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- December 2nd, 2024, 2:56 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Please pray for the Rattlesnakes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2081
Re: Please pray for the Rattlesnakes
I am in agreement. This fire had great timing and will not doubt be a good thing for the horridus population. Canopy coverage is detrimental to rookerys where gravid females stay to bask and birth near dens. Fire suppression in eastern habitats due to homes and communities is excessive. Ut goes bac...
- November 23rd, 2024, 2:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Warm thoughts for friends out in colder places
- Replies: 1
- Views: 682
Re: Warm thoughts for friends out in colder places
Happy vibes to our brumating scaly friends
- November 23rd, 2024, 2:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Please pray for the Rattlesnakes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2081
Re: Please pray for the Rattlesnakes
Someone posted pics here a few years ago of a fire near a railroad bed and said they saw timbers re-emerge shortly after the fire. I'm far from an expert on this, but that gave me the idea that they might survive fires quite well in crevices. The "Butternut fire" as they called was in ver...
- November 21st, 2024, 12:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Please pray for the Rattlesnakes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2081
Re: Please pray for the Rattlesnakes
I am intimately aware of population guesstimates in the area, and no doubt if this fire was happening during peak activity times rather than hibernation periods there might be serious casualties... In the end I doubt seriously if there will be much loss at all for slumbering serpents. That is good ...
- November 21st, 2024, 9:57 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Please pray for the Rattlesnakes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2081
Re: Please pray for the Rattlesnakes
Fires have been happening since before humans meandered into horridus habitat...humans are a far greater threat to horridus survival than fire. ST. Louis is right that hibernacula and den sites will benefit from some clearing, and forests as a whole bounce back fast. The difference here in Massachu...
- November 20th, 2024, 11:51 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Please pray for the Rattlesnakes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2081
Re: Please pray for the Rattlesnakes
I think the fires could benefit them. The tree canopy being too thick is probably not good for them. I would imagine in the years following fire, the rodent populations would reach higher proportions. If they duck down into crevices, the fires may not directly harm them. Then again this is all my h...
- November 20th, 2024, 3:03 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Please pray for the Rattlesnakes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2081
Please pray for the Rattlesnakes
There are massive wild fires in New England right now and especially in the Town of Great Barrington which has one of the very few yet robust Timber rattlesnake populations in the region. I fear snakes may die in the wild fires so please pray for these vulnerable snakes.
- November 14th, 2024, 4:59 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Graham (Dingo) Dinkelman dies by snake at 44
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1035
Graham (Dingo) Dinkelman dies by snake at 44
World renowned South African herpetologist and Youtube influencer has died at age 44 from the bite of an eastern Green Mamba.The anti venom could not save him because of allergy and died of Anaphylactic shock not venom poisoning! https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/dingo-dinkelman-k...
- November 8th, 2024, 2:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hikers catch video of mating Timber Rattlesnakes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12722
- October 23rd, 2024, 2:23 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Desert Kingsnake or Mexican Black Kingsnake
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13627
Re: Desert Kingsnake or Mexican Black Kingsnake
I agree ,it's a dark desert King I think in my uneducated opinion
- October 2nd, 2024, 10:42 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Massachusetts police save endangered Rat Snake
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6735
Re: Massachusetts police save endangered Rat Snake
Sad, I should clarify that I was not doubting the endangered status of the species, only the prioritization of threat. Who would have thought black rats would be that state. A future is hard without habitat and acreage which provides safe means of mobility to find food, mate and thrive. Suburbs, fa...
- September 27th, 2024, 2:19 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Baby snake maybe a milk or a tiny Northern Watersnake
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5599
Re: Baby snake maybe a milk or a tiny Northern Watersnake
Much appreciated Scott ,thanks
- September 21st, 2024, 3:05 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Baby snake maybe a milk or a tiny Northern Watersnake
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5599
Baby snake maybe a milk or a tiny Northern Watersnake
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAMfs7DPC6X/
I did it through Instagram ,lets hope this try works ,Scott ,please delete the first one
This was at the Quabbin reservoir in Central Massachusetts
I did it through Instagram ,lets hope this try works ,Scott ,please delete the first one
This was at the Quabbin reservoir in Central Massachusetts
- September 21st, 2024, 2:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Massachusetts police save endangered Rat Snake
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6735
Re: Massachusetts police save endangered Rat Snake
The eastern Rat snake which in New England is called the Black rat ,very endangered ,it may bounce back unlike Rattlesnake ,bnecause the Timber Rattlesnake only gives live birth every other year and people kill them.The Black Rat has a chance to make it some say
- September 14th, 2024, 3:05 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Massachusetts police save endangered Rat Snake
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6735
- August 12th, 2024, 2:43 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Connecticut man in coma after Timber bite
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9537
- August 1st, 2024, 10:44 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Hikers catch video of mating Timber Rattlesnakes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12722
- July 9th, 2024, 2:02 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Desert Kingsnake or Mexican Black Kingsnake
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13627
Re: Desert Kingsnake or Mexican Black Kingsnake
I think the strips are to substantial to be anything other than Desert King snake.lancehakker wrote: ↑July 8th, 2024, 8:01 pm Thanks to you both! I have seen people posting Mexican Blacks with some faint marking similar to this one. My buddy and I felt it was an intergrade, but figured we’d throw it out to the forum.
- July 8th, 2024, 10:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Desert Kingsnake or Mexican Black Kingsnake
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13627
- July 3rd, 2024, 12:59 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Central Mass Hoggie
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23700
Re: Central Mass Hoggie
I'm in Orange Cnty, NY and have never found a Hognose (or a Copper head) in all my years of crawling through the brush. Guess I'm looking in the wrong places. Have found most other snakes, though. The black rats have been out a lot so far this Spring. A couple of Timber rattlers, too. Thanks for po...
- May 15th, 2024, 1:25 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Central Mass Hoggie
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23700
Re: Central Mass Hoggie
From my reading they prefer warm temperatures. Perhaps in early spring they are more likely to be above ground taking advantage of the rays plus the vegetation is not dense yet. Unfortunately, I have no time to test the idea out. I've never found three in a single day though that would be a great d...
- April 30th, 2024, 4:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rare Massachusetts bite yesterday ,victim expected to be ok
- Replies: 0
- Views: 16683
Rare Massachusetts bite yesterday ,victim expected to be ok
https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/emergency-responders-called-to-rattlesnake-bite-victim-near-tekoa-mountain-in-montgomery/ It's been a good decade since the last bite here ,Mt Tekoa though is known as one of the few spots around with a Timber population.Not far from that area a fe...
- February 24th, 2024, 11:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New Giant Anaconda species discovered
- Replies: 0
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- November 23rd, 2023, 2:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Green Mamba on the loose in the Netherlands
- Replies: 0
- Views: 18560
Green Mamba on the loose in the Netherlands
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/22/euro ... index.html
The article did not say which sub species of Green Mamba it is
The article did not say which sub species of Green Mamba it is
- October 14th, 2023, 1:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Black Racer removed from Cape Cod home
- Replies: 0
- Views: 15450
- October 3rd, 2023, 9:58 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Autumn copperhead quite far north
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- Views: 15235
Autumn copperhead quite far north
Here is an as they call it "Indian Summer" fall copperhead in New England
- September 26th, 2023, 1:11 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Central Mass Hoggie
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23700
Re: Central Mass Hoggie
I have not found a very effecient way of finding the hognose snakes. It seems to be rather hit or miss. If you find a way to consistently locate them, let me know. My efforts have been limited to just looking around habitat I know they are in and hoping for the best. It is hit or miss ,they were ex...
- September 24th, 2023, 12:35 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Central Mass Hoggie
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23700
Re: Central Mass Hoggie
We may have been at the same place lol I found a young hog and an eastern milk at a well known scrub Oak forest in central MA Friday. I found those within about 15 minutes then spent the next two hours wandering around aimlessly and finding nothing. It was not very warm and so the racers seemed to ...
- September 22nd, 2023, 2:21 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Central Mass Hoggie
- Replies: 13
- Views: 23700
Central Mass Hoggie
A baby central Massachusetts hoggie ,very cute
- September 3rd, 2023, 8:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Mt Tom Timber rattlesnake
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4550
Re: Mt Tom Timber rattlesnake
"Black" Timber's are getting scarce in the Granite State NHherp ,Massachusetts is doing a bit better and Connecticut is really making a comeback. I talked with some people and they in the Berkshires where I live and they say that down in Great Barrington or Sheffield they have diamondback...
- August 30th, 2023, 4:45 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Mt Tom Timber rattlesnake
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4550
- June 3rd, 2023, 3:12 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Maryland man caught selling African snake with no anti-venom
- Replies: 0
- Views: 15110
Maryland man caught selling African snake with no anti-venom
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2023/06/m ... slist.html
A type of Bush Viper without a known accepted anti-venom
A type of Bush Viper without a known accepted anti-venom
- June 3rd, 2023, 3:10 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Possible northern most sighting of copperhead
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4785
- June 2nd, 2023, 10:42 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Possible northern most sighting of copperhead
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4785
Possible northern most sighting of copperhead
https://articles.atholdailynews.com/Cop ... l-51176095
The Millers River in Athol Massachusetts is in central Massachusetts only ten miles from the New Hampshire border
The Millers River in Athol Massachusetts is in central Massachusetts only ten miles from the New Hampshire border
- April 5th, 2023, 1:20 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cape Cobra's on a plane,no not a movie ,for real!!
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- Views: 15050
- November 11th, 2022, 8:33 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A much better video
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- Views: 10665
Re: The Last Field Herping Video
Great video
Love the rattlesnake section,I have still never seen a venomous snake in the wild(very rare where I live) I envy you greatly.
One looked like a Mojave am I right and another looked like a North Pacific,and what was the really dark colored RS that was coiled up???
Thank you for sharing!
Love the rattlesnake section,I have still never seen a venomous snake in the wild(very rare where I live) I envy you greatly.
One looked like a Mojave am I right and another looked like a North Pacific,and what was the really dark colored RS that was coiled up???
Thank you for sharing!
- October 15th, 2022, 5:43 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Northern New Hampshire
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11262
Re: Northern New Hampshire
I went to the Franconian Notch in the fall of 2007 and saw a mother bear and three cubs.And then hit lake Willoughby in Vermont on the way home.
- October 1st, 2022, 10:06 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Massachusetts Timber
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13691
Re: Massachusetts Timber
Makes me wonder why Maine says it has no more Timber's which makes no sense because Maine has so much wilderness. Massachusetts is fairly built up but still has a Timber population and a couple hundred copperheads and Connecticut has a small timber pop as well but so many copperheads they are not e...
- October 1st, 2022, 9:53 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Elevation for Vipera latastei?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4000
Re: Elevation for Vipera latastei?
They thrive well in all environment's from mountain's to scrubland steppe to deserts
I would say just stay below the tree line because you want trees because trees have nuts and nuts attract rodents but this appears a very diverse snake.
I would say just stay below the tree line because you want trees because trees have nuts and nuts attract rodents but this appears a very diverse snake.
- August 23rd, 2022, 3:10 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Dogs bitten in Connecticut
- Replies: 0
- Views: 15314
Dogs bitten in Connecticut
www.necn.com/two-dogs-recovering-after- ... n/2810030/
Two dogs bitten by Timber Rattlesnake in Glastonbury Connecticut
Two dogs bitten by Timber Rattlesnake in Glastonbury Connecticut
- August 11th, 2022, 2:10 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: (New Link Works) Timber King William Martin dies 80
- Replies: 0
- Views: 17157
(New Link Works) Timber King William Martin dies 80
www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/west-virginia-rattlesnake-expert-dies-bitten-timber-rattlesnake William Marty Martin the king of the Appalachian timber rattlesnake dies at 80 Sorry link is dead and could not get it right but it will come up if you google it. He studied the Appalachian timber from Georgia ...
- August 9th, 2022, 5:50 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Massachusetts Timber
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13691
Re: Massachusetts Timber
Makes me wonder why Maine says it has no more Timber's which makes no sense because Maine has so much wilderness. Massachusetts is fairly built up but still has a Timber population and a couple hundred copperheads and Connecticut has a small timber pop as well but so many copperheads they are not ev...
- June 12th, 2022, 9:26 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Massachusetts Timber
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13691
Re: Massachusetts Timber
That is a very different-looking Timber! Here in Louisiana they're always yellow or beige. I was impressed by the strange black one's from New Hampshire that are shown in Al Braswell's "Timber Rattlesnake Conservation Action Plan." Yours is close. Jeff They are so dark here it is true,the...
- June 10th, 2022, 4:14 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Massachusetts Timber
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13691
Re: Massachusetts Timber
No one has died from a rattlesnake here since 1793 so they don't cause many problems,the last snake death was in the 1970's when a very small child died from a copperhead. There are an estimated 500 or so rattlesnakes in the state mostly in the southern Berkshires but a few other isolated places.An ...
- June 10th, 2022, 4:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Massachusetts Timber
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13691
Massachusetts Timber
download/file.php?mode=view&id=2916
Ever seen a real Massachusetts native Timber Rattlesnake?
Here it is,I think this is from the Mt Everett area in the southern Berkshires
Ever seen a real Massachusetts native Timber Rattlesnake?
Here it is,I think this is from the Mt Everett area in the southern Berkshires
- December 9th, 2021, 1:33 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Massachusetts Alligator captured
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5699
Re: Massachusetts Alligator captured
Due to federal law stating that an animal that has learned to associate food with humans may not be returned to the wild.The alligator will live out it's years educating children on wildlife in some type of wildlife program the news has reported
- December 8th, 2021, 2:31 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Massachusetts Alligator captured
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5699
Massachusetts Alligator captured
In western Massachusetts the Westfield river runs from the east Berkshires down to the Connecticut river in Springfield. Over the past few months an alligator has been spotted many times in the Westfield by boaters and fishermen. Yesterday it was captured by a brave man in Agawam MA and he turned th...
- July 21st, 2021, 11:34 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: New Fungus killing snakes
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14553
New Fungus killing snakes
Does anyone know anything about the fungus killing snakes in the eastern US?
I live in a region with a very fragile Timber rattlesnake,copperhead and Black Rat population and am concerned it could wipe them out.
I live in a region with a very fragile Timber rattlesnake,copperhead and Black Rat population and am concerned it could wipe them out.
- January 31st, 2021, 1:02 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cannibal Coachwhips?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6274
Re: Cannibal Coachwhips?
Were seeing more and more snakes eating snakes that weren't previously known for eating snakes
- December 7th, 2020, 11:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Etymology of snake genera
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10645
Re: Etymology of snake genera
Wikipedia has always worked for me.