Part I: My Herping Eden
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Part I: My Herping Eden
Greetings fellow herpers,
I believe it’s been since May-ish that I’ve put together a good, long field herping post. I really meant to post something since then, but I had a statistics class this semester that very near killed me. That said, it’s over, and it’s time to reminisce on the summer and fall.
A bit of housekeeping, first off: I’ve had a bit of herpetological lunacy and went through about half of my photos in one border format, a few in another, and the last half I got smart and batch processed via photoshop.
The following are from May – September; in a few spots in the eastern United States.
First off, I spent a boatload of time over the summer in my home county (Palm Beach County); relaxing after all the hard work that went into getting my book published - for those of you traveling in southern Florida over the winter or spring break, I wrote this book mostly for you guys, and it provides a bunch of practical advice on field herping down here: http://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Snake ... rn+florida (Or PM me for a signed/cheaper copy.)
Anyways, shameless promotion aside, I herped a lot at my thesis site, where I’ve been given gated access and a mandate to turn it into a herping paradise (ok, so I took artistic license with that description.) My thesis site is in central Palm Beach county, in a little town that time forgot and the decades cannot improve ... where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. It's been quite the Summer in my hometown, out on the edge of the Everglades. (Bonus points for those who catch the reference.)
Some of my finds from the area:
I’ve done a lot of aquatic trapping:
My first musk in this neck of the woods:
Some terrestrials are found as well:
We need a few Burmese Pythons up in my area, because the Raccoons are brutal on turtle nests, I see very few hatchlings
Birders tell me these are good finds. See em’ all the time:
Josh has joined me a lot down here
Interestingly enough, it seems that a lot of red phase snakes turn up in a certain zone of my study area, like some of these crayfish snakes:
Most of the reds I found were gravid too:
For those that remember my last forum post, crayfish snakes are not the only red snakes afoot, I’ve found 8 high-red Florida Watersnakes as well:
And some “normies” as well
Plenty more from my thesis site:
Now what is that, which festoons the cypress?
Orchids they be
Everglades Dwarf Siren. We turn up about a dozen of these a night when we look for em’:
Donald’s (Asydabass) made it out quite a few times too, between central America trips:
Playing with his first Siren:
He’s gotten me in to some Fish photography from my trapping:
Some ever-abundant aquatic salamanders:
In the swamp, no one can hear you scream:
The set-up for aquatics photo’ing:
We’ve turned up some swamp snakes here and there, including this fella on an evening that Kyle L. joined us:
And lots and lots of Crayfish Snakes this year:
It’s not all herps there, we’re firmly out of the Python’s current range and as such mammals are abundant:
Strangler Fig:
I also invested in a nice John Zegel collapsible hook this year:
A point and shoot shot:
My thesis site is a city’s water supply and used to be open to anybody to go into, and there’s a old car or two in the swamp. Anyone know what car emblem this is?
Trapping:
I could’ve picked worse places to work:
Passive traps;
I also made it up to my hometown in CT and found a few critters afoot:
My first CT Milksnake from my back yard. Crazy I lived there 18 years and never turned one up:
Spotted Turtle habitat:
I think this picture ended up in my article in the last issue of Herp Nation:
For more family time, I met up with the wife’s side for some hanging out in the mountains of Georgia:
I got my salamander fix for a few weeks:
50-or-so sallies in an hour. Very nice.
Lifer Spring Sally
Only one snake was seen there, also only snake I’ve actually had chase me (granted, airtemp was 95 degrees at 9pm:
Wife and hounds:
Roughing it:
An interesting aside, while there I spoke with my sister-in-law Anne, who was a missionary in China for a few years, and she told me about a huge salamander she had seen there in a well. I asked her if she had pictures of it, and she dug this up for me:
Splendid. Absolutely splendid.
And a few haphazard shots from some trips to wrap it up:
I find several of these every time I go to this site. . . I know I’ll find Stilosoma there some day:
Who doesn’t love a “giant, killer” snake
Out herp society, The South Florida Herp Society, has been growing by leaps and bounds lately. Though I love forums such as this, there’s nothing like meeting and enjoying herps in person:
A loggerhead from our annual sea turtle walk
A few from a bang-a-rang trip with my good friends Brett, Jon and Katie – all of whom have since moved:
Evidently he cooks for himself…
I went to southwest Florida to look for bears and panthers for my birthday. The hotel neglected to tell us that although they allowed dogs, they were limited to two 25 pound or less dogs. . . I told my pooches to think light:
A few snakes were around to, but overall it’s been a woefully sub-par year for night cruising:
One of two targets found:
Five feet, pattern retained. Gotta love dem’ deckerti:
A species I’ll be getting to know much better in the upcoming months:
Cocodrilo
And we’ll finish up this segment with some tricolors
Well, that’s about half of what I’ve got – so stay tuned boys and girls, I hope you’ve enjoyed.
-Josh
I believe it’s been since May-ish that I’ve put together a good, long field herping post. I really meant to post something since then, but I had a statistics class this semester that very near killed me. That said, it’s over, and it’s time to reminisce on the summer and fall.
A bit of housekeeping, first off: I’ve had a bit of herpetological lunacy and went through about half of my photos in one border format, a few in another, and the last half I got smart and batch processed via photoshop.
The following are from May – September; in a few spots in the eastern United States.
First off, I spent a boatload of time over the summer in my home county (Palm Beach County); relaxing after all the hard work that went into getting my book published - for those of you traveling in southern Florida over the winter or spring break, I wrote this book mostly for you guys, and it provides a bunch of practical advice on field herping down here: http://www.amazon.com/Field-Guide-Snake ... rn+florida (Or PM me for a signed/cheaper copy.)
Anyways, shameless promotion aside, I herped a lot at my thesis site, where I’ve been given gated access and a mandate to turn it into a herping paradise (ok, so I took artistic license with that description.) My thesis site is in central Palm Beach county, in a little town that time forgot and the decades cannot improve ... where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. It's been quite the Summer in my hometown, out on the edge of the Everglades. (Bonus points for those who catch the reference.)
Some of my finds from the area:
I’ve done a lot of aquatic trapping:
My first musk in this neck of the woods:
Some terrestrials are found as well:
We need a few Burmese Pythons up in my area, because the Raccoons are brutal on turtle nests, I see very few hatchlings
Birders tell me these are good finds. See em’ all the time:
Josh has joined me a lot down here
Interestingly enough, it seems that a lot of red phase snakes turn up in a certain zone of my study area, like some of these crayfish snakes:
Most of the reds I found were gravid too:
For those that remember my last forum post, crayfish snakes are not the only red snakes afoot, I’ve found 8 high-red Florida Watersnakes as well:
And some “normies” as well
Plenty more from my thesis site:
Now what is that, which festoons the cypress?
Orchids they be
Everglades Dwarf Siren. We turn up about a dozen of these a night when we look for em’:
Donald’s (Asydabass) made it out quite a few times too, between central America trips:
Playing with his first Siren:
He’s gotten me in to some Fish photography from my trapping:
Some ever-abundant aquatic salamanders:
In the swamp, no one can hear you scream:
The set-up for aquatics photo’ing:
We’ve turned up some swamp snakes here and there, including this fella on an evening that Kyle L. joined us:
And lots and lots of Crayfish Snakes this year:
It’s not all herps there, we’re firmly out of the Python’s current range and as such mammals are abundant:
Strangler Fig:
I also invested in a nice John Zegel collapsible hook this year:
A point and shoot shot:
My thesis site is a city’s water supply and used to be open to anybody to go into, and there’s a old car or two in the swamp. Anyone know what car emblem this is?
Trapping:
I could’ve picked worse places to work:
Passive traps;
I also made it up to my hometown in CT and found a few critters afoot:
My first CT Milksnake from my back yard. Crazy I lived there 18 years and never turned one up:
Spotted Turtle habitat:
I think this picture ended up in my article in the last issue of Herp Nation:
For more family time, I met up with the wife’s side for some hanging out in the mountains of Georgia:
I got my salamander fix for a few weeks:
50-or-so sallies in an hour. Very nice.
Lifer Spring Sally
Only one snake was seen there, also only snake I’ve actually had chase me (granted, airtemp was 95 degrees at 9pm:
Wife and hounds:
Roughing it:
An interesting aside, while there I spoke with my sister-in-law Anne, who was a missionary in China for a few years, and she told me about a huge salamander she had seen there in a well. I asked her if she had pictures of it, and she dug this up for me:
Splendid. Absolutely splendid.
And a few haphazard shots from some trips to wrap it up:
I find several of these every time I go to this site. . . I know I’ll find Stilosoma there some day:
Who doesn’t love a “giant, killer” snake
Out herp society, The South Florida Herp Society, has been growing by leaps and bounds lately. Though I love forums such as this, there’s nothing like meeting and enjoying herps in person:
A loggerhead from our annual sea turtle walk
A few from a bang-a-rang trip with my good friends Brett, Jon and Katie – all of whom have since moved:
Evidently he cooks for himself…
I went to southwest Florida to look for bears and panthers for my birthday. The hotel neglected to tell us that although they allowed dogs, they were limited to two 25 pound or less dogs. . . I told my pooches to think light:
A few snakes were around to, but overall it’s been a woefully sub-par year for night cruising:
One of two targets found:
Five feet, pattern retained. Gotta love dem’ deckerti:
A species I’ll be getting to know much better in the upcoming months:
Cocodrilo
And we’ll finish up this segment with some tricolors
Well, that’s about half of what I’ve got – so stay tuned boys and girls, I hope you’ve enjoyed.
-Josh
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I see you've been herping Lake Wobegon!Josh Holbrook wrote:
... in a little town that time forgot and the decades cannot improve ... where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. It's been quite the Summer in my hometown, out on the edge of the Everglades. (Bonus points for those who catch the reference.)
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Phenomenal, Josh! I feel privileged to have been around for a good chunk of those adventures. And I must say, your photography has come along wonderfully. Keep it up.
-Don
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I honestly do not remember the last time I posted but....
daaaamn man that's a nice post. Plenty of herp pr0n. I'm jealous
daaaamn man that's a nice post. Plenty of herp pr0n. I'm jealous
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Great Stuff, Josh.
All.
Wow, the owl with the Ring-necked is truely special.
All.
Wow, the owl with the Ring-necked is truely special.
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Very cool post! Looks a little too swampy and humid for this desert rat!
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Epic stuff, takin' it to a whole new level!
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Thanks Josh, great post
Ian
Ian
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Now THAT'S a post! Excellent photog work and variety, and I just get shivers thinking about road cruising some of those roads you showed. I loved the ''In the swamp, no one can hear you scream" - very Great White looking pic!
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Excellent post. Great to see the aquatic salamanders. Be careful handling armadillos, they're the most common way that people get leprosy in the US. Seriously, look it up.
Cheers, Kent B.
Cheers, Kent B.
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Herping eden endeed. Thanks for sharing.
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Your photography has been getting really good.
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Amazing post. "In the swamp, no one can hear you scream" is awesome.
I loved all of the herps, and I REALLY loved the armadillo.
I loved all of the herps, and I REALLY loved the armadillo.
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Full of wonders!
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Really enjoyed the post Joshua, looking forward to part two.
Have always loved his photos, but hows bout we call him inspector gadget.
Always enjoy your Chameleon shots. How about another in the second post?
-Dell
Have always loved his photos, but hows bout we call him inspector gadget.
Always enjoy your Chameleon shots. How about another in the second post?
-Dell
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Wonderful! Makes me ponder when I can pull the trigger and do FL properly. Great shots, including the aquatics. I like your different image dimensions too.
-Mike
-Mike
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Nice work Josh!!!!!
Dave S.
Dave S.
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Great post, I too am looking forward to part II.
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Same here.
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Thanks for the kind words everyone,
Soopaman - nailed it!
Don - We definitely kicked some herpetological tail this year. It's been fun.
Paul - Muchos gracias
Bill - The owl was a favorite of mine. It was actually found down a dusty WMA road in some good habitat, which makes it all the more worthwhile.
Norman - The swamp and marsh have their benefits and drawbacks. Although I must admit my favorite place on earth to herp (Paraguayan Chaco) is mostly arid.
John - Yeah, I took the picture and was immediately reminded of the Aliens movies (where I bit hacked the quote from)
Kentoid - thanks. I know the Armadillo/leprosy connection, but try not to give it thought. I'm under the impression from the "in the know" folks I've spoken with that it is present but not common, and even then difficult to get.
Nigel - Most definitely; your neck of the woods isn't so bad either. I got to herp in KY with Jason Butler last year and enjoyed the heck out of it.
Matthijs - Thanks, considering your stellar photography that's quite the compliment.
Tamara - I have a love for armadillos too. Last March, I chased one around Fisheating Creek and got odd stares from the FWC biologists I was with.
Dell - Donald's setup is pretty awesome (except when you have to wait for him to put it together.) I think I only have one more to post in the next post for the Chameleons. . . My next set of posts in the Spring should have some more.
Mike - Come on down man, between Daniel Dye, myself and a few others we can put you on the scent of pretty much anything you want. I've got a spare bedroom for vagrant herpers, too. The image sizes were mostly due to using two cameras this time around, and partially to splitting up the bordering/name stamping between photoshop and Picasa.
Dave - Thanks. We need to get out soon.
Monklet, Joeysgreen, Hans, Beanie and Sam - thanks guys, glad you all enjoyed.
Part two coming in a couple of days - I don't want to upstage myself quite yet (IMHO the 2nd installment is the better of the two.)
Soopaman - nailed it!
Don - We definitely kicked some herpetological tail this year. It's been fun.
Paul - Muchos gracias
Bill - The owl was a favorite of mine. It was actually found down a dusty WMA road in some good habitat, which makes it all the more worthwhile.
Norman - The swamp and marsh have their benefits and drawbacks. Although I must admit my favorite place on earth to herp (Paraguayan Chaco) is mostly arid.
John - Yeah, I took the picture and was immediately reminded of the Aliens movies (where I bit hacked the quote from)
Kentoid - thanks. I know the Armadillo/leprosy connection, but try not to give it thought. I'm under the impression from the "in the know" folks I've spoken with that it is present but not common, and even then difficult to get.
Nigel - Most definitely; your neck of the woods isn't so bad either. I got to herp in KY with Jason Butler last year and enjoyed the heck out of it.
Matthijs - Thanks, considering your stellar photography that's quite the compliment.
Tamara - I have a love for armadillos too. Last March, I chased one around Fisheating Creek and got odd stares from the FWC biologists I was with.
Dell - Donald's setup is pretty awesome (except when you have to wait for him to put it together.) I think I only have one more to post in the next post for the Chameleons. . . My next set of posts in the Spring should have some more.
Mike - Come on down man, between Daniel Dye, myself and a few others we can put you on the scent of pretty much anything you want. I've got a spare bedroom for vagrant herpers, too. The image sizes were mostly due to using two cameras this time around, and partially to splitting up the bordering/name stamping between photoshop and Picasa.
Dave - Thanks. We need to get out soon.
Monklet, Joeysgreen, Hans, Beanie and Sam - thanks guys, glad you all enjoyed.
Part two coming in a couple of days - I don't want to upstage myself quite yet (IMHO the 2nd installment is the better of the two.)
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Bullfrogs and Painters. Yup, that's Connecticut.
Really diverse post. I like the little Tantilla, the Florida habitat shots, and I appreciate the fish shots as well.
I have to assume the Indigo was DOR?
Really diverse post. I like the little Tantilla, the Florida habitat shots, and I appreciate the fish shots as well.
I have to assume the Indigo was DOR?
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Awesome post. Makes me wish I had been more into field herping as a kid, because I grew up in Boynton Beach. Mom didn't let me ride my bike down the street til high school so looking for potentially venomous snakes and such were a definite no.
Is that Barred Owl eating a ringneck?
Is that Barred Owl eating a ringneck?
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Great post Josh. Thanks for the hospitality while I was there, and the tour of your study site.
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Awesome Chinese Giant Salamander!
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Thanks for sharing Josh. I'll buy a copy of your book when I see you next week as long as it is signed. I am impressed that you found a bear in South Florida. I still haven't seen one there nor a panther. Do you not worry about zoonotic transmission of leprosy from armadillos? Can't wait to find some sirens!
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Wish I still had my 9band handling pic.
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Nice post. Great variety of stuff in your area.
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Excellent post as always, Josh. Thanks for sharing.
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Need. To. Herp. FL.
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Having a three day stomach virus has it's rewards, otherwise I wouldn't have time to read any post like this awesome one you have here, Josh.
The underwater siren shots are just plain excellent.
I have to make it down that way, maybe early March?
Daniel
The underwater siren shots are just plain excellent.
I have to make it down that way, maybe early March?
Daniel
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Mike - Yep, that's CT. I like it though because you can actually find stuff hiking during the day: it's not as common of an occurrence in FL.
Reptiluvr - Yes, that's a good neck of the woods to grow up in herp-wise; and yep, that's a ringer.
Kyle - No problem. Look me up next time you're down.
Herpetologist115 - Thanks; I wish I could've been there for that one.
Heather - Bears are easy in certain localities. I can tell you where when you come. With Dillos, I don't worry too much - it's pretty impossible to get bitten as long as you don't put your finger into their mouths. . .I did have one experience with an armadillo that could have caused disease that Marisa and Tim Warful can tell you about. Sirens will hopefully be found - I wont have time to get traps out, but hiking should give us some.
Sam - they're hard to catch soemtimes.
Carl and Spinfer - Thanks
Jeroen - It's really a beautiful place.
Dan - Thanks, hope you get better soon, I understand Tigers are moving up there
Reptiluvr - Yes, that's a good neck of the woods to grow up in herp-wise; and yep, that's a ringer.
Kyle - No problem. Look me up next time you're down.
Herpetologist115 - Thanks; I wish I could've been there for that one.
Heather - Bears are easy in certain localities. I can tell you where when you come. With Dillos, I don't worry too much - it's pretty impossible to get bitten as long as you don't put your finger into their mouths. . .I did have one experience with an armadillo that could have caused disease that Marisa and Tim Warful can tell you about. Sirens will hopefully be found - I wont have time to get traps out, but hiking should give us some.
Sam - they're hard to catch soemtimes.
Carl and Spinfer - Thanks
Jeroen - It's really a beautiful place.
Dan - Thanks, hope you get better soon, I understand Tigers are moving up there
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Yeah, there is a rumor.Josh Holbrook wrote:
Dan - Thanks, hope you get better soon, I understand Tigers are moving up there
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That was an excellent post, Joshua. Your photos are superb. Love the colours of the Swamp Snakes ... very nice!
Regards,
David
Regards,
David
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fantastic stuff, I love the siren shots
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Once I have the money, I need to herp Belgium.Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:Need. To. Herp. FL.
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What a cruel joke.dery wrote:Once I have the money, I need to herp Belgium.Jeroen Speybroeck wrote:Need. To. Herp. FL.
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Great post as always Josh - an awesome collection of critters.
Are they coins that have been thrown on the Chinese Giant Salamander?! Classy.
Am flying over to FL from the UK for a measly 5 days in April and will be hitting the road as soon as I land, so may need to hit you up for some tips on where to go for bears, and your spare bedroom - oh and last but not least to have my copy of your book signed!!
Are they coins that have been thrown on the Chinese Giant Salamander?! Classy.
Am flying over to FL from the UK for a measly 5 days in April and will be hitting the road as soon as I land, so may need to hit you up for some tips on where to go for bears, and your spare bedroom - oh and last but not least to have my copy of your book signed!!
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That was so cool I read it twice. Now I am going to be thinking about herping all day at work!
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Wow, resurgence after a couple of months. . .
Moloch - Thanks, I've always thought swamp snakes look like a miniature version of red bellied black snakes. Both beautiful to behold.
Steve - thanks. Sirens are a pain to photograph, but rewarding with patience.
Kris - Yep, some people I've talked to that know China say it may even have been put in that little well to save until it ended up in medicine. I can probably help you out on bears.
PA - Thanks. With an avatar like that though, I'll be thinking about wood turtles all day now...
Moloch - Thanks, I've always thought swamp snakes look like a miniature version of red bellied black snakes. Both beautiful to behold.
Steve - thanks. Sirens are a pain to photograph, but rewarding with patience.
Kris - Yep, some people I've talked to that know China say it may even have been put in that little well to save until it ended up in medicine. I can probably help you out on bears.
PA - Thanks. With an avatar like that though, I'll be thinking about wood turtles all day now...
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I literally opened the calendar twice during this post to figure out when I could do a "family" vacation so that my wife can see some relatives in Florida of course. Great photo's and story loved it.Mike Pingleton wrote:Wonderful! Makes me ponder when I can pull the trigger and do FL properly. Great shots, including the aquatics. I like your different image dimensions too.
-Mike
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As much as I hate Florida (left in 1997) this post somehow makes me miss that stinking hot cesspool of a state.
Nice stuff.
Bart
Nice stuff.
Bart