Field Herp Forum

Hi guys, I am trying to piece together a longer trip (2-3 weeks) to thailand in october. This is proving quite hard. Is there anyone who has some general tips, some must visit areas to cove as many species as possible? How is it to be out there at night, are herping locations easy to find/accessible...

I think you can also very the altitude quite a bit, when I was there I found that the lower, flatter parts were considerably hotter than the higher rocky parts. If one of the two doesn't produce a whole lot, switching might help. Good luck and keep us posted if you find something, I miss that desert...

In case someone is curious what I ended up finding, here is some photos (https://www.flickr.com/photos/186884458@N07/with/52483471020). I'm glad to report that apart from some misses such as the salamanders (although I did find Ensatina eschscholtzii subsp. Klauberi, Ensatina eschscholtzii subsp. x...

I'm glad to report that apart from some misses such as the salamanders (although I did find Ensatina eschscholtzii subsp. Klauberi , Ensatina eschscholtzii subsp. xanthoptica as well as some juvenile Dicamptodon ensatus ) and boa's and desert snakes, I did get extremely lucky with some other species...

In case someone is curious what I ended up finding, here is some photos (https://www.flickr.com/photos/186884458@N07/with/52483471020) and a species list: 1 Californian Desert Tortoise Gopherus agassizii 2 Desert Iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis 3 Chuckwalla Sauromalus obesus 4 Desert Spiny Lizard Scelop...

Hi Zeev, yep I'm still here, and still busily planning the roadtrip. As per Gheaton's suggestion I managed to get out to Anza-Borrego, and man that was cool. I was extremely surprised by the amount of life that the desert holds and can support, the contrast between night and day was, well, night and...

oh I just now realized that Richard wasn't joking, I thought he was!

No further luck thusfar, except for a huge Aligator Lizard! Last night I went road cruising in Anza-Borrego for the first time, from sundown to about 11:30-12:00 p.m. I found nothing sadly, and since this is a foreign concept to me, maybe my technique is off. I started off east of Julian, I now see ...

Hi Richard,

thank's for the advice. No further luck thusfar with the herps, but it is very hot... I haven't found a way yet to roadcruise, mostly rely on cycling/bus, far from ideal but it did allow me to see some cool things.

I will see what I can do with regards to those rubber boa's .

In case anyone is interested: I got a good stroke of extreme beginners luck. I found this little guy basking in the sun on the first morning out. I actually walked a small trail, which turned out to be a dead-end. So I got to the end of the trail and had to retrace my steps, and 15 paces in I almost...

And is your flash mounted on your camera? Or do you have it set-up off camera, by ways of a wireless transmitter? Right now I have a camera mounted flash and I shoot through a DIY diffuser attached to my the end of my lens, it is sort of clumsy.

Very nice images, I am curious how you handle the lighting.

Thanks for the extensive reply gheaton! Very useful information and good tips, and now I know what to look into w/ regards to entrance fees and the laws. I was already afraid that especially August would be too hot and dry, so this is why my roadtrip is planned at the end of my stay and not in the b...

Nice pictures (lucky to see a Pasja sitting still, I have seen one and it went about Mach 3.0), during what month did you visit Greece? My girlfriend and I might visit Greece next spring as well, perhaps we will run into each other.

And a more technical question: are all nature area's in the U.S. accessible freely? Or do you have to purchase tickets and sign a register? I have found some information about a "America the Beautiful pass", a card which allows access to all national parks for $80,-. Quite expensive, but i...

Hi all, I'm very lucky, and I will be living in San Diego for 2 months to do some work at the University (not herp related ;) ). In the weekends, and during a 2-week roadtrip, I will of couse be be looking for herpetofauna as well as birds, mammals, and perhaps even white sharks :D. When I heard tha...

Here is an image I took of one of what I believe to be a juvenile Ebony keelback.

Hello, we (girlfriend and I) are currently on a trip in Panama to soak up as much nature as we can. We have seen many cool birds (some of my favourites include wintering American warblers) and often go out at night into the jungles to look for herps. However, the latter turns out to be very difficul...