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- June 11th, 2015, 6:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: April to June in So. Cal. - new photos added
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6174
Re: April to June in So. Cal.
AmAzing Shots!! Especially cool is the garter in the creek
- June 8th, 2015, 7:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Need an ID and also your reasoning
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3000
Re: Need an ID and also your reasoning
...what Kent said.
- June 8th, 2015, 11:09 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: The Most Common Herp in Your Area
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6069
Re: The Most Common Herp in Your Area
For me in Anaheim, California, its the Western Fence Lizard
- June 6th, 2015, 9:44 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Gartersnake Game - what am I?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3037
- June 5th, 2015, 8:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Sceloporus sympatry
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2487
Re: Sceloporus sympatry
Personally I have not found them over 6,000 ft., but reliable reports have been emailed to me from over 7,000 ft. The highest so far has been 8740 ft. from a biologist working in the San Jacinto Mtns.
- June 5th, 2015, 3:20 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Need toad ID
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2583
Re: Need toad ID
First is cognatus and second is woodhousii
- June 2nd, 2015, 9:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Pet Peeves
- Replies: 54
- Views: 27366
Re: Pet Peeves
Dang, Someone is stuck in the 80's... https://youtu.be/hFWngq2L99o :crazyeyes: Yeah, like Jeff said, cool turtle. But when you think of it, after photographing a jillion turtles your bound to come across at least one that is interesting. :thumb: Like Yoda said to Luke, "when your ready I'll hel...
- June 2nd, 2015, 4:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Getting ready for tour- some recent Bay Area finds
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4166
Re: Getting ready for tour- some recent Bay Area finds
Great pictures!
"Adult Dicamp on the crawl, mid day, in Marin County- biggest I have ever seen" ...and the ugliest that I have ever seen
"Adult Dicamp on the crawl, mid day, in Marin County- biggest I have ever seen" ...and the ugliest that I have ever seen
- June 2nd, 2015, 4:07 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Pet Peeves
- Replies: 54
- Views: 27366
Re: Pet Peeves
Pet Peeves: People who post "I love L.A." videos on a herp forum.
- April 28th, 2015, 5:54 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Retic Underwater Video
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4910
Re: Retic Underwater Video
I haven't seen anyone mention to you that, during the newest episode of "Naked & Afraid" someone killed a Malaysian blue coral snake, nearly getting killed in the process.
- April 15th, 2015, 10:56 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New Mexico herpers invading SoCal
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2333
Re: New Mexico herpers invading SoCal
California is use to invaders from Mexico, welcome. If you get a driver's license you get free car insurance too, courtesy of taxpayers. I'm pretty sure Palm Springs is heating up into the 90's F now. Roadcrusing might produce in that area. I've been seeing active gators off-and-on now since Februar...
- April 15th, 2015, 10:42 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: WTF is the matter with people?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5313
Re: WTF is the matter with people?
I created a small board area in the Santa Ana Mountains, east of the toll Fwy and S of the 91 Fwy, that got trashed after the first rain of the season. The person flipped after the rain, so they knew a thing about herping; flipping boards out of place and unseating rocks. Im posting here, because i'...
- April 15th, 2015, 10:36 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Am I doing something wrong? Zonata Search
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1890
Re: Am I doing something wrong? Zonata Search
Hubbs has a great book out on zonata, once you get a hold of a copy, you can't stop finding them. I found one by lifting my pillow the other night, and according to hubbs' book that was because it was the right season and the humidity was high. ;) All kidding aside, I have the best luck after a rain.
- April 15th, 2015, 10:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: NAFHA National meeting post - lots of photos
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8754
Re: NAFHA National meeting post - lots of photos
Very cool! Sorry I missed out, looks like it was a blast. The Banded Rock lizard shot and, frankly, all the photos are amazing (as usual).
- April 13th, 2015, 11:49 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: MAN INJURED WHILE SAVING A SNAPPING TURTLE!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7593
Re: MAN INJURED WHILE SAVING A SNAPPING TURTLE!
Picking it up by the tail is the safest way to move the turtle, you'll be out of the reach of the turtles long neck and dangerous jaws. As far as harming the turtle, doubtful, but certainly being picked up by the tail is preferred by the turtle, than having its shell and head crushed by a tire. Good...
- April 4th, 2015, 9:58 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: soft shell soft sell...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1762
Re: soft shell soft sell...
Yes, the HERP DATA record (Phil's) is certainly a Spiny Softshell, most likely a female. As for Identifying it to subspecies level, I can not identify it that specifically, because frankly, I don't have any experience with the subspecies. The other picture, I cant even make out that it is a turtle :D
- April 2nd, 2015, 5:17 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Ruber/Speck hybrid...I'll let you guys decide
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3911
Re: Ruber/Speck hybrid...I'll let you guys decide
All kidding aside, and my compliments on superb identification photos. My first intuition is mitchellii. Then after second guessing I thought, hmmmm could this be an April fools panamintina. Now after a true examination of rostral scales, pits, and other features, my I.D. stands with mitchellii. Its...
- April 2nd, 2015, 4:24 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Ruber/Speck hybrid...I'll let you guys decide
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3911
Re: Ruber/Speck hybrid...I'll let you guys decide
Yeah I know how you feel, I usually don’t bother stopping for crotes either (aka dung or as most call it excrement). Dude, there are more than 4 dungs in that area, so it will be hard narrowing that down, but the rattler is interesting.
- April 1st, 2015, 12:12 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: soft shell soft sell...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1762
Re: soft shell soft sell...
There is always potential for a fluke discovery of any species of turtle, but as far as established soft-shell, only the Texas Spiny is known. Stray Apalone spinifera pallida have been collected at UC Davis.
- March 24th, 2015, 11:43 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Guide in or near Puerto Vallarta
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3249
Re: Guide in or near Puerto Vallarta
I was in Puerto Vallarta a few years ago. I didn't see many herps because i stuck around the hotel, city, and nearby zip-lines. I did notice a tour service driving by on the hwy, it was an open 4x4 tour-truck that advertised adventures into the jungle on it door and side. I didnt take the tour and d...
- March 3rd, 2015, 8:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Your most significant find in 2015
- Replies: 51
- Views: 20531
Re: Your most significant find in 2015
WoW! Cat-eyed Snake very cool!!
- January 4th, 2015, 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herping at Mary's Peak
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4140
Re: Herping at Mary's Peak
WoW the mythical "stripeless" Dunn's Salamander does exist! Pretty cool.
- December 20th, 2014, 5:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Del Norte or Sisikiyou Mt. Salamanders?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1438
Re: Del Norte or Sisikiyou Mt. Salamanders?
First, congrats on the finding a bunch of Plethodon, they are cool salamanders and some yours look like big, interesting adults. The first ones showing speckles look like stormi, while the final ones shown, lacking the speckles looks mostly like elongatus. The pictures between, those look a bit like...
- December 20th, 2014, 2:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Mono County - Needs Work
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5869
Re: Mono County - Needs Work
I'm replaying to an old post but since Mono County is such an interesting place, I thought I'd post a fresh replay to see if any new discoveries have been made. Also the below, might help clarify a few loose ends about Mono Counties herps. Nightdriver , congrats on the boas, that's a considerable nu...
- December 16th, 2014, 10:19 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: RFI- Anyone been to Rara Avis in Costa Rica?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2099
Re: RFI- Anyone been to Rara Avis in Costa Rica?
I recommend going, it was a blast… It poured rain most of the time we were there, but I still had fun and would do it again. However, my wife was rather put off by the experience; no cocktail lounge or beach. The tractor ride in, takes a long time but you’ll be able to spot turtles, frogs, and other...
- December 12th, 2014, 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: blackbelly slenders found in San Diego County
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6187
Re: blackbelly slenders found in San Diego County
In 2006 and 2007 while attending a NAFHA meeting at San Diego Wild Animal Park, Mike Kolb and I found peculiar, black bellied salamanders at Santa Ysabel Creek. We showed them to Jeff Lemm and he contacted Dr. Wake at Berkeley. Dr. Wake suspected them as B. major due to their large eyes. The animals...
- December 12th, 2014, 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: blackbelly slenders found in San Diego County
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3996
Re: blackbelly slenders found in San Diego County
In 2006 and 2007 while attending a NAFHA meeting at San Diego Wild Animal Park, Mike Kolb and I found peculiar, black bellied salamanders at Santa Ysabel Creek. We showed them to Jeff Lemm and he contacted Dr. Wake at Berkeley. Dr. Wake suspected them as B. major due to their large eyes. The animals...
- December 10th, 2014, 5:44 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2014 in Photography (mainly Northern California)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16656
Re: 2014 in Photography (mainly Northern California)
WoW! incredible photographs! I'm a fan of your photography style..."herps in Habitat"
- December 10th, 2014, 5:41 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Summer- I think chilled Jägermeister might be best for this
- Replies: 46
- Views: 16872
Re: Summer- I think chilled Jägermeister might be best for t
Those are some of the most amazing photographs that I've ever seen, no doubt, better than National Geographic
- December 10th, 2014, 4:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herps of the Gabes and Berdoos
- Replies: 51
- Views: 18128
Re: Herps of the Gabes and Berdoos
Jonathan, about the R. boylii, the paper simply describes the location at Kern River, as the southern most site in the Sierra Nevada. If you email be at [email protected] I will respond with the PDF attached.
- December 9th, 2014, 3:52 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Arizona 2014 (Same as Main Forum)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3128
Re: Arizona 2014 (Same as Main Forum)
Incredible post, looks like someone had a good year.
- December 9th, 2014, 3:39 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herps of the Gabes and Berdoos
- Replies: 51
- Views: 18128
Re: Herps of the Gabes and Berdoos
Since this post, new populations of Rana boylii have been found, one population was found lingering in the headwaters of the Kern River, Tulare County.
- December 2nd, 2014, 9:28 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Snakes of 2014-Florida and Georgia - Part 1
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8275
Re: Snakes of 2014-Florida and Georgia - Part 1
I'm a fan of your photography style...awesome
- November 23rd, 2014, 8:47 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My Quest: Salamanders of the U.S. - Year 1
- Replies: 40
- Views: 19457
Re: My Quest: Salamanders of the U.S. - Year 1
Great Pictures, its too bad that dont make more accurate range maps cause those are way off. So Off, that they are not worth adding to your outstanding pictures.
- November 23rd, 2014, 8:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Galapagos 2014 - Isla Santa Cruz
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4429
Re: Galapagos 2014 - Isla Santa Cruz
Jeff Lemm wrote:Very cool RSH - apparently we were there about the same time!
Yeah right, everyone knows your trip took place from the couch in front the BooB-tube. Too bad you don't have field photos and a post to prove it. (or did I miss that post) hmmmmm
- October 17th, 2014, 12:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Alaska snakes?? Soooo close!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2418
Re: Alaska snakes?? Soooo close!
Awesome! Thats pretty close. I don't think anyone can beat that, but if someone can, please chime in on this post...
- October 16th, 2014, 5:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Alaska Frawgs
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7656
Re: Alaska Frawgs
This is a great post. I'm still kicking myself for not trying harder to find an Alaskan Wood Frog when I was there many years ago. I didn't find one then, so now i'm thinking of driving from California to the Article Circle in order to try again.
- October 13th, 2014, 3:44 pm
- Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
- Topic: rattle snake venom in eye?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9393
Re: rattle snake venom in eye?
Thanks for posting that, I have not heard of Rattler venom in the eye, but after reading what happened im going to be more cautious of rattler spit.
- October 13th, 2014, 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Morocco Herptrip 2014
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9912
Re: Morocco Herptrip 2014
Incredible, that's the best post I've every seen from north Africa!! Awesome animals and great pictures too!!
- October 13th, 2014, 11:49 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: It rained and The Giants emerged
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4064
Re: It rained and The Giants emerged
Holey Cow that is awesome... huge too!!! That might be the best example of a Coast Giant I have ever seen. So the salamanders have sprung in the Pacific Northwest, pretty cool. I'm looking forward to some rainy salamander searching in Washington and perhaps even Canada this year.
- October 6th, 2014, 2:36 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Red-bellies in the South Bay area!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3652
Re: Red-bellies in the South Bay area!
Nice points.
- October 5th, 2014, 11:41 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Red-bellies in the South Bay area!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3652
Re: Red-bellies in the South Bay area!
Very interesting. I haven’t read the article in its entirety, but I suspect introduced. Taricha rivularis is a very common species in the north, it is even common where it competes with Taricha torosa and T. granulosa. Much breeding habitat (oxygenated flowing water) exists in Stevenson drainage, ye...
- September 9th, 2014, 12:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: So far in SoCal 2014 - a tale of drought and fire
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7594
Re: So far in SoCal 2014 - a tale of drought and fire
I noticed that the forum has slowed down with report and posts about people's field adventures. So its great to see one now, maybe things with pick up again with reports. That huge Coachwhip with the black head and red body is awesome!! The Chuck picture with your wife distracting him is great too. ...
- September 3rd, 2014, 2:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: hybrid speck×red !?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 24440
Re: hybrid speck×red !?
100% speckled is my vote
- September 3rd, 2014, 2:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cobra on the loose in Thousand Oaks
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5348
Cobra on the loose in Thousand Oaks
1300 block of Rancho Lane, Thousand Oaks, CA http://ktla.com/2014/09/03/cobra-alert-poisonous-snake-loose-in-thousand-oaks-may-have-bit-dog/ http://tribktla.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/snake.jpg https://tribktla.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/cobra2.jpg https://tribktla.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/cobr...
- September 1st, 2014, 12:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Atrox or Scute? Hooded?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3033
Re: Atrox or Scute? Hooded?
Looks like a scute to me. The width of the white tail band appears to be tripple the width of the black band. *Differing from the Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake ( Crotalus atrox ) that has equal length black-and-white bands, the white band of C. scutulatus is double, sometimes triple the width o...
- September 1st, 2014, 12:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Atrox or Scute? Hooded?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1461
Re: Atrox or Scute? Hooded?
Looks like a scute to me. The width of the white tail band appears to be tripple the width of the black band. *Differing from the Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake ( Crotalus atrox ) that has equal length black-and-white bands, the white band of C. scutulatus is double, sometimes triple the width o...
- August 31st, 2014, 5:33 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Arroyo Toad Site Torn Up by Off-Road Vehicles
- Replies: 45
- Views: 12992
Re: Arroyo Toad Site Torn Up by Off-Road Vehicles
Sounds like the DFG needs to stop laying out rubber snakes (yeah, the dead [DORs] and live snakes too) on the pavement and set up camp along this stream course.
- August 31st, 2014, 11:04 am
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: This Summer on the Monterey Bay
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15237
Re: This Summer on the Monterey Bay
Simply incredible! Incredible opportunities to get some incredible pictures, which you did. A sunfish too, those things are awesome!
Re: San Gabriel Mountains National Monument ????
Therefore, they can charge the entrance fee that they have always wanted, cant charge people to enter a National Forest. Requiring a Forest Adventure Pass was found unconstitutional when in undeveloped areas.