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Some field herping in TX, AR, and AZ from last year with a sneak peek
at a recent 2015 trip to AZ. Hope you enjoy.

Meth is bad stuff. Crazy girl on meth was laying in the middle of a 55mph road. Almost got hit. She started talking some about some crazy stuff. We stayed with her to make sure oncoming traffic didn't hit her.

Nicholas, 17, took his first solo herp trip. CO to AZ to CA. Made it 1,500 miles. Did some field herping in Arizona and CA, found some banded rock rattlesnakes, whipsnakes, kingsnakes, ringnecks, rattlesnakes and more.

Had a few folks who weren't too fond of our decision to let him take this trip at age 17. Nicholas earned this trip. He's volunteered at the local zoo for the past 4 years (doing it again for his 5th year) logging 800 volunteer hours doing all kinds of jobs. He also worked at a local grocery store earning money for a car and this trip. He's been driving on back roads since age 13, so he's probably logged at least 200 hours of driving prior to this trip. Since age 3, he's been field herping with me and understands clearly the safety factors involved in this hobby. His outdoor skills with regards to camping and being in nature are second to none. Respect is earned, not given. He earned this trip.

On our last day in Florida, we found one small snake, the Brahminy Blind Snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus). They are believed to have been transported through plants, burrowing in the soil. All of the individuals are females, no males allowed in this club! We ended up finding a couple of them, cool little snakes.

Some basic information you'll need to know to be successful at field
herping.

Nicholas caught a snapping turtle in a pond at night. We have our best luck at night shining lights on the edge of ponds here in Colorado. Easier to see them under the water at night with a bright flashlight.




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Field herping in CO and Kansas during 2012. Eastern Hognose, Black Rat Snakes, Timber Rattlesnakes, Copperheads, Wormsnakes, Snapping Turtle, Horned Lizard, Milksnakes, Coachwhips, and much more.

The western slope of Colorado has some interesting reptiles and amphibians. It gets pretty toasty in the day, so the lizards come out to play.

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Bullsnake bite drew blood as Nicholas tried to move him from the middle of the road. These guys usually bluff, but this one chomped down on his hand and wouldn't let go. He also coiled around his arm. Everytime he moved to uncoil the snake, it would bite. Fun times.Saved it from being smushed by a semi a few mintues later.

We usually never have a problem with moving a non venomous snake off the road. In fact, this is the first bullsnake that's ever done something like this.

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Mexican Water Moccasin (Cantil). Field herping Mexico in 60 seconds. The full length video should be good so stay tuned. We ended up seeing an amazing amount of snakes, had some interesting experiences and crushed it.

Just some field herping in New Mexico. We traveled to southern NM in June, temps ranged from 110-120 in the day which made for some tough herping. Still managed to scrounge up a few herps.