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Currently avoiding snow and real cold in FL, planning a run into Centruroides guanensis habitats to attempt new images of guanensis and do more habitat shots...plus look for multiple non native Anolis for images.

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Makes me miss AZ even more than always!

Thanks for sharing!

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Gotta love seeing crocs... Thank you for sharing your trip and images...sadly pygmies seem to be less and less common. Central FL has areas where they were abundant, but most of those areas are housing tracts now and pygmies are far and very few between anymore. That said your pics of that one made ...

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Lots of cold weather out there. For all of you needing warm thoughts...a Cuban Treefrog and Green Anole doing its best impersonation of a sagrei...

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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.

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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.

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sunset frog trap, from yesterday

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Appears to be a Woodhouse's

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While big adult male A. conanti are still one of the most impressive commonly seen FL serpents...the youngsters keep your jaw dropping...no matter how many you see.

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A young C. gracilis has her first litter.

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A beautiful denizen of Pine rockland habitat. With or without young on their back!

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Thanks for being one of the ghosts haunting the Forum! It is a bit empty, and I agree that sadly is the adjective. I love Polistes...amazing species with personality and definitely not the zealot aggressive defenders that Vespa species are! The C. gracilis are large and common, and a popular species...

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Species identified.

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*Edited : Species identified.

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Juan Ponce de León happened upon the end of the coconut archipelago and named them the Tortugas because of the amount of sea turtles. Being they had no fresh water, they were eventually renamed the Dry Tortugas. Since 1513 the Spanish had visited this grouping of small keys to hunt turtles, to aid i...

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Polistes dorsalis founding queen with her first hatch on their nest on a Serenoa repens (Saw Palmetto) leaf.

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Thank you for taking the time to share your decade. Wonderful seeing familiar places, a familiar face (Dr. Cochran) and critters experienced by others with drive and passion! I especially loved the snot lizards, made me miss parts of TN and Humboldt County, CA! One could spend a lifetime just stoppi...

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Hard to say, but could be possible...

The image does not allow a decent view of the face, so for me looking at the head and eye...I see something with a blunt face and not
prominent enough eyes. That said...could be an angle issue.

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Also...glad to see someone out there field herping. The npr shirt wins too!

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Been working with these guys a bit...
Would love to see images of the species from any of our members in areas outside the continental US where they occur.

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The Rattlesnake in that bucket is a Northern Pacific (Crotalus oreganus oreganus)

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1 Lystrophis sp.
2 Phrynonax polylepis ?
3 Gomesophis sp.?

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Looks like Hemidactylus platyurus

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Awesome! Can't wait to see lizard behaviours you uncover and write up!

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Chris...
Got to play with one a friend bought...interesting camera and the zoom ability is truly beyond belief, however...without being mounted to a serious tripod most of that zoom capability is wasted.

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Looks like a young Banded Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata)

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Your unknown insect is an Acharia sp. Caterpillar (possibly nesea). Accidentally leaning your forearm against one to photograph other things is highly unpleasant!

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Sounds like you have some good options going through your mind already. The 70-200 will definitely give you more options. Too bad you are a Canon guy (said with love and a smile) I am a Nikon guy...the only reason I say too bad is I have a Nikon mount Tokina 100mm macro I would part with lol! Macro ...

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For a trip such as this I would look into renting a lens...since you have canon...the 300f4l might be something to look into for rental of the trip. It is a fast lens that would allow you to reach out and capture images from a distance!

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Justinm...Absolutely....still stoked and unbelievably jazzed.. NACairns....absolutely, field time is all about this kind of opportunities if we are willing to take our time to see what is there... RichinReptiles...TN is amazing when it comes to salamanders...especially here in the extreme east! Kell...

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Been a while since I have contributed here... This recent predation event I was fortunate enough to not only witness but photograph was too much not to share! spring mander consuming a mountain dusky...then a jordani image or two for good mander measure... Enjoy! http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...

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Is the "snake climbing a tree" a snake at all??
To be honest I think it is a vine...look at the top of the picture...

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two recent insitu shots from the TN... Didn't know Corn snakes would transverse the mountain streams under the water....this one popped up while I was walking up stream looking for snot lizards.... http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll133/R_Campbell/mander1qaa_zps44f99c82.jpg http://i287.photobucket...

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Dude...Nothing like seeing home..lutosus and "mints"...

I think you got it wrong though...little man was the one with all the answers to my questions! That is one outstanding young man!

Hopefully we can get out more than once this coming year hermano....

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Have had a pretty interesting year...and have spent time in the field with the best people. Monty, Diego, Brendan, Doug, Dan, John, Michael, Nate, Nick, Terry, Jason, Graham, Micheal and Micheal.... Teaser for the EOY post coming (still some field time to get in yet!).... These things can be found i...

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There has been a large breeding population in Cades Cove TN for at least 8 years that I know of.... I assume introduced as the bubble that exists devoid of them (so far) all the way around.

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Snake Dude, A very mature response, thank you for acknowledging the issues we were trying to point out, but more importantly for listening* (odd choice of word for a post you read...). Don't lose the enthusiasm, in fact grow it. Continue to learn and have a blast, while helping further knowledge and...

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:( While I see you are enthusiastic about herping..and from the post...you are new. Please understand that den sites are sensitive areas, and they should be viewed from a distance so as not to disturb the snakes. You did harm by digging snakes out of den areas and disturbing them...I will assume uni...

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Heron or other wading bird pelvis I would guess.

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No matter where you go....it is always spectacular! http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll133/R_Campbell/mrs_zpsf689883d.jpg http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll133/R_Campbell/nmt_zps520da250.jpg http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll133/R_Campbell/rs1_zpsc1a3e5c4.jpg http://i287.photobucket.com/albu...

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simpleyork... agreed, it was spectacular...best looking male I have personally ever seen. Looking forward to being able to photograph many more! regalringneck, thank you for the kind words. They are appreciated! MarcLinsalata, thank you for the kind words... Arizona is a magical place, no matter whe...

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Arizona is an incredible state. The annual rainfall we all hold our breathe for is just starting up. and with that rain will follow the people who chase our cold blooded passions. Remember while out there to be safe, be civil, and follow the laws of the state of Arizona. Herpers are not bad guys, so...

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Andy,
Hopefully you can, I do not know when they migrate south out of Colorado. I love these little guys and although I come across them often, this was the first time I was able to get a photograph!

-Riley

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Whitney's Elf Owl
Micrathene whitneyi whitneyi
Pima County, AZ

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Yes Tonia, it was clipped in the head by a car. Although enucleated, I do believe it survived the incident, as it was fiesty and walking well as it left the road way while I was photographing it... It was the worst part of the evening.

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A few recent finds in Pima County. Terry at some point I plan on hooking up with you since I am here and you are not too terribly far away! (Besides I have bamboo for you)... http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll133/R_Campbell/gopher_zps4b903224.jpg http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll133/R_Campbel...

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So this month has allowed me some really neat opportunities while walking washes. Nailing lighting in the dark is always a challenge and I have striven to achieve even lighting and decent exposure. Question, does the first image look overexposed? I ask as it was one of the last images I tool of this...

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The stripes on the posterior bug me, but my gut reaction to pic one is Rhabdophis....

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Hold harmless, indemnification agreements, and release of liability are just one part of a legal picture. If field events occur on private property I could see property owners requiring hold harmless and indemnification agreements signed before allowing an organization to utilize their property. Min...

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