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by The Jake-Man
May 16th, 2013, 5:49 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: May Milkathon!
Replies: 38
Views: 7087

Re: May Milkathon!

I've been back to the area, but I didn't find any snakes. The small area where I used to find them got bulldozed and covered with gravel. One interesting thing I've noticed though, is that the immediate areas around wells that have been capped for a few years seem to be great places to find snakes. ...
by The Jake-Man
May 16th, 2013, 4:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: May Milkathon!
Replies: 38
Views: 7087

Re: May Milkathon!

I used to find a lot of milks at one of my spots in North-Central PA, but that turned into a gas well last summer, :cry: so as of now I'm out of places to find them. Other than that one spot, they seem to just turn up randomly like mountain earth snakes. I never really expect to find them, but I'm h...
by The Jake-Man
May 13th, 2013, 11:58 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: May Species Counts
Replies: 41
Views: 8531

Re: May Species Counts

5/12/13- Dauphin County PA

- about half a dozen skinks
- 2 black racers
- 1 slimy salamander
- 1 redback
by The Jake-Man
May 5th, 2013, 2:06 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Good day
Replies: 6
Views: 1718

Re: Good day

Awesome!
by The Jake-Man
April 28th, 2013, 3:56 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A Successful Day/Black Snake ID
Replies: 5
Views: 2162

Re: A Successful Day/Black Snake ID

Thanks for the help, I entered it in the database as a rat snake.
by The Jake-Man
April 27th, 2013, 5:05 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A Successful Day/Black Snake ID
Replies: 5
Views: 2162

A Successful Day/Black Snake ID

Today I went out with a friend to Schuylkill County PA, and the first rock I flipped had a cute little ringneck- http://i.imgur.com/02HQxX0.jpg Along the body of water we were at were dozens of red spotted newts- http://i.imgur.com/FjWSsqr.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Ld8pNMe.jpg Nearby were some vernals,...
by The Jake-Man
April 21st, 2013, 4:46 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: April Species Counts
Replies: 49
Views: 9398

Re: April Species Counts

Thursday April 18- Lebanon County - TMTC red and lead backed salamanders Friday April 19- Lebanon County - 1 red spotted newt - 1 northern spring salamander - ± 20 spotted salamander egg masses - 1 enormous wood frog egg mass - 5 red backed salamanders Saturday April 20- Lycoming County - 3 two-line...
by The Jake-Man
April 21st, 2013, 12:13 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Backpacking Trip
Replies: 6
Views: 1699

Re: Backpacking Trip

Excellent, thanks for the help.
by The Jake-Man
April 21st, 2013, 11:28 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Backpacking Trip
Replies: 6
Views: 1699

Re: Backpacking Trip

Can I add shots of egg masses to the database? The hatchlings in the last photo from my first post were from the first egg mass, the large greenish one. Also, I found these in a pool almost 100 miles north of the other ones while I was turkey hunting this weekend. Are these just maculatum and sylvat...
by The Jake-Man
April 19th, 2013, 1:26 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Backpacking Trip
Replies: 6
Views: 1699

Backpacking Trip

I just got back from a three-day backpacking in SE Pennsylvania with my wildlife and fisheries biology class. I had some great luck finding one (maybe two) lifer salamander species. First up, non-lifer red eft. Not my hands, by the way :lol: http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s444/thejakeman1/photo...
by The Jake-Man
April 15th, 2013, 3:26 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Odd Looking Garter
Replies: 10
Views: 2371

Re: Odd Looking Garter

Marc- I measured it on google earth, there's .91 miles of basically dry fields and woods between the foundation and the canal I was fishing in that day.
by The Jake-Man
April 14th, 2013, 11:05 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Odd Looking Garter
Replies: 10
Views: 2371

Re: Odd Looking Garter

I agree, although I found it in a dry rock pile next to an abandoned foundation about a mile from the nearest water source. Leave it to me to misidentify a water snake... :lol:

*edited because of my inability to spell.
by The Jake-Man
April 14th, 2013, 10:37 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Odd Looking Garter
Replies: 10
Views: 2371

Odd Looking Garter

I caught my first snake of the year yesterday, a very small garter, and I struggled to ID it at first just because it looked so different from other sirtalis I've found. It got me thinking, I'd love to see pictures anyone has of aberrant garters. http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s444/thejakeman1/...
by The Jake-Man
March 8th, 2013, 6:51 am
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: Green Iguanas
Replies: 1
Views: 1108

Green Iguanas

While looking over some older posts on the herpetoculture forum, I couldn't find a single topic about green iguanas. Does anyone else on here keep them? I have one six year old that I keep in a large shower stall with a heater and a UVB lamp on a timer, as well as a humidity system on a timer.
by The Jake-Man
February 25th, 2013, 4:37 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Planning a big trip down South
Replies: 14
Views: 2500

Re: Planning a big trip down South

I spend three weeks in July every year on the eastern shore of Virginia. The ONLY herps I have ever seen there are water snakes, fowlers toads, and bullfrogs. Other than that, the only other things you're going to catch will probably be sunburn and heatstroke. The sea breeze mentioned in an earlier ...
by The Jake-Man
February 19th, 2013, 3:26 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Northeast vs. California Chapter Contest
Replies: 70
Views: 18464

Re: Northeast vs. California Chapter Contest

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Oh please! I have no car, no job, and a back yard full of red backs. I could have 1000 cinereus in half that time!
by The Jake-Man
February 18th, 2013, 3:41 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Quick question on Sexing a snake..
Replies: 26
Views: 11719

Re: Quick question on Sexing a snake..

Timber rattlesnake sex can be determined with a subcaudal scale count. 21 or more is a male, although I'm unsure of how to tell the gender of other species.
by The Jake-Man
February 7th, 2013, 5:16 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: rattlesnake roundups ?
Replies: 26
Views: 3958

Re: rattlesnake roundups ?

Why? Because people want to kill them. Whether for meat, hide, stupidity, or whatever your reason, the people who kill one male timber rattlesnake over 42 inches during the season in a legal manner are not the ones that I consider to be causing a huge drop in the population. I've seen a basking area...
by The Jake-Man
February 6th, 2013, 3:00 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: rattlesnake roundups ?
Replies: 26
Views: 3958

Re: rattlesnake roundups ?

Well, you are allowed to kill one male rattlesnake a year over 42 inches.
by The Jake-Man
February 5th, 2013, 6:45 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Talk about your envenomations.
Replies: 41
Views: 7651

Re: Talk about your envenomations.

I found out that I am allergic to bee stings the hard way. A couple years ago, I was at home, playing street hockey with some friends, when I was stung near the tip of my ring finger. My entire right hand and forearm swelled up like a balloon, and became really itchy. I started to have trouble breat...
by The Jake-Man
February 3rd, 2013, 5:58 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Off Topic: Superbowl!
Replies: 12
Views: 2717

Re: Off Topic: Superbowl!

I'm a steelers fan. I'm hoping the ravens lose, not that I'm a 49ers fan. I kind of wish they could both lose.
by The Jake-Man
January 30th, 2013, 6:12 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: rattlesnake roundups ?
Replies: 26
Views: 3958

Re: rattlesnake roundups ?

There's no one who knows anything about herpetology who would say that timber rattlesnake numbers are anywhere near where they were in pre-Columbian times. I'm just saying, I see more timber rattlesnakes up state when I'm herping than any other species. Granted, much of the time I spend herping, I a...
by The Jake-Man
January 29th, 2013, 7:02 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Tiny Frog ID
Replies: 11
Views: 2067

Re: Tiny Frog ID

Ok, I'll leave it out until I can get back to that spot and get better pics. It was in potter county to be specific (but not too specific, I don't want you taking my toad spots) :lol:
by The Jake-Man
January 29th, 2013, 6:56 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: rattlesnake roundups ?
Replies: 26
Views: 3958

Re: rattlesnake roundups ?

I have never personally seen a rattlesnake that has been brought to a round-up exhibit any of the symptoms you described. Almost all of the participants in these events use tongs. I know they arent perfect, but I would feel much more comfortable using them than pinning the snake behind the head (not...
by The Jake-Man
January 29th, 2013, 7:05 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: rattlesnake roundups ?
Replies: 26
Views: 3958

Re: rattlesnake roundups ?

I attend and participate in these events every year. I can tell you that they are a completely different entity from any round-ups conducted out West. The goals of the hunts that take place in Pennsylvania are not perfect, but they raise money for local organizations, such as fire companies and spor...
by The Jake-Man
January 26th, 2013, 10:33 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: My Year in review, Jan and Feb 2012
Replies: 9
Views: 1933

Re: My Year in review, Jan and Feb 2012

Your mysterious cloud looks like a "hole-punch cloud". I know very little about meteorology, and just stumbled upon this mere minutes after reading your post.

http://www.weather.com/news/hole-punch-clouds-20130123
by The Jake-Man
January 22nd, 2013, 5:46 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Tiny Frog ID
Replies: 11
Views: 2067

Re: Tiny Frog ID

Thanks for the input. One other question, can I enter this into the database as multiple individuals from just one photo?
by The Jake-Man
January 22nd, 2013, 3:51 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Tiny Frog ID
Replies: 11
Views: 2067

Re: Tiny Frog ID

I was thinking american toad too, but the spots on the leg look more like a pickerel frog or leopard frog, even though the profile is wrong. I've only seen fowler's toads in Virginia though, they might be different here.
by The Jake-Man
January 22nd, 2013, 3:44 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Tiny Frog ID
Replies: 11
Views: 2067

Tiny Frog ID

I was looking through old pictures for entries for the database when I happened upon these pictures of a frog I found in North-Central PA. I found him and about 200 of his relatives hopping around a parking lot which was adjacent to a grass field which had a pond in it. It was almost impossible not ...
by The Jake-Man
January 17th, 2013, 6:40 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: An uncommonly posted NE salamander (x-post NE chapter)
Replies: 9
Views: 2196

Re: An uncommonly posted NE salamander (x-post NE chapter)

Why wouldn't people post pics of jefferson's salamanders? Are they just really hard to find? Or is it for the same reason that some people don't like posts about timber rattlesnakes, that it might give locality info?
by The Jake-Man
January 5th, 2013, 4:51 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: TN Herpers
Replies: 18
Views: 6755

Re: TN Herpers

I knew Coluber constrictor constrictor as "blue racers" until a few years ago. I even have an old poster in my room of the snakes of PA that calls them blue racers. It's just what people in my area call them.
by The Jake-Man
January 4th, 2013, 6:44 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Agressive cottonmouths and copperheads
Replies: 24
Views: 4458

Re: Agressive cottonmouths and copperheads

While I have no experience at all with copperheads or cottonmouths, all timbers I have encountered were reluctant to strike unless provoked. When I visit dens, they always just try to crawl back in the crevice or cavity that they den in. The only time I have been struck at unexpectedly was when I st...
by The Jake-Man
December 27th, 2012, 6:39 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: A Random Question Thread
Replies: 23
Views: 3655

Re: A Random Question Thread

I try to keep a healthy balance between sitting on my arse playing call of duty and agitating stinging insects :lol: My buddies and I used to do almost the same thing with wasps when we would visit my grandfather's farm. Oodles of fun until I found out I was severely allergic to bee stings. Then it ...
by The Jake-Man
December 25th, 2012, 4:19 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: well......
Replies: 6
Views: 1151

Re: well......

Merry christmas everyone!

I vote we turn this into a christmas-themed herp photo thread.

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Not my pic but it's still pretty great.
by The Jake-Man
December 10th, 2012, 6:14 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: End of the Year 2012, Let's Keep it Going... #11 - SNAKES
Replies: 14
Views: 3134

Re: End of the Year 2012, Let's Keep it Going... #11 - SNAKE

I find it kind of pathetic that this is one of only about a dozen non-venomous snakes I saw this year. I don't have any good pictures of the ringnecks, garters, water snakes, and milks I found, so here's the melanistic/anerythristic redbelly I flipped while looking for rattlesnakes. http://i1052.pho...
by The Jake-Man
December 4th, 2012, 4:35 pm
Forum: Herpetoculture Forum
Topic: captive Corn Snake growths/tumors
Replies: 3
Views: 2103

captive Corn Snake growths/tumors

Let me start off by saying this is not my snake, it is my biology teacher's. I feed it and a few others that he has in his classroom. This snake has had the growth on his side for at least a few years, and others have emerged on it's head and other points on it's sides. Recently, I noticed this larg...
by The Jake-Man
December 1st, 2012, 4:59 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: End of the Year, Let's Keep it Going... #8 - VENOMOUS SNAKES
Replies: 23
Views: 3813

Re: End of the Year, Let's Keep it Going... #8 - VENOMOUS SN

My 3 favorite timber rattlesnake photos from this year, I have yet to encounter any other venomous species. http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s444/thejakeman1/20100611_20_49_44_zpsdb6dcc58.jpg http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s444/thejakeman1/20100523_22_03_39_zpsba1356d9.jpg http://i1052.photo...
by The Jake-Man
November 26th, 2012, 4:07 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Lake Eyre Basin, Central Western Queensland, Nov 2012
Replies: 18
Views: 5761

Re: Lake Eyre Basin, Central Western Queensland, Nov 2012

Great photos! All those geckos make me wish there were some in the NE United States, but alas... Those emus made me wonder, in your experience, are they ever aggressive? Turkeys here are substantially smaller, but can occasionally become unpredictable in the late spring. It seems like a bird that bi...
by The Jake-Man
November 21st, 2012, 12:46 pm
Forum: Image Lab
Topic: PHOTO ESSAY - November 16-30 - Species Profiles
Replies: 82
Views: 20405

Re: PHOTO ESSAY - November 16-30 - Species Profiles

Crotalus horridus- Yeah I know it's out of focus
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by The Jake-Man
November 11th, 2012, 2:32 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: November Species Counts
Replies: 18
Views: 2619

Re: November Species Counts

Northumberland County PA, 11/11/12

6 Red-Backed salamanders
12 or so Red Spotted Newts
by The Jake-Man
October 30th, 2012, 7:53 am
Forum: Bird Forum
Topic: Bird-a-Day
Replies: 71
Views: 18842

Re: Bird-a-Day

Turkey buzzard

-Yes, I know I already used this photo in another post, but all my other bird photos actually look like they were taken by a technologically challenged 14 year old. :lol:

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by The Jake-Man
October 28th, 2012, 10:52 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Weekend trip
Replies: 10
Views: 2170

Re: Weekend trip

Ugh you are 100% correct. I edited my post. Although 52,000 acres is a pretty big area. :lol: One question though- People are giving very detailed information about where to herp in the country of Belize. Why not make a post there asking for the same secrecy? What is a microwave herper? That questio...
by The Jake-Man
October 22nd, 2012, 3:42 pm
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: strangest thing you ever caught
Replies: 48
Views: 62719

Re: strangest thing you ever caught

I snagged a sea cucumber in maine once. I know they aren't that rare or special, but the first time I caught a northern puffer in virginia, I was pretty surprised. I had no idea that they lived there.
by The Jake-Man
October 17th, 2012, 6:42 pm
Forum: Invertebrate Forum
Topic: Come on People, Show Me Some Inverts
Replies: 30
Views: 8880

Re: Come on People, Show Me Some Inverts

I've always been fascinated by these guys.

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by The Jake-Man
October 15th, 2012, 6:17 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Weekend trip
Replies: 10
Views: 2170

Re: Weekend trip

*edited
by The Jake-Man
October 13th, 2012, 6:56 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Comment Period - Online professionalism and courtesy
Replies: 54
Views: 16399

Re: Comment Period - Online professionalism and courtesy

I for one am happy to see this, especially after the number of disagreements I have had with members both publicly and privately.
by The Jake-Man
October 9th, 2012, 4:16 pm
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: Sewer/drain flies in my aquarium
Replies: 5
Views: 28953

Re: Sewer/drain flies in my aquarium

Thanks, It's been drained for weeks now, and I haven't seen any more flies. I just haven't had the time to troubleshoot the pump, so it'll be a while until it gets back up and running.
by The Jake-Man
October 7th, 2012, 11:43 am
Forum: Bird Forum
Topic: Some birds from Western KY
Replies: 6
Views: 3903

Re: Some birds from Western KY

Wow. Any of those photos are better than the best bird photo I have ever taken! Great job.
by The Jake-Man
October 7th, 2012, 8:21 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Question about the Mojave rattlesnake and W. Diamondback
Replies: 17
Views: 7797

Re: Question about the Mojave rattlesnake and W. Diamondback

horridus does that occasionally too. I've encountered one snake that hissed, but didn't rattle, and another that struck my leg without any rattle or hiss. I was walking through tall ferns and stepped about 6 inches from it's head without knowing it.