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by regalringneck
February 26th, 2016, 6:46 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Reactionary regulations in Oregon
Replies: 12
Views: 4791

Re: Reactionary regulations in Oregon

.. sorry to hear this Richard, I know you understand, but our many "grasshoppers" will look for logic in all the wrong places (biology) ... and the answer is simply power & control ... homonid over homonid .. as ever it were ... & shameful as it is ... thnx goodness americans have ...
by regalringneck
February 26th, 2016, 6:37 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: just not sure
Replies: 15
Views: 4598

Re: just not sure

... awise man once't said ... in the kingdom of the blind ... the 1 eyed jack is king : }

... get better soon el rey !
by regalringneck
February 24th, 2016, 6:08 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Sonoran or Joshua Tree
Replies: 16
Views: 5848

Re: Sonoran or Joshua Tree

Yo Kevin, heres what i'd advise ... 1) come to a new forum w/ some pix & info of what you've seen & done, rather than asking in your 1'st handfull of posts for advice ... & then like so many others ... never bothering to say thnx ... never mind posting any results ... each beggar thus re...
by regalringneck
February 24th, 2016, 3:38 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: outdoor enclosures
Replies: 40
Views: 36725

Re: outdoor enclosures

documenting winter basking w/ rockboas ...

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by regalringneck
February 24th, 2016, 3:37 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: outdoor enclosures
Replies: 40
Views: 36725

Re: outdoor enclosures

... example of the kind of experiments i could arrange there ...

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by regalringneck
February 24th, 2016, 3:35 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: outdoor enclosures
Replies: 40
Views: 36725

Re: outdoor enclosures

i think its pretty obvious, masonry base ( 8 x 8 x 16 block w/ 12" x 12" caps ... i used the property walls for 2 sides, welded 1/4" square stock for cat exclosure top : 1/4" galv hardware cloth, w/ truss strap material to secure it w/ 5/16" hex hed self tapping screws, fram...
by regalringneck
February 21st, 2016, 9:58 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: outdoor enclosures
Replies: 40
Views: 36725

Re: outdoor enclosures

... abit of an overkill, but it was 1 of the reasons i really h8t'd to sell that house ... i kept a community of rockdewellers in there; chucks / tortugas / rockboas/ pituophids / most of them bred & thrived ... a real labor of love, tho i wouldn't do it that way again, too much work :p http://g...
by regalringneck
February 19th, 2016, 7:52 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: These are becoming everyday
Replies: 5
Views: 2819

Re: caly-sea-snakes

jaja whats not to love about global warming eh ? I've pondered why Pelamis has'nt entered the gulf of california, its surely warm enough for them, then we zonies could have a 3'rd elapid w/in 50 miles of the border anyway ...
by regalringneck
February 18th, 2016, 6:32 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Obama To Sign Bill Today To Protect More Areas Of Mojave
Replies: 15
Views: 7225

Re: Obama To Sign Bill Today To Protect More Areas Of Mojav

Thnx Jimi & Bryan 4 your inputs, some of the acronyms otta be spelled out once .. but im guess'n great basin or grand escalante staircase ?? .. but you lads otta admit there is & has been a loss of wildlife waters, note our experience @ joshua tree, the e mojave, cabeza ... & elsewhere ....
by regalringneck
February 18th, 2016, 5:44 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Obama To Sign Bill Today To Protect More Areas Of Mojave
Replies: 15
Views: 7225

Re: Obama To Sign Bill Today To Protect More Areas Of Mojav

Changing the BLM"preserve" to NPS "monument" status will normally effect recreationists as much or more than commercial interests, not only will patrol intensity increase ( see http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6d698b0e2c304370a4f0c72fa8f9797f/report-assault-weapons-improperly-bough...
by regalringneck
February 17th, 2016, 12:00 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: different snake species basking together?
Replies: 23
Views: 9955

Re: different snake species basking together?

while i havent observed this myself, it seems i've seen over the years, several photos at spring emergence at den sites, whipsnakes & gopher snakes basking w/ rattlesnakes. I suspect that has more to do w/ the emergence than utilizing the vipers for protection, but who knows? If you broaden your...
by regalringneck
February 14th, 2016, 6:18 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: First snake of the year
Replies: 35
Views: 9209

Re: First snake of the year

... belly nyce, looks pure getulus, myne was a nytesnake yesterday ... : }
by regalringneck
February 11th, 2016, 7:52 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Xantusia vigilis vigilis
Replies: 22
Views: 9171

Re: Xantusia vigilis vigilis

for those interested in things xantuid, & especially if you want to keep them ... dont overlook the central american giants (pinky eaters i understand) ... & our az beazyii ... i know a mellowfellow who maintained beazii & vigilis in the same vivaria, had neonates produced , but no hybri...
by regalringneck
February 11th, 2016, 5:13 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Which Coluber subspecies is this?
Replies: 14
Views: 5853

Re: Which Coluber subspecies is this?

Bout time you returned, & good on you for reporting it,as i suspected their is an indigenous racer to the island(s) & so having Coluber there is not likely to be a good thing for them, but who knows, mebbe theres just the one. All should be aware of the effect brown tree snakes had on the pa...
by regalringneck
February 10th, 2016, 9:26 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Desert boots
Replies: 12
Views: 4669

Re: Desert boots

.. then dont ..
by regalringneck
February 9th, 2016, 6:22 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Desert boots
Replies: 12
Views: 4669

Re: Desert boots

... good ole lat, stays on top of these things & turned me on to "Tactical Research" 1'st pair of boots since i was 30 ( 2 or 3 yrs ago) that felt good the day i put them on ... combat looking desert tan ; leather where they need to be, breathing synthetix elsewhere .... high tops like...
by regalringneck
February 9th, 2016, 11:26 am
Forum: Mammal Forum
Topic: ... of cloaks and jaguars ...
Replies: 1
Views: 11879

... of cloaks and jaguars ...

... those of us interested in the hairy side of life might take a gander at http://fieldherpforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=23028 & especially see the link lateralis provides therein (azcentral) for a very good bit of environmental journalism, although Tony Davis of the Tucson Daily Star...
by regalringneck
February 4th, 2016, 4:09 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Which Coluber subspecies is this?
Replies: 14
Views: 5853

Re: Which Coluber subspecies is this?

... nice shot CH, that one on the chandelier is from between san-t & harlingen & is quite a nyce steely blue when freshly shed, but it also has a hint of gular amarillo ... yours looks like some of the cali & mormon racers ive seen, apparently theres some variability besides where they a...
by regalringneck
February 3rd, 2016, 11:07 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Which Coluber subspecies is this?
Replies: 14
Views: 5853

Re: Which Coluber subspecies is this?

...anyone ( a' hhmm johnathan ... ) gotta sps list for the bahamas? & while its l8te, ... i'm trusting the OP will give us more details in the following daze ... theres nothing florida about this snake / everglades or wherever ... cept its ventral blanca ... edit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
by regalringneck
February 3rd, 2016, 6:08 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Which Coluber subspecies is this?
Replies: 14
Views: 5853

Re: Which Coluber subspecies is this?

wow thats very interesting, as the nearest mainland colubers to the bahamas are all los negroes (black) ... i'da said south central tx s / se of san-tone or possibly in the NE wherever foxii interfaces w/ the eastern blacks, because most azules (blues) i have had the pleasure to see have had ventral...
by regalringneck
February 1st, 2016, 9:45 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

slowworm do what ewe hafta do bro, thats how life rolls ... & u have me completely wrong, but thats ok i do not care ... & dont let the cyber door hit ewe in the donkey during bailout ... & fwiw (little) , i put some more comments up higher on the dispersal discussion ... rxr
by regalringneck
January 31st, 2016, 8:53 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

Johnathan you have already figured it out ... overwater dispersal is largely apparently random, as ive pointed out ... obviously highly unlikely ( 1/3/ per 10 000-14000 years ... which most of our readers & ill tempered txtr's & twit-rz cannot discern from impossible ( like zonies on mars or...
by regalringneck
January 31st, 2016, 7:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Field Technicians for CA Common Chuckwalla Behavioral Study
Replies: 25
Views: 6761

Re: Field Technicians for CA Common Chuckwalla Behavioral St

That is not the gist of the conversation here. Unless you just wish to impress a young lady in her 20's...[/quote]

... dang KS, look @ her avatar ... ya cant blame a lad 4 trying ... :p

...edit x2 ; we males may grode oder ... but we never said we we're gonna grode up !
by regalringneck
January 31st, 2016, 5:13 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Field Technicians for CA Common Chuckwalla Behavioral Study
Replies: 25
Views: 6761

Re: Field Technicians for CA Common Chuckwalla Behavioral St

... KS, thnx for the life coaching babe, but im good ( really good ) just the way i am & to the slowworm... (apologies to Anguis) pull ewer hed outta that bag of glue & get a clue ... nobuddy gives a damn bout ewe ... heehee ... oxo http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/Regalringneck/chuck1_...
by regalringneck
January 31st, 2016, 8:43 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Field Technicians for CA Common Chuckwalla Behavioral Study
Replies: 25
Views: 6761

Re: Field Technicians for CA Common Chuckwalla Behavioral St

K&S, come on now, i sed i was a pre-geezer for iitois sake ... & am still well short of qualifying for SS, now just cuz im still buff, funny, n regularly mistaken in the gym for but a young forked horn buck ... you dont hafta blow my cover :p ... & i aint jonesin for a job, i just know t...
by regalringneck
January 30th, 2016, 9:14 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Field Technicians for CA Common Chuckwalla Behavioral Study
Replies: 25
Views: 6761

Re: Field Technicians for CA Common Chuckwalla Behavioral St

.. ok due to your prompt i will, as prolly the biggest single mistake most graduate students make is not soliciting a variety of input prior to selecting their specific topic of inquiry, & relying soley on immediate peers & committee members ... & i did that too ... :p Chucks in the wild...
by regalringneck
January 30th, 2016, 7:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Field Technicians for CA Common Chuckwalla Behavioral Study
Replies: 25
Views: 6761

Re: Field Technicians for CA Common Chuckwalla Behavioral St

Hello Hadar & what a nice gesture to post this opportunity, hopefully the gal will get lots of applications, These are great resume builders for tomorrows wildlife managers, heck as a pre-geezer it sounds interesting, cept i'd b too close to my bro lateralis ... hoo is fast approaching same stat...
by regalringneck
January 30th, 2016, 12:07 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

dudes, several of you seem to have a serious reading comprehension issue & i'm sorry about that, we all have our own challenges dont we? The real topic is not weather or not there are zonata on the Island .. how many times does it need to be said THERE ARE ZONATA on CATALINA[/color ] I probably ...
by regalringneck
January 29th, 2016, 12:11 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

Fundad, the best reason to doubt their existence i posted on the 1st page & will append it here again for your conveinience ( after all you do alotta hard work organizing & herd'n your group ) ... the best reason to doubt their presence would be that only 1 in ~ 3 of the herpetofauna of LA C...
by regalringneck
January 29th, 2016, 6:55 am
Forum: News
Topic: ... like the ole hells angel said : cant get along ...
Replies: 0
Views: 2485

... like the ole hells angel said : cant get along ...

... lets git it on ... kinda reminds me of herping wit lateralis .... no wonder we never find nuttn :p

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/liz ... d4fe8da14d
by regalringneck
January 29th, 2016, 12:14 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

If I didn't have to upload to photobucket first (which seems down for maintenance), I'd post it. Why can't this forum allow us to upload straight from our devices like every other website? Uploading to another site and then having to copy the image code seems archaic. togg'n about archaic ... googl...
by regalringneck
January 28th, 2016, 11:56 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

oh well since noe1 else will do it ... heres a screenshot of 1 of the more recently photo'd isla zonies ... has anyone got a link to the recent herp review article or even the abstract ? I canna believe i still havent subscribed to that pub ... yet ... what a bum ! http://gallery."not allowed&q...
by regalringneck
January 26th, 2016, 11:29 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

heres the 2'nd case that we really need to solve, our CiC wants this one to be the priority http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/Regalringneck/peckerhed_zpsxz87y72m.png ...and so whilst the wobbly crows continue to attempt to frame this as some kind of personal attack, my focus & concern remain...
by regalringneck
January 26th, 2016, 11:05 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

helihogs goin rogue ..... Catalina Island Zonata

dude, ewe hafta b one of the shinyest/sharpest tools in the trailer ...ahh how does it go, what is again; a tyny nut in a rut ? heehee ... But hey prof., if you can breakaway from your busy teaching schedule, i can use your skills on a coupla hoax cases im workin http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...
by regalringneck
January 24th, 2016, 8:08 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

heard from a distant canyon wall ... hoo hoo hoo

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=23028

and ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYVlvyhA3UA
by regalringneck
January 23rd, 2016, 5:22 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 joust...
by regalringneck
January 22nd, 2016, 1:42 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

i get a kick outta so many here ... so lets just think for a change, instead of feel, just for a minute -kay ? Try to follow this & then understand why I am the hoax-detective ... & knotewe : } Event 1; We have an individual who admits looking for (of all the possible california biota) ; zon...
by regalringneck
January 21st, 2016, 9:03 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

heheheh confidential 2mattg ... sheeples like ewersef are y we smart moefoes dont post here much anymore .... you're not even informed enuff to know when 2 realize just STFU .... & listen ... then try2think ... maybe even go 2 a university library ... and then to perhaps get a glimpse into what ...
by regalringneck
January 21st, 2016, 7:27 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

Hi Lou, Im game 2 go ... long as you lemme fly once we get outta the TAC, & buzz the ferrys ... but you hafta land it ... cat is a scary approach ... btw the zonies arent @ the aeropuertoe ... but not that far away ... & we need to bring scuba gear ... thats the best reason to go there :p b-...
by regalringneck
January 21st, 2016, 6:02 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

... and now that i have seen the video ... i am very dubious, Paul & i would have had the zonie riding a woodpecker & the fox taking them both out of the aire ... the thin aire ... : }
by regalringneck
January 21st, 2016, 5:53 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Isla Catalina herps ...
Replies: 1
Views: 1120

Isla Catalina herps ...

for anyone interested ... see posting.php?mode=reply&f=6&t=22905
by regalringneck
January 21st, 2016, 5:48 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Catalina Island Zonata
Replies: 148
Views: 8508

Re: Catalina Island Zonata

... amazing … a thread interesting enough for me to comment on, instead of the usual dataless endless orgy of color ... which is fine, but of nearly zero scientific interest ... assuming RH above is the editor of HR., : Robert you folks have to get more circumspect prior to publishing notes as the A...
by regalringneck
December 5th, 2015, 1:58 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: "Pick one thing"
Replies: 115
Views: 51033

Re: "Pick one thing"

... dunnoe bout just 1 thang ... nor the original premise; green herping (unless theyre anoles) meateaters or otherwise ... but what i think you were sayen ... I mustve dreamed a thousand dreams Been haunted by a million screams But I can hear the marching feet They're moving into the street. Now di...
by regalringneck
July 30th, 2015, 3:21 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Night road-cruising in AZ
Replies: 9
Views: 5311

Re: Night road-cruising in AZ

... briefly; an excellent example of why az's herp take laws are good but not great either, the short answer is yes ; their are (unless the rule has been chngd), plenty of az game wardens that will write you a citation for shining your fenix @ a herp out the window of your rental car w/ your 120.- l...
by regalringneck
July 1st, 2015, 3:42 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: European herper looking for FL help
Replies: 10
Views: 3380

Re: European herper looking for FL help

... i for one appreciate a call for help, from one who has given so freely & so often / thankyou / : ] ... so id look @ parking that rv @ a state park ; crystal springs ? n. of orlando & seeing if you cant get a rental car to drop off to you (uber driver ?) & cruise the main roads of the...
by regalringneck
June 10th, 2015, 1:48 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: I've seen it, you seen it ... we've all seen...
Replies: 58
Views: 30992

Re: gopher snake defensive display ...

... seems like we've got (or had) a gr8t thread on this pit-crote mimickry ... which to me the florida hognoses have down even better than the snattlerakes : ] Heres the problem tho : these elaborate defenses do not appear to work! Typical snake killers such as roadrunners, hawks & mongoose-badg...
by regalringneck
May 5th, 2015, 8:47 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Recent trip to Southwest Arizona
Replies: 11
Views: 4778

Re: Recent trip to Southwest Arizona

... wow what a post, for me the rockboas are the gold, while several spec & boa afficionados have reported rosys in these mtns over the years & UoA has 1 specimen from the Gila mtns., from back in 1958, yours is the 1st recent bonafide find that i am aware of, of L. t. gracia south of the gi...
by regalringneck
May 5th, 2015, 8:33 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Before I Found this Forum
Replies: 5
Views: 2497

Re: Before I Found this Forum

... hmmm ... i normally never look at "lynx" placed in posts (cuz i think its rude to this sites owner to divert folks away from it ), but in this case ... am i glad i did. What an incredible series of photos w/ the rubber boa ... 1st time i've ever seen pix posted of one preying on such m...
by regalringneck
March 29th, 2015, 5:37 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: CB rosy bites vs WC rosy
Replies: 36
Views: 16281

Re: CB rosy bites vs WC rosy

... yes its a phenomena many of us have experienced the hard way ( & yes adult rosys effing hurt!) but the same feeding bite from a burmese or retic .. i hear .. makes ya wanna die! In rosys ; it seems to be specific to pops; mexican & baja s. no, everywhere else; yes. Yet these same biters ...
by regalringneck
March 21st, 2015, 1:33 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Top Down Effects of Snakes
Replies: 15
Views: 6578

Re: Top Down Effects of Snakes

Thnx for responding NF, sounds like you are there amongst the pythons, & research, so i ask you; What you've experienced on the Flamingo Rd & for how long? I agree w/ most of your comments, other than we differ on the value of the DoR pythons, as one can safely predict when a predator depres...