You Know You're a Herper....
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You Know You're a Herper....
Been a few years, but this was always fun... "You know you're a Herper, when..."
"You know you're a Herper, when... you take a squat in the field, and reach over to flip a board, before wiping."
Bring it....
"You know you're a Herper, when... you take a squat in the field, and reach over to flip a board, before wiping."
Bring it....
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So you're the one who's been crapping next to my boards!hellihooks wrote:Been a few years, but this was always fun... "You know you're a Herper, when..."
"You know you're a Herper, when... you take a squat in the field, and reach over to flip a board, before wiping."
Bring it....
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It's a dirty job... but someone's gotta do it...bgorum wrote:
So you're the one who's been crapping next to my boards!
You know you're a herper, when... your vacations are planned around herping destinations...
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you know you're a herper when someone you never met miles away says something about a toad and you realize its the biggest and best reason to like them.
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You know your a herper when... even living in Alaska, every time you see something laying on a road your first reaction is to slow down and see what kind of snake it is.
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thank you for that cogent contribution. Richard. no... really...
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I do what I can...
Here's a couple other versions before I settled on that last ingenious grumble roar soaring & belly ache contortion morphing...
https://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorde ... 1w30uu1vcm
https://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorde ... b3386je805
It's healthy to let out a good screen every now and then
Here's a couple other versions before I settled on that last ingenious grumble roar soaring & belly ache contortion morphing...
https://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorde ... 1w30uu1vcm
https://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorde ... b3386je805
It's healthy to let out a good screen every now and then
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You know your a herper when you tell people your wife is gravid even when you know 99 percent of the time you will have to explain what that means.
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You know you are a herper when you notice that snake misk doesnt seem to smell that bad because you are so used to it by now.
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I would add to this. You know you are a herper when the smell of snake musk means success.pythonregius3 wrote:You know you are a herper when you notice that snake misk doesnt seem to smell that bad because you are so used to it by now.
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Spot on! That's my life everyday. I also have difficulty passing up fun herping trips. Friend's wedding or 3 day herp trip? Beach house for 4 days or herp trip? Fly to my destination and save 4-6 days of travel or drive and stop along the way to herp even if "along the way" is 6 hours out of the way. So far herping is winning out. Sorry friends...hellihooks wrote:You know you're a herper, when... your vacations are planned around herping destinations...
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Here are a few:
1. You know you're a herper when you use terms like crot or dicamp and wonder why non-herpers are staring at you blankly.
2. You know you're a herper when your first question before moving to a new place is what the herpetofauna diversity is.
3. You know you're a herper when you refuse to wear insect repellent in tick infested woods or swamps because you don't want to harm any amphibians you might have contact with.
4. You know you're a herper when your idea of having a wild time in NOLA is spending 24 straight hours waist deep in the swamp.
5. You know you're a herper when you not only volunteer for helping others with field sampling (e.g. attaching radio transmitters to rattlesnakes, swimming with alligators, or removing cottonmouths from minnow traps) but you actively search for such opportunities.
1. You know you're a herper when you use terms like crot or dicamp and wonder why non-herpers are staring at you blankly.
2. You know you're a herper when your first question before moving to a new place is what the herpetofauna diversity is.
3. You know you're a herper when you refuse to wear insect repellent in tick infested woods or swamps because you don't want to harm any amphibians you might have contact with.
4. You know you're a herper when your idea of having a wild time in NOLA is spending 24 straight hours waist deep in the swamp.
5. You know you're a herper when you not only volunteer for helping others with field sampling (e.g. attaching radio transmitters to rattlesnakes, swimming with alligators, or removing cottonmouths from minnow traps) but you actively search for such opportunities.
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Hadar wrote:I would add to this. You know you are a herper when the smell of snake musk means success.pythonregius3 wrote:You know you are a herper when you notice that snake misk doesnt seem to smell that bad because you are so used to it by now.
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Every time we plan a family outing, my wife warns me, "This isn't going to be a reptile trip."hellihooks wrote:You know you're a herper, when... your vacations are planned around herping destinations...
Yet somehow, they always are.
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In a similar vein...chris_mcmartin wrote:Every time we plan a family outing, my wife warns me, "This isn't going to be a reptile trip."hellihooks wrote:You know you're a herper, when... your vacations are planned around herping destinations...
Yet somehow, they always are.
You know you are a herper when you come back from a family vacation with about 25 photos of each of your kids and about 50 photos of each snake and lizard you found while you were supposed to be playing with your kids. (This may or may not be a true story).
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You Know You're a Herper, when..... most of the tools in your toolbox, you found lying in the road...
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You Know You're a Herper, when your camera cost more than your car
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Ostensibly... these are supposed to be funny (as much or more than) just true...
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You know you're a herper when construction materials trash pile = field of dreams
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You know you're a field herper when you are within the 2% of the American people who know the definition of field herping without having to look it up on... Wikipedia
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that about sums it up. Best i read so far one man's trash is another man's gold is definitely the motto of field herpingMCHerper wrote:You know you're a herper when construction materials trash pile = field of dreams
same goes 4 Mojave desert road trips with the girlfriendcbernz wrote:
You know you are a herper when you come back from a family vacation with about 25 photos of each of your kids and about 50 photos of each snake and lizard you found while you were supposed to be playing with your kids. (This may or may not be a true story).
I mean ...EX girlfriend
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your original multi-tasking schematic field herping strategy reference is still my fav Hookshellihooks wrote:Ostensibly... these are supposed to be funny (as much or more than) just true...
... that's the only way to flip a turtle
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You know, I don't think I've ever seen the most obvious one.
You know you're a herper when you go deliberately looking for reptiles and amphibians
Yeah, I'm that bloody original haha.
You know you're a herper when you go deliberately looking for reptiles and amphibians
Yeah, I'm that bloody original haha.
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You know you're a herper when "Is that snake poisonous?" sounds like fingernails on chalkboard to your ears.
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You know you're a herper when the majority of your clothing has a herp on it AND you know the Latin name.
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You know you're a Herper when you refer to your kids as F1, and your grand kids as F2
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You Know You're a Herper, when you tell a homeless dude he should let you check under his mattress for legless lizards, so they won't crawl up his butt... (is that wrong???)
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You know your a herper when it takes you twice as long and twice as many miles to get somewhere because you keep going back to see what that DOR was..
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You know you're a herper when you change your eating habits to drop some weight so you'll be more agile walking around muddy seeps looking for salamanders.
I'm down 30lbs and counting!!
I'm down 30lbs and counting!!
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Noah M wrote:You know you're a herper when you change your eating habits to drop some weight so you'll be more agile walking around muddy seeps looking for salamanders.
I'm down 30lbs and counting!!
You're Badass.
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You know you're a herper when you're late to meetings because you flipped every log on the way to the building.
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You know you,er a herper when a snake hook is used to get the keys you locked in the car.(twice)
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You know you're a herper if you've ever played a game of "name that musk".
(sorry, it came to me today while I was in the field)
(sorry, it came to me today while I was in the field)
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You know you're a herper when you put a led light bar and spotlights on a sedan...
True story, not me
True story, not me
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You know you're a herper when you plan your vacations during the rainy season.