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by KingCam
May 23rd, 2011, 1:26 pm
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Periodical Cicadas: Brood XIX
Replies: 4
Views: 2065

Periodical Cicadas: Brood XIX

I found my first adult brood xix Perodical Cicadas this past weekend!! I still haven't heard any calling.

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by KingCam
May 23rd, 2011, 1:24 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: O. aestivus, S. undulatas, etc & Some ID Assistance Needed
Replies: 6
Views: 2661

O. aestivus, S. undulatas, etc & Some ID Assistance Needed

I recently helped my girlfriend's grandparents move into a lake house in St. Clair County, MO. I took it as an opportunity to get some limited herping in. I didn't find anything I was actually looking for, but had some exciting finds none the less. From what I can tell St. Clair County, MO is right ...
by KingCam
May 23rd, 2011, 8:00 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: POLL - Proposed Changes to Database and Taxon List
Replies: 22
Views: 5459

Re: POLL - Proposed Changes to Database and Taxon List

KC, What happened when you made your voting choice and clicked SUBMIT? You should have been taken to a new page that said that your vote was received, then returned to the poll page. I don't even see a submit button or a place to select my choice. I have a feeling I'm not considered an official mem...
by KingCam
May 23rd, 2011, 7:35 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: POLL - Proposed Changes to Database and Taxon List
Replies: 22
Views: 5459

Re: POLL - Proposed Changes to Database and Taxon List

hellihooks wrote:Are you registered as a chapter member? you'll need to be, to vote. Register with Nafha, Pm your chapter pres to get added. jim
Well I thought I was registered. I have my FHF username added to my NAHerp profile. I show up on the midwest score board.

Who is the Midwest president?
by KingCam
May 23rd, 2011, 7:15 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: POLL - Proposed Changes to Database and Taxon List
Replies: 22
Views: 5459

Re: POLL - Proposed Changes to Database and Taxon List

I feel a little bit silly for not being able to figure out how to vote on this poll.... can someone enlighten me? When I click the little black button next to one of the options nothing happens.
by KingCam
May 23rd, 2011, 7:02 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Breeding Crayfish??
Replies: 11
Views: 4416

Re: Breeding Crayfish??

Joseph S. wrote:I will reccomend http://www.aquaculturestore.com
Thanks for that!!
by KingCam
May 19th, 2011, 2:14 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some stuff from cass co mo in may
Replies: 3
Views: 951

Re: Some stuff from cass co mo in may

Awesome pics!! I'm green with envy over that speckled king :mrgreen:

Nice cats!
by KingCam
May 19th, 2011, 9:17 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Exo Terra Cameroon Expedition pt 1 - Mount Cameroon
Replies: 9
Views: 3155

Re: Exo Terra Cameroon Expedition pt 1 - Mount Cameroon

Holy cow!! Those chameleons are stunning, thanks for sharing :beer:
by KingCam
May 19th, 2011, 6:47 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Arkansas Spring Herping Mega Report - Some Less Common Sp.
Replies: 13
Views: 2719

Re: Arkansas Spring Herping Mega Report - Some Less Common S

I like your posting technique, with all the thumbnails and whatnot. (The photos were pretty great, too :P )
by KingCam
May 17th, 2011, 1:32 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Q on handling, post shed...
Replies: 9
Views: 4286

Re: Q on handling, post shed...

As far as I know you could let the snake shed its skin right in your hands. Where did you get the impression you couldn't handle them post shed?
by KingCam
May 17th, 2011, 9:21 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Let's play....Name that Skink!
Replies: 27
Views: 10311

Re: Let's play....Name that Skink!

Can someone maybe put this into terms I can understand without having a degree? :lol: I want to be able to understand how to tell the difference, but I'm not savvy on the terminology.
by KingCam
May 17th, 2011, 7:20 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Tallahassee Herps!
Replies: 39
Views: 7362

Re: Tallahassee Herps!

I'm not ashamed to be the 100th person to say it; that cottonmouth is extraordinary!!!!
by KingCam
May 17th, 2011, 7:04 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The 2011 NAFHA Trip Review Thread
Replies: 71
Views: 10301

Re: The 2011 NAFHA Trip Review Thread

Awesome trip!! Totally beats anything I've been doing lately :cry:
by KingCam
May 17th, 2011, 6:55 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Baja California - Spring 2011
Replies: 6
Views: 7993

Re: Baja California - Spring 2011

I really enjoyed your story, it's one of the few I actually read word for word from start to finish :P

Great photos!
by KingCam
May 16th, 2011, 9:23 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Breeding Crayfish??
Replies: 11
Views: 4416

Re: Breeding Crayfish??

Crayfish are doable(depending on species) but time/space consuming due to cannibalism-also keep in mind only the small ones will be of use (live anyway-you can definetly mince up larger crayfish) for your turtles.Their is a small crayfish (marmokrebs) out there that is apparently self fertile and s...
by KingCam
May 16th, 2011, 9:07 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Elephant beetle
Replies: 2
Views: 1691

Re: Elephant beetle

I am sincerely jealous of the inverts in your area :cry:
by KingCam
May 16th, 2011, 7:53 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Breeding Crayfish??
Replies: 11
Views: 4416

Breeding Crayfish??

Anyone have any experience with breeding feeder crayfish? From what I understand it's fairly easy to do. I think I'll give it a shot, if I had a steady supply of young crayfish for my map turtles maybe they'd quit peeing on me when I pick them up :lol:
by KingCam
May 16th, 2011, 7:37 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Kingsnake
Replies: 12
Views: 2985

Re: Kingsnake

Good stuff. Are coppers usually agressive? I've only found one (a northern) and it was surprisingly placid. thanks, -Josh So far I've never flipped an aggressive copperhead. I one time knelt down to harvest a big morel mushroom. Only after plucking it off the ground did I realize there was a very l...
by KingCam
May 16th, 2011, 6:57 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Favorite semi recent find...
Replies: 8
Views: 2801

Re: Favorite semi recent find...

Holy cow!! :shock:

That's AWESOME!!
by KingCam
May 16th, 2011, 6:52 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Scolopendra polymorpha (UPDATE: Feeding Pics!!)
Replies: 18
Views: 7405

Re: Scolopendra polymorpha (UPDATE: Feeding Pics!!)

lmao!! I had some neighbors move out of the neighborhood. They were "avid" Christians, and they became convinced I was the spawn of Satan. Not a joke. Their reasoning was that I was born on Halloween, I enjoy heavy metal, and I'm fascinated with snakes :twisted: :lol: I don't think they wo...
by KingCam
May 13th, 2011, 7:11 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Last Week's Herping.
Replies: 6
Views: 1647

Re: Last Week's Herping.

That garter snake is beautiful :shock:

All I have in my county is boring t. s. parietalis :roll:
by KingCam
May 13th, 2011, 6:58 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: AZ Cerbapalooza
Replies: 20
Views: 3889

Re: AZ Cerbapalooza

Awesome post!! I didn't realize any snakes could just change color at will. Most snakes can't do that, can they??

I especially loved the lyre snake, it's a shame it wasn't alive :( I've never seen one before, maybe one day I'll travel to a place that has them.
by KingCam
May 12th, 2011, 10:08 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: what do you bring in the field???
Replies: 53
Views: 7121

Re: what do you bring in the field???

I've removed shirt and shoes briefly (remove bugs, sticks, stickers, etc) but never gone naked. not sure I'd want to up here--I've got this awful picture of 2nd degree sunburn on my junk, along with a healthy amount of scratches from Yucaa plants... Running in the buff through Missouri woods isn't ...
by KingCam
May 12th, 2011, 8:37 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: what do you bring in the field???
Replies: 53
Views: 7121

Re: what do you bring in the field???

That lint roller is genius. I wish I had thought of that years ago. I had a similar stripping off the clothes incident in Mexico, but I ended up right next to the road beside my truck stripped naked. I used some rubbing alcohol to wash the ticks off my legs. Oh....and I wasn't alone, and my herping...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 8:35 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: what do you bring in the field???
Replies: 53
Views: 7121

Re: what do you bring in the field???

Which brings me to another point, my snake hook's primary use is to knock down unseen spider webs in my path. YES! Field hooks are perfect spider web removers!! I also find them particularly useful when scaling steep slopes. Just hook 'em on a sapling or a root and pull yourself up with the hook. I...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 7:41 pm
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: love these little guys
Replies: 6
Views: 2313

Re: love these little guys

I totally agree! I love jumping spiders, they are so cool
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 3:01 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Just some common MO finds
Replies: 16
Views: 2723

Re: Just some common MO finds

Well they are a prairie species, ranging in areas that were historically open and absent from areas that were historically forested. Missouri and Illinois are one of the few areas where the ranges of the two species overlap, I think someone actually found a hybrid a few years ago in Missouri and po...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 10:30 am
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Katydids
Replies: 19
Views: 5011

Re: Katydids

millside wrote:found this one recently
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:shock: wow!! That is really cool :thumb:
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 10:27 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: what do you bring in the field???
Replies: 53
Views: 7121

Re: what do you bring in the field???

I would prefer to hire a sherpa to carry my stuff around for me so that I can flip rocks without having to set down a bunch of equipment. I like to make my room mate go with me for just that reason :lol: Nice! If your room mate is the girl in your posts then I think your sherpa is very cute! ;) Nah...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 10:23 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Ok, Lets all take a breath and face reality....
Replies: 96
Views: 9240

Re: Ok, Lets all take a breath and face reality....

brick911 wrote::lol: Crap... I'm waiting for the green frog pic to show up now. Cameron, you don't know what I'm talking about... yet.
You've peaked my curiosity.
millside wrote:oh man, you are doomed to be "one of us" now. :lol:
Who? Me? Uh oh, I'm sure how to feel about that :? :lol:
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 10:15 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: what do you bring in the field???
Replies: 53
Views: 7121

Re: what do you bring in the field???

chad ks wrote:I would prefer to hire a sherpa to carry my stuff around for me so that I can flip rocks without having to set down a bunch of equipment.
I like to make my room mate go with me for just that reason :lol:
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 10:12 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Ok, Lets all take a breath and face reality....
Replies: 96
Views: 9240

Re: Ok, Lets all take a breath and face reality....

millside wrote:Kingcam,
what you should really be worried about is if you actually have flowers in your pictures.
flowers and butterflies are for sissies, so I always make sure they are never in my pics. :oops:
uh oh... :oops:
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by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 10:07 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: what do you bring in the field???
Replies: 53
Views: 7121

Re: what do you bring in the field???

reptilist wrote:You're a mad man King Cam!
:lol:
hahaha, I avoid getting naked in the woods on most outings :P This was a special circumstance.
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 8:29 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Ok, Lets all take a breath and face reality....
Replies: 96
Views: 9240

Re: Ok, Lets all take a breath and face reality....

Any site that contains flowers is probably my study site, so to all herpers - look around when you find a snake. If you see flowers, check with me before going back or posting pictures. Thanks in advance. :thumb: Son of a !! :lol: You're safe. MO hasn't been a study site of mine for years. Whew!! I...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 8:24 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Need help... not herp related, but wildlife related.
Replies: 23
Views: 3364

Re: Need help... not herp related, but wildlife related.

Daryl Eby wrote:Guess I could've worded my "naturally" response better. I certainly don't blame the cat. The owner is at fault for introducing an unnatural predator.
And that I agree with, fully.
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 8:16 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Need help... not herp related, but wildlife related.
Replies: 23
Views: 3364

Re: Need help... not herp related, but wildlife related.

don't bias your kids against predators for doing what comes naturally Naturally? Domestic cats are not "natural" and certainly not native. Therefore any predation by them is not natural. I have to disagree. It is a hard-wired natural response/instinct for cats to catch and kill small thin...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 8:13 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: what do you bring in the field???
Replies: 53
Views: 7121

Re: what do you bring in the field???

Mike, whats the lint roller for? Maybe he wrestles with feral cats? My best guess is just in case he walks through a seed tick nest. Those little buggers are hard to remove, especially when you have 20+ expanding from a little brown ball on your shirt/pants. Once I was walking through some woods wh...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 7:51 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Reno herping.
Replies: 3
Views: 1324

Re: Reno herping.

:roll:
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 7:49 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Need help... not herp related, but wildlife related.
Replies: 23
Views: 3364

Re: Need help... not herp related, but wildlife related.

Hmmm... Very good points. I was just as happy to throw it in the garbage, but this is an opportunity to teach and drive the lesson home a little harder. ...I thought it was a pretty lousy position too! Her cat does the killing, then she just calls the snake guy to take care of her dirty work. I'm g...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 7:44 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Random May 6-7 (A Northeast version) - UPDATED Parts 1 & 2
Replies: 19
Views: 3738

Re: Random May 6-7 (A Northeast version) - UPDATED with Part

brick911 wrote:I've recently been liking the idea of carrying binocs around my neck. I was even thinking of putting some birding-type stickers on my truck. Birders never get a hard time. :thumb:
That is really a pretty good idea!!
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 7:43 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Need help... not herp related, but wildlife related.
Replies: 23
Views: 3364

Re: Need help... not herp related, but wildlife related.

Thanks Cameron and Bob. It all makes perfect sense, and is inline with what Andy Avram PM'ed me last night as well. Now to the next concern... Will I just get away with throwing it out, or are the kids going to make me dig some stinking hole tonight? :lol: A funeral service would probably be good f...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 7:30 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Random May 6-7 (A Northeast version) - UPDATED Parts 1 & 2
Replies: 19
Views: 3738

Re: Random May 6-7 (A Northeast version) - UPDATED with Part

:lol: I get that all the time. Kids make it so much fun though. They really do. I like herping by myself as well, but it might as well be a completely different passion altogether when I take kids into the field. As far as the copperhead, I think part of me didn't really believe I'd find one. And i...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 7:24 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Need help... not herp related, but wildlife related.
Replies: 23
Views: 3364

Re: Need help... not herp related, but wildlife related.

Yeah, you didn't have much of a chance with that. I've tried saving multiple small rabbits when I lived at my parents' house (my mom has outdoor cats...) and none of them lived. I even got a special formula, warmed it, and fed it to the baby through a syringe multiple times a day. The little fella s...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 7:19 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Ok, Lets all take a breath and face reality....
Replies: 96
Views: 9240

Re: Ok, Lets all take a breath and face reality....

brick911 wrote:Any site that contains flowers is probably my study site, so to all herpers - look around when you find a snake. If you see flowers, check with me before going back or posting pictures. Thanks in advance. :thumb:
Son of a !!
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 7:09 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Random May 6-7 (A Northeast version) - UPDATED Parts 1 & 2
Replies: 19
Views: 3738

Re: Random May 6-7 (A Northeast version) - UPDATED with Part

Very cool!! Forget the nerodia, you're the one brave male; taking 4 kids in the field. There's no way I could handle that :lol: That copperhead is super cool. Such a big snake for that small rock! Gotta be careful about putting your hand under the edge of a rock to flip it. Get a field hook, man!! I...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 7:00 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Busy Water Snakes and some others
Replies: 8
Views: 2109

Re: Busy Water Snakes and some others

Saw a couple DOR racers. I have seen a couple of these guys alive on other trips but have yet to manage to photograph these speedsters. They can be challenging to capture in a photograph :P They move SO fast when it's warm outside. Looks like you had a nice outing to me. I would have loved to witne...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 6:53 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Video fixed-For those who look for Simus!
Replies: 22
Views: 3591

Re: Video fixed-For those who look for Simus!

I like the stick too...only in my case I would have (lazily) left it there, only to come up on it again....and again....each time SURE it was a snake this time ! :Mark :crazyeyes: :crazyeyes: I would have thrown a fit and smashed it into little pieces only to collapse and cry in the middle of the r...
by KingCam
May 11th, 2011, 6:48 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Just some common MO finds
Replies: 16
Views: 2723

Re: Just some common MO finds

If you can seriously cup that first rodent in your hands then I may be mistaken about woodrat. They get around 7-9" or so before adding on the tail, that puts them a bit bigger than a chipmunk. It looks big in your picture compared to the tree trunk and new leaves on the trees. If it was pet s...
by KingCam
May 10th, 2011, 12:14 pm
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: AWESOME spider video!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 2635

Re: AWESOME spider video!!!

Holy cow!! :shock: That was sick! :twisted: