip destinations around Yuma AZ
... pyty the foro culture nowadaze is that folks dont share info, ( & rebuke those that do). Tiz also a turnoff to several of us, when folks (w/ few if any contributions) come asking for help, rarely (like never) do they think to "seed" the conversation w/ some pretty pix & info of...
- April 2nd, 2018, 3:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: QUESTION: Does Your State Ban Road Cruising?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 18251
Re: QUESTION: Does Your State Ban Road Cruising? ... ariz
Chris, you may have open a pandoras box w/ this one ... like so many things poikliothermic, Az like to have it both ways, yes its legal & no its not! We have a fair chase "rule" ( rules are commission orders not state statues) & 1 of many states that wildlife may not be taken w/ th...
- December 7th, 2017, 7:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Evolution of Venom and the 'Red Queen Hypothesis'
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5550
Re: Evolution of Venom and the 'Red Queen Hypothesis'
suggest you use google scholar w/ your keywords, i recall there was work w/ pacific crotes & grnd squirrel venom resistance see: Development of Antisnake Defenses in California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus Beecheyi): II. Microevolutionary Effects of Relaxed Selection From Rattlesnakes Authors:...
- December 1st, 2017, 6:28 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Aposematism and mimicry
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13145
Re: Aposematism and mimicry
... Bill, just watched that horrific video of the mutant canid w/ the pit. not what i have seen w/ coyote & pituophis ... perhaps the limits of sample size ... perhaps the artifact created by pups & an empty belly .. but i am very inclined to go w/ the natural rather than the mutant ... my c...
- November 19th, 2017, 3:20 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Reptile & Amphibian Public Opinion Survey--2 WEEKS LEFT!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 21359
Re: 2017 SWCHR Reptile & Amphibian Public Opinion Survey OPE
indeed there are rarely ideal solutions, everythings a compromise but again megakudoes to you & your team for giving enough of a damn & then rising to actually do something! If you'd like assistance in synthesizing your results to a 1 page abstract for dissemination to the media / agencies &...
- November 19th, 2017, 3:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lifer King Cobra
- Replies: 23
- Views: 17421
Re: Lifer King Cobra
...dittoe on the mega grats & i too saw no problem w/ the dude moving it, other than you were there 1st & asked him not to, but as thin as it was, it looks to me like it myte have been there for awhile & needed a break, steep sided canals trap & kill a lot of different critters world...
- November 18th, 2017, 5:52 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Arizona Herping Adventure: Part 1
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9141
Re: Arizona Herping Adventure: Part 1
... ahm not sure any1 "1st'd" elegans-vagrans ... but i will double tap for marcianus (checkered) :p ... very nice camera work, and you hit "triple 7's" walking up a corale, i think ive only done that 3-4 times in 35+ years & 10's of 1000's of days in hab ! Your 1st shot look...
- November 17th, 2017, 8:45 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: Reptile & Amphibian Public Opinion Survey--2 WEEKS LEFT!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 21359
Re: 2017 SWCHR Reptile & Amphibian Public Opinion Survey OPE
... well now ... since ewer too smart (or busy) to respond ... i humbly suggest you break your big ? into manageable segments ... like we did in algebra; factor the equation ... fundamentally one survey for the hardcore = we insignificant few (since american public policy only pays lip service to mi...
- November 17th, 2017, 4:50 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Reptile & Amphibian Public Opinion Survey--2 WEEKS LEFT!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 21359
Re: 2017 SWCHR Reptile & Amphibian Public Opinion Survey OPE
... aarrgghh & i wont be doing it again Chris, its too damn long, too many ?'s that dont need to be asked depending on previous answers, too many limited choices ... get some input developing the next one, ... but i applaud your continued hurculean efforts ... rxr ... oxo ... http://gallery.&quo...
- November 16th, 2017, 5:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Could Pattern Mimicry in Snakes be Misinterpreted?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 142290
Re: Could Pattern Mimicry in Snakes be Misinterpreted?
EE, you are a human pitbull, but lordy it gets old, attitudes like yourself are why so many other thoughtful folks leave the forum, its Scott's "party", act like a grateful guest, articulate your points w/o having to snap & bite ... please ... otherwise check in w/ your avatar ... what...
- November 16th, 2017, 11:03 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Could Pattern Mimicry in Snakes be Misinterpreted?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 142290
Re: Could Pattern Mimicry in Snakes be Misinterpreted?
M-man, thnx for the info & lynx, i agree with EE, & others, that birds appear to be most terrestrial snakes greatest threats, tho perhaps we miss the cumulative effects of ophidian/mammalian predation ?? It'd be interesting too, how the collared/leopard lizards respond to tricolors as they s...
- November 16th, 2017, 8:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Could Pattern Mimicry in Snakes be Misinterpreted?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 142290
Re: Could Pattern Mimicry in Snakes be Misinterpreted?
Intrstyng thread, i'd be curious M-man how you design an experiment to determine what another organism can perceive, how does one control for scent/conditioning/etc/ ?? For an interesting read & a great biblio on this threads primary theme see : Responses of Greater Roadrunners during Attacks on...
- November 14th, 2017, 1:42 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Santa Rosalia Rat Snake (Baja Rat)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 83604
- November 14th, 2017, 11:47 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Could Pattern Mimicry in Snakes be Misinterpreted?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 142290
Re: Could Pattern Mimicry in Snakes be Misinterpreted?
pyty the owl was assisted, i am especially interested in these events where raptors are strangled by their prey, it is very abnormal in nature for predators to attempt to kill dangerous prey unless near starvation, yet we fairly often see or hear of buteos (red tails & red shouldered) near death...
- November 7th, 2017, 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Santa Rosalia Rat Snake (Baja Rat)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 83604
Re: Santa Rosalia Rat Snake (Baja Rat)
... eerr ... daddyis dun w8tyng ... ahma haf2 step it up keep the stick 4ward n catch (noose) dat crinibal boi ... :p
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2HKBQMQmbw#t=116
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y2HKBQMQmbw#t=116
- November 4th, 2017, 12:32 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Santa Rosalia Rat Snake (Baja Rat)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 83604
Re: Santa Rosalia Rat Snake (Baja Rat)
.. dangit ... wheres my slimey leetle tadpole when daddy mose kneeds hymm ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbm6GXllBiw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbm6GXllBiw
- November 1st, 2017, 7:59 pm
- Forum: Reading Room
- Topic: Values, trust, and cultural backlash in conservation
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19322
rxr : Values, trust, and cultural backlash in conservation
.. good stuff ... so im going to go a bit more global ... we are a deeply divided country & have been on many if not all issues for a long (long time) , as a young buck : } ... i observe as a european observer ... that the fundamental schism in our america is religion ... religious folks can do ...
- November 1st, 2017, 6:31 pm
- Forum: News
- Topic: State pushes to tighten wild reptile collection rules-Nevada
- Replies: 235
- Views: 377818
Re: State pushes to tighten wild reptile collection rules-Ne
... guess im on a FH role .. but kelly ... this may be one of the most succinct & insightful posts ive evr seen in this moshpit of what passes for dialogue ... & i appreciate you setting the thesaurus-ophisaurus aside & just stating it as it is ... caveat i havent read any of the previou...
- November 1st, 2017, 5:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Isla Santa Catalan- Arroyo Name Request Only
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2537
Re: Isla Santa Catalan- Arroyo Name Request Only
... yoe darin ; lucky you, i am surprised you come here to seek that infoe ... as it doesnt matter what the names of the arroyos are/were, the gps data is all that matters ... yesterdaze arroyo ; "sin agua" .. es mananas; rio de los ranas y los patos ... but the coordinates dont change ......