Discussion Q: how young is too young to freehandle hots?

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Discussion Q: how young is too young to freehandle hots?

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Made you look. Hopefully she wont be wrangling hots anytime soon - but maybe some frogs or sallies...

Chava Elizabeth Holbrook - born 4/22/15, 5 lbs, 12 ounces

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A new adventure begins...
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"New adventure" for sure. Congratulations!
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Congrats, Josh! Is this #2?
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Congrats! :)
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mtratcliffe wrote:Congrats, Josh! Is this #2?
Nope, first (of many, I hope.)
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Josh, she is beautiful. Big congratulations!
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Congrats Josh, enjoy the new herping buddy.
All the very best to you and your family,
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Best post ever.
Big congrats.
She's beautiful. Trust me, you can't say that about all new borns.



(Seriously, on the question, my son, out of necessity, got to wrangle a copperhead with a hook out of our garage and into an empty full sized garbage can at age 10. (I was out of the country. Scared the fire out of me, but I was quite proud.))




Chava will be out there with us in no time.
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Awwwwwwwwwwwww!!! Congrats Josh!! She's so adorable! :D :D :D I wish your family the best!
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CONGRATULATIONS!! And yes, you made me look :-)
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I think it is recomended to help the little ones develop their hand-to-eye coordination....
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How awesome for you! You look very proud. Congrats!!!

~Bree
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Thanks all! Hopefully some of you guys can meet her at Salamania this year ;-)
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Dang, Josh! You got me! I was thinking, "Whaaaaaaat?"

Congratulations man! I look forward to the day when we get to meet up with our little ones in tow, and go out looking for some critters!

I hope you all are well.
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Berkeley Boone wrote:Dang, Josh! You got me! I was thinking, "Whaaaaaaat?"

Congratulations man! I look forward to the day when we get to meet up with our little ones in tow, and go out looking for some critters!

I hope you all are well.
--Berkeley

Sounds great - I've got a nice stroller-friendly walking trail with Timbers and copperheads here in western NC. :beer: Night walking with strollers???
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Congratulations! ...and to think I've been avoiding this thread: You got me, too. Night herping with strollers... I hope you all would take pictures of that!

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Josh Holbrook wrote:Sounds great - I've got a nice stroller-friendly walking trail with Timbers and copperheads here in western NC. :beer: Night walking with strollers???
I like it! I'd love to 'stroller' up a timber- we've already backpacked some, so let's change the method!
JAMAUGHN wrote:Night herping with strollers... I hope you all would take pictures of that!JimM
Definitely, Jim. I think that would make for some great images! :D
--Berkeley
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I know I congratulated you somewhere else. Text? Facebook? don't remember, but I'll do it here also. Congrats! Can't wait to get up there and meet the little rugrat.

-Jake
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Just don't let her do this. You know, salmonella or something like that. http://www.snakesonstuff.com/images/mikesnak.jpg
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Heather, we can only hope it's not too late.
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