going frog and snake hunting at a local lake tomorrow

[garterguy]

im going to a lake tomorrow ot go look for leopard frogs,garter snakes,and Massuanga snakes. i hope to catch two of each and release them on my farm. i have built a pond out here for em and everything.hope everything goes as planned!

[Gregg M]

It is not a good idea to relocate snakes........ They usually wind up dieing....... If you find them take pics and leave them where you found them.......

[Vanan]

Heed Gregg's advice. Relocation doesn't always work, even when done by biologists sometimes. Try to setup a good herp envrionment, and the herps will come by themselves.

[Beejay]

I'm not sure what to think of your post. It sounds like there should be something drawn to a pond on a farm...no need to go collecting "Massuanga" snakes and the likes...but good luck finding two of each anyhow :D

Imagine how rewarding it will feel to find you've helped create an environment that attracts snakes and frogs....and then compare that feeling to the knowledge that you've just marked a few pairs of beautiful animals for death by relocating them to an unfamiliar location.

Wait until July, and then tell us how many naturally occuring frogs you've found in your pond! Trust me on that! lol

But good luck field herping anyhow! Bring a camera, not a pillowcase!

Bj

[garterguy]

hehe i wasnt planning on releasing them directly into the wild i was going to keep two of each and see if i can breed them...if nothing happens in a few weeks i will release them back to their homes

[dm101081]

What kind of breeding results were you planning on seeing in a few weeks???

[Dozer]

Eggs of course ;)

[V.hb]

you couldnt WC collect two animals from the wild and breed them in 2 weeks thats rediculous and irresonsible!!

[Dozer]

I'd like to add that i'm being a smart punk :P

[JD@reptiles]

LoL... Sorry garter guy.. but i haven't heard anything that stupid ever.

[garterguy]

who said a few weeks means 2 weeks?

[JD@reptiles]

and what are massuanga snakes?

[Lisa]

I think he means massassauga rattlers. I could be mistaken though.

[JD@reptiles]

Garter guy. have you ever kept hots before? or do you have a hook?

[KrokadilyanGuy3]

.. For the record Massasaugas are endangered animals; Meaning no collecting unless you hold a PSP or some other sort of permitation allowing endangered animals to be collected. Good luck at getting them too, I hear they are hard to obtain. As for relocating animals of any sort. I'm sure you'd need permits, especially if the are endangered animals and are hazardous to humans or other creatures. There's a reason why they aren't in that particular area. Leave it at that. By the way, you'd need permits to do anything with Massasaugas.
Xan

[JD@reptiles]

That was well said KrokadilyanGuy3. I forgot about that little detail.

Jordan

[garterguy]

I AM NOT RELOCATING ANY SNAKES I AM JUST STUDYING THEM

[KrokadilyanGuy3]

i hope to catch two of each and release them on my farm. i have built a pond out here for em and everything.hope everything goes as planned!

I AM NOT RELOCATING ANY SNAKES I AM JUST STUDYING THEM



..Sounds like you are to me. Catching will involve permits for massasaugas. I recomend not getting caught with them buggers
without proper varifications..
.. Thanks Jordan, was actuallywaiting to see if anyone picked upon it before I posted.
Xain

[JD@reptiles]

Have you ever kept hots before GarterGuy? Do you have a hook?