Inspired by Birding/Birdwatching Discussion Topic . Thread for anything herp related! To start things off these are my favorite herps of each month from 2024: January I walked up on my lifer mudsnake crossing a trail in Shark Valley. [Eastern Mudsnake from Everglades National Park] [Image 1-2-2…

I was quite active on Field Herp Forum and other herp forums around the world circa 2005. Went to SSAR, World Herp Congress, IHS, etc. Got away from it for a while. 20 years later, here we are on the iNat Forum. How the turn tables . . .

That’s very cool man. Maybe it was too long for an initial post, but I had the classic Field Herp Forum ‘End of Year Report’ in my mind with my post. There don’t really seem to be many herpers or herpetologists on this forum, but we’re all here because we love nature, so I figured that there should …

I have nine species of amphibians and six species of reptiles. Your photos are so beautiful! I think a lot of snakes look like beading designs for jewelry.

[image] man4nature: Inspired by Birding/Birdwatching Discussion Topic . Glad that my thread inspired you. I hope that is grows! Happy Herping!

Yes, please limit the number of images to only a few highlights and then add links to observations rather than post photos. It makes the thread unwieldy and we do have a set amount of storage space with our Discourse plan. Don’t worry, it’s not anywhere near the limit, but since the forum is primari…

Unfortunately for me, we have no wild reptiles in Alaska, but we do have some amphibians here and there. I think I would be really into herps if I lived somewhere where they were more common. So far I’ve seen one species, the wood frog.

[image] tiwane: I used to be big into herping but more and more I dislike how disruptive it often is compared to finding/observing other organisms and I feel guilty doing it I guess there are different ways of herping, some more disruptive than others, but I’ve always found plenty of reptiles…

[image] giannamaria: Is herping really more disruptive than other forms of wildlife watching, and if so, why? “Serious” herping generally involves lifting up cover objects, which is inherently disruptive even if done well. And to get really cool photos it can often entail catching or wranglin…

Ooh, fun thread! I’m thinking of participating in the Maine Big Night this spring.

[image] tiwane: Yes, please limit the number of images to only a few highlights and then add links to observations rather than post photos. Gotcha, sounds good. I can edit the post if you want. [image] tiwane: I used to be big into herping but more and more I dislike how disruptive it of…

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Glad that my thread inspired you. I hope that is grows! Happy Herping!

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