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by Jimi
May 8th, 2018, 3:07 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Licensing Question
Replies: 17
Views: 13885

Re: Licensing Question

So, you're being awfully coy. What's the deal man? You got a road trip coming up that might take you all the way to LA, or you might just stop in TX or OK - or what? What do you hope to see? Frogs? Mole sallies? Turtles? Lampro trifecta? Vipers? There are a few guys on here, like Rman or Chrish, who...
by Jimi
May 7th, 2018, 2:23 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Thailand, Bali, Komodo - Spring 2018 PART 2
Replies: 5
Views: 6585

Re: Thailand, Bali, Komodo - Spring 2018 PART 2

Thanks for all the story, pics, and vid. The Lesser Sundas isn't an area I'd go for herping (I really like vipers, so the Malayan Peninsula & associated pulaus would be much likelier destinations for that ). But for getting in the water, it's a place I'd really like to go. Seeing your giant clam...
by Jimi
May 7th, 2018, 2:03 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Licensing Question
Replies: 17
Views: 13885

Re: Licensing Question

Jimi...
Your brevity
Proof that there's a first time for everything! Ha ha ha.

thanks Craig

cheers
by Jimi
May 6th, 2018, 3:42 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2 Days in the Central Valley - We Like Snakes
Replies: 12
Views: 12326

Re: 2 Days in the Central Valley - We Like Snakes

Sounds live a very pleasant outing. Well, except for... Slowly, I lifted him closer to bring him into good position for a photo and... Yeeeeoooowwwwwaarrrggghhh!!! I'm sorry, but I find this hilarious. I have first-hand experience of the power of the little hairballs , so it isn't that I don't know ...
by Jimi
May 3rd, 2018, 8:22 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Licensing Question
Replies: 17
Views: 13885

Re: Licensing Question

Not such a simple question, unfortunately. Dave, let's break your question down into its constituent parts. I'm writing this as much for other readers as for you. For you, my response may be a bit repetitive or tiresome. Some of this I expect you know already, but I think I may still offer you some ...
by Jimi
May 2nd, 2018, 4:37 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Mohave Desert, Fungi, SF Bay Area photos
Replies: 3
Views: 5202

Re: Mohave Desert, Fungi, SF Bay Area photos

Pretty handy with that camera, man. Nice, thanks. I like the jumper and also the lava-flow Phryno.

Sounds like you've got an OK job, eh?
by Jimi
May 2nd, 2018, 12:57 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The Bay Area oreganus extravaganza
Replies: 5
Views: 6348

Re: The Bay Area oreganus extravaganza

I'd personally rather see a nice oreganus than a zonata any day!
Lake County, CA my friend. Ha ha ha. You might hit a pesky zoner or two, but you will definitely see some nice NorPacs!

Thanks for all the pics. Nice variety, nice commentary. No overload whatsoever.

You still driving?

cheers
by Jimi
April 12th, 2018, 3:57 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some random NV shots.
Replies: 18
Views: 10437

Re: Some random NV shots.

Well, right now the pyro quest ins't so much planned as discussed and agreed-in-principle. We sure hope Bryan can participate; he's defended his dissertation so hopefully is re-discovering the joys of a little free time. Ha ha ha. After all this time I still sometimes have college nightmares; usuall...
by Jimi
April 12th, 2018, 12:56 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Some random NV shots.
Replies: 18
Views: 10437

Re: Some random NV shots.

Say Bart, if you catch this - got a guy asking about lutosus south of Mono Lake in CA. I've never looked there, and never found. You? I was discussing with him some likely-looking spots between Mammoth & Benton...hopefully he gives it a shot. Maybe he will reach out to you - I suggested it. Cold...
by Jimi
April 12th, 2018, 10:27 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Custom Weather Alerts for IOS
Replies: 1
Views: 2630

Re: Custom Weather Alerts for IOS

Great contribution, thank you!
by Jimi
April 5th, 2018, 3:54 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Field trip destinations around Yuma AZ
Replies: 9
Views: 10317

Re: Field trip destinations around Yuma AZ

https://www.avenzamaps.com/maps/417001/blm-imperial-sand-dunes-rec-map guys I work with really like this app (the pro, not free, version anyway) anyway, back to your question - I think this stretch of road ought to provide a diversity of habitats, species, aspects, etc for your shutterbug needs, wh...
by Jimi
April 3rd, 2018, 2:57 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Slovenia summer 2017
Replies: 2
Views: 3332

Re: Slovenia summer 2017

Nice, thank you. Not many posts from that little state.

Curious - roughly what elevation were those from?

cheers
by Jimi
April 1st, 2018, 9:26 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: QUESTION: Does Your State Ban Road Cruising?
Replies: 21
Views: 18236

Re: QUESTION: Does Your State Ban Road Cruising?

I'll be in NM this summer, and planning some days in the Rodeo area. Wondering how current climate is for road cruising back roads in the Rodeo-Porta l area, since so far south. Great, come on out, you'll love it. That specific area has plenty of BP due to the proximity of the border, but, due to i...
by Jimi
April 1st, 2018, 8:52 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Today was a good day......
Replies: 2
Views: 2789

Re: Today was a good day......

Ah, prime time in SoCal! Nice debris field you found there. "What!?!?! No helleri!?!?!" Ha ha. Was the gopher eating before you found it, or did you catch that vole and make an offer? How'd you all wind up for precip down there this year? About half your average total, kind of "all at...
by Jimi
March 20th, 2018, 1:15 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Species in Big Sur
Replies: 8
Views: 8629

Re: Species in Big Sur

Well, most others have counseled just avoiding the grass and brush to avoid the ticks. Perhaps I'm funny. But I have had a career where staying out of the grass and brush was simply not an option . So I say, just treat your clothes with permethrin and jump on in - and why not? That's where the squam...
by Jimi
March 19th, 2018, 3:23 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Species in Big Sur
Replies: 8
Views: 8629

Re: Species in Big Sur

Hi Greg, I'm gonna let the locals help with detailed species & site info if they see fit. But seeing how you're from Indiana and looking at your questions I thought possibly a little background or contextual info could he helpful. First, the ecological or bio-physical gradients in the Bay Area a...
by Jimi
March 19th, 2018, 3:03 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: misting system questions
Replies: 16
Views: 30932

Re: misting system questions

light meters can be had for <20 bucks on Amazon. Sorry Joseph, my bad: I should have clarified I was talking about PAR meters. Not just "lumens, whatever the spectra". The problem with running hard water is not just eventual clogging of the units....I found that it causes deposits on the ...
by Jimi
March 15th, 2018, 3:44 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herpetology School Help
Replies: 39
Views: 22045

Re: Herpetology School Help

Ah jeez Bryan, now you sound like me! Ha ha ha. A side gig or a trust fund are helpful!!! Ha ha ha. These are dark times for conservation. These are dark times for Liberal Democracy. Have you been watching e.g., Hungary the last decade? Holy crap. That's the playbook right there. Whittle and squeeze...
by Jimi
March 7th, 2018, 4:25 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: misting system questions
Replies: 16
Views: 30932

Re: misting system questions

Dialing in the right amount of light is what I’m dealing with now since some of the plants were growing in different exposures. If I can get it right I’m hoping most of the plants will make it even if they don’t put on max growth. It's too bad light meters are so expensive. It would be nice to comp...
by Jimi
March 6th, 2018, 12:18 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: misting system questions
Replies: 16
Views: 30932

Re: misting system questions

Nice vivs Jason. I like the use of seedling native conifers - super atypical but I can now see their benefits (slow growth, little pruning, some can take low light etc etc). I'm curious about your growth medium. I think I saw a peek of eggcrate so I guess you're going with false bottom. What else yo...
by Jimi
March 6th, 2018, 9:46 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: '17season:Utah, California, Arizona, Virginia, and CostaRica
Replies: 10
Views: 8896

Re: '17season:Utah, California, Arizona, Virginia, and Costa

Jimi, did you see a ruber in Yuma co. or did I read that wrong? I didn't think they ranged into AZ. No, my bad, sorry for "my confusion, shared". Ha ha. Anyway we were at a place in Imperial Co that looks just like Hunter's Imperial rosy habitat & campsite pix. Exceptional white grani...
by Jimi
March 2nd, 2018, 7:54 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: '17season:Utah, California, Arizona, Virginia, and CostaRica
Replies: 10
Views: 8896

Re: '17season:Utah, California, Arizona, Virginia, and Costa

Wow, that was super enjoyable, thank you. Nice X-mas eyelash. Your Yuma Co area looks just like a place Thomas and I camped once. Also no specks there - but, a ruber & boa showed themselves. Nice area! I'd go back... Two of the pups had problems with their eyes. It looked like fluid was trapped ...
by Jimi
February 22nd, 2018, 12:34 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: misting system questions
Replies: 16
Views: 30932

Re: misting system questions

"Water feature" is something of a cuss word for those who have dabbled with them. Water is an absolute bugger to subjugate, it seems to have a will. I have never hard-plumbed into my house supply. The flood risk just scares me too much. In my stand-alone systems I have done both open and c...
by Jimi
February 20th, 2018, 1:47 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: misting system questions
Replies: 16
Views: 30932

Re: misting system questions

I've played with automated watering for a while now. - When I began, I built my own (first efforts looked like something out in the yard, and evolved into kinda like what you see at the produce section of your grocery store). - Eventually I quit that, and have accumulated several MistKings; never ha...
by Jimi
February 7th, 2018, 10:31 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Where do you get your AC?
Replies: 9
Views: 8233

Re: Where do you get your AC?

Good idea if where you are has that kind of "trash day". Utah is the only place I've lived (and I have been around) where there was a periodic " put a giant pile of crap in front of your house, and we will literally pick it all up " day. I SLC it's annual, but in West Valley they...
by Jimi
February 6th, 2018, 9:03 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Utah 2017 Review
Replies: 17
Views: 11533

Re: Utah 2017 Review

repeat Marks pyros from the Confusion Range Other than "personal glory", in my opinion that would be pointless. Those animals are all accessioned into BYU via photos (2 specimens) or physically, as "1 snake in 5 parts" (yes, 1 specimen, in 5 segments - that's how he found it tho...
by Jimi
February 5th, 2018, 11:30 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Utah 2017 Review
Replies: 17
Views: 11533

Re: Utah 2017 Review

Nice storytelling, and pics to go with. I always enjoy them all, thank you Rye. Congrats on the lifer-lifers and state lifers. As I stepped out of my truck, I nearly stepped on a mojave coiled in a bush right next to the road. Well that would have sucked. Looks like a grumpy bruiser. I believe the m...
by Jimi
February 5th, 2018, 11:05 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Where do you get your AC?
Replies: 9
Views: 8233

Re: Where do you get your AC?

It used to be that pallets and cardboard behind stores were fair game, but I'm not sure that's completely true any more. Broken pallets, maybe. Don't get in trouble for stealing! Pallets aren't much good on their own, but they can be great to hold down other stuff, and also to reduce the overall amo...
by Jimi
February 2nd, 2018, 8:59 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: test
Replies: 3
Views: 2950

Re: test

Good to see you here, Hunter.

cheers,
Jimi
by Jimi
February 1st, 2018, 10:43 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Borneo Dispatches #24: The Coral Snake Mistake
Replies: 48
Views: 29938

Re: Borneo Dispatches #24: The Coral Snake Mistake

I thought about grabbing it Ooooh, he wouldn't have thanked you for that! Grumpus! A Russell Viper bite is no joke. Understatement. How's emergency medical care in Kolkata? Surely there's a locally-produced AV for this species, but do all the hospitals stock it? Do many doctors there have successfu...
by Jimi
February 1st, 2018, 9:31 am
Forum: News
Topic: Reptile & Amphibian Public Opinion Survey--2 WEEKS LEFT!
Replies: 8
Views: 21307

Re: Reptile & Amphibian Public Opinion Survey--2 WEEKS LEFT!

aarrgghh & i wont be doing it again Chris, its too damn long
sorry Chris, +1 here

"aaaaarrrrgggghhh, matey"

also - I gotta check w/ someone about the regs article request, I'm not blowing you off, nor innocently forgetting
by Jimi
January 31st, 2018, 11:35 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 100 Species, A 2017 in Review Post
Replies: 18
Views: 18227

Re: 100 Species, A 2017 in Review Post

Great post, nice to vicariously watch you grow up and enjoy life. It gets even better! Your own car, some time off, and some spending money - man, that all spells freedom . I like the way you stuck in the little interludes of non-herps, the little where's Waldo thing, landscapes etc in among the run...
by Jimi
January 30th, 2018, 12:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2017 in review! Part 1 of 2. (To large for one!).
Replies: 6
Views: 6652

Re: 2017 in review! Part 1 of 2. (To large for one!).

Wow. I hope you have a vehicle with good fuel economy! Ha ha.

This is a nice antidote to the Cali-bashers of the world. It's a helluva place.

I like what you found on the east side, northern and middle latitudes.

cheers
by Jimi
January 4th, 2018, 8:40 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Arizona & New Mexico - september 2017
Replies: 5
Views: 3744

Re: Arizona & New Mexico - september 2017

Sounds and looks like a great trip, Thor! My first ever rattlesnake found in the wild was a Crotalus pricei, and the second was C.lepidus. How many can say that ? Very few. Certainly nobody who lives in the SW! The common stuff would virtually prevent that! Ha ha ha. You guys must have made tracks s...
by Jimi
January 3rd, 2018, 2:18 pm
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: Fishing in Morro Bay
Replies: 2
Views: 19339

Re: Fishing in Morro Bay

Hi Vic, hi Josh! Great advice (says the guy who pretty much doesn't fish, ha ha). That all sounds about right though, from my long experience on the NorCal coast, and the occasional unavoidable flat-spell fishing outings with good friends who were really into it. Think about a day trip up to Piedras...
by Jimi
January 2nd, 2018, 1:33 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Favorite Images of 2017
Replies: 11
Views: 8021

Re: Favorite Images of 2017

Oh My God. Careful man, you're gonna trick us into thinking snakes are easy to come by in the jungle! Ha ha ha. Thank you for sharing. You don't plan on retiring/relocating anytime soon do you? What would you say is the best time of year to come out there (I'm thinking peninsular Malaysia) for pitvi...
by Jimi
December 21st, 2017, 9:44 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: catching up - 3 summer reports
Replies: 3
Views: 4948

Re: catching up - 3 summer reports

Hi Jeroen, good to hear from you! Those sound like some pretty nice destinations. How far west in Spain did you get? That's an area I would love to explore in depth. Good food, good surf, gorgeous scenery, and some fun herps (including some vipers). Any landscape and habitat or just "travel&quo...
by Jimi
December 14th, 2017, 9:24 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2017 recap
Replies: 18
Views: 9908

Re: 2017 recap

You really cleaned up on some traditionally "hard to find" species. Hey Chris, you're not still chasing Moby Alterna are you? Heh heh heh. Hope not. I like Frank's super dark one the best, myself. Same goes for the darkest common king - nice animal. Frank - just curious, (sorry if I asked...
by Jimi
December 13th, 2017, 1:13 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: 2017 recap
Replies: 18
Views: 9908

Re: 2017 recap

Stupendous. You got to some fun places and had some good times. Nice pics too BTW. I have a few impertinent questions burning holes in my brain, but will try to show a little restraint and leave you be. Ah, here's just one harmless one. Did you walk any of those early-season 'saugas? Thanks for the ...
by Jimi
December 7th, 2017, 12:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Evolution of Venom and the 'Red Queen Hypothesis'
Replies: 5
Views: 5544

Re: Evolution of Venom and the 'Red Queen Hypothesis'

Steve (Stephen) MacKessy @ UNC-Greeley would be worth contacting. Try a phone call - he's smart, friendly, and utterly captivated by venoms...
by Jimi
December 7th, 2017, 9:56 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Do You Have Husbandry Secrets?
Replies: 65
Views: 90533

Re: Do You Have Husbandry Secrets?

Most definitely. IMO retail pet stores are - really - the last place to go for almost anything herp-related. I'll pop in for airline tubing or the like, if I'm close by. Or flake food to grow out a few WC tadpoles, or live food for a short-term captive. But for anything serious, or routine, I'm far ...
by Jimi
December 4th, 2017, 3:05 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best Month For Arizona and Lizards?
Replies: 10
Views: 6589

Re: Best Month For Arizona and Lizards?

Probably worth pointing out - I'm coming at this from a professional/work standpoint of " under no circumstances are you to be guilty of trespassing!!!" Normal private citizens are more able to live by free will...realistically, you aren't likely to incite trouble by just looking at some l...
by Jimi
December 4th, 2017, 10:35 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best Month For Arizona and Lizards?
Replies: 10
Views: 6589

Re: Best Month For Arizona and Lizards?

We are heading down from Michigan Thanks, sorry I passed too quickly over your "living in the Midwest" opener. I mis-focused on "yonkers". What are the Arizona trespassing laws like out in the desert? Hmm, that's pretty freighted. I'm not sure if the state is an open or closed o...
by Jimi
December 1st, 2017, 10:57 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best Month For Arizona and Lizards?
Replies: 10
Views: 6589

Re: Best Month For Arizona and Lizards?

Thank you for the input! I thought April and early May might be a little too cold for the target species to be on the move. No problem. No cost, and possibly equal value! Ha ha ha. Re: target species, perhaps I fixated too much on geckos, Gilas and torts. But if you think they need it very warm, yo...
by Jimi
November 29th, 2017, 3:11 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Best Month For Arizona and Lizards?
Replies: 10
Views: 6589

Re: Best Month For Arizona and Lizards?

May or August would probably be my choice for time to herp Arizona. That'd work. April or July/September too. Depends on elevation and ecoregion. But the time you cite should be fine, unless there's hardly no rain and the spring heats up early (which is, sadly, the forecast: http://www.cpc.ncep.noa...
by Jimi
November 29th, 2017, 2:57 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Turtle Overwintering Habitat Needs in the Pacific Northwest
Replies: 6
Views: 3368

Re: Turtle Overwintering Habitat Needs in the Pacific Northw

Dr. Gary Packard was (is???) a physiologist at Colorado State U whose main study organism was (is???) western painted turtle (he was pretty old when I was in grad school there, which has been about 15 years now). He did a ton of work on eggs & embryos, and also on overwintering questions ("...
by Jimi
November 6th, 2017, 8:31 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: HERP Mobile App Not Working
Replies: 10
Views: 17695

Re: HERP Mobile App Not Working

Glad to hear you're getting back into collecting & uploading observation data, Rye. Also, your question will help me out too, since I did the iPhone software "extortion" but hadn't yet discovered the incompatibility "feature" w/ the old app. I will also install the new app. S...
by Jimi
November 1st, 2017, 12:08 pm
Forum: Reading Room
Topic: Values, trust, and cultural backlash in conservation
Replies: 11
Views: 19296

Re: Values, trust, and cultural backlash in conservation

Why is it important for a term to be gentled a supposed notch so that we are not offended? Because if you gently kick El Mas Chingon in the balls, he's likely to break your jaw? Wild guess here. Not. Exactly who is "we" here? I don't think it's mostly us, I think it's mostly them. Serious...
by Jimi
November 1st, 2017, 11:50 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Santa Rosalia Rat Snake (Baja Rat)
Replies: 49
Views: 83171

Re: Santa Rosalia Rat Snake (Baja Rat)

One JG to another: Again, personally I don't believe Bogertophis are there, but I think we can make a useful contribution by looking for them, and also by adding some bycatch records in an under-surveyed area. ... Slight aside - anybody know if CDFG or USGS is collecting negative data ("we look...
by Jimi
October 12th, 2017, 1:33 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Does anybody keep/breed rear fanged snake species?
Replies: 17
Views: 32331

Re: Does anybody keep/breed rear fanged snake species?

Hey there, I don't and never have bred any rear-fangs. Heck, come to think of it I guess I've never just kept any either. Well, except for eastern and southern hoggies; I doubt that's what you have in mind. I have helped care for captive Boiga irregularis . I imagine its congeners aren't too dissimi...