Wayne's 2011 field pics...New pics

[infernalis]

This little one posed for me before leaving.

http://www.thamnophis.co/herp/1.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/herp/2.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/herp/3.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/herp/4.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/herp/5.jpg

[stephanbakir]

Nice, a wild one?

[infernalis]

Yes, it was exploring out by my barn.

[SnakeyJay]

Cool shots wayne.. Ur lucky to have herps all over ur own land :)

[emilie]

ohh so cute! Is it bad that I want him?

[fflamingmoe]

That's a pretty cool headshot for sure.:yes:
You take awesome pictures man.

[infernalis]

http://www.thamnophis.co/herp/milk1.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/herp/milk2.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/herp/milk3.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/herp/milk4.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/herp/flowers.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/herp/lilacs.jpg

[stephanbakir]

Love the lilacs

[Ch^4]

Nice! I never see wild snakes in the NW :(

But I never have time to go herping either :(

[infernalis]

I don't really go herping, I just go for walks. ;)

[Ch^4]

I don't really go herping, I just go for walks. ;)

:mad::mad::mad:

[Coffee Black]

:mad::mad::mad:


Seriously. I HAVE to go herping and it is usually a fruitless endeavor. A few summers ago I went herping ALL weekend and I saw nothing. I went to my parents place about 100 miles south of here the next day. I was asked to go across the street to the laundromat to swap clothes into the dryer. I get right outside the building and there is a gorgeous little ringneck chilling by the steps. I mention it to my mother and she says " oh yeah, he is there all the time."

[stephanbakir]

Move back in with your parents, problem solved :)

[infernalis]

While walking the dogs tonight....

http://www.thamnophis.co/Milks/Milk1.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/Milks/milk2.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/Milks/milk3.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/Milks/milk4.jpg

[stephanbakir]

Nice, haven't found a snake all week, caught a 25lb snapping turtle though :)

[infernalis]

Got some more shots of wild specimens.

http://www.reptard.info/2011Herp/duo.jpg

http://www.reptard.info/2011Herp/face.jpg

http://www.reptard.info/2011Herp/garterSnake.jpg

http://www.reptard.info/2011Herp/keels.jpg

http://www.reptard.info/2011Herp/milk.jpg

http://www.reptard.info/2011Herp/stare.jpg

[infernalis]

http://www.reptard.info/2011Herp/triangulum.jpg

http://www.reptard.info/2011Herp/wide.jpg

[stephanbakir]

Stunning pics.

[SnakeyJay]

Cool pics..

[Max713]

Awesome Wayne! What are you shooting with?

[Reptile_Reptile]

good stuff man

[infernalis]

Awesome Wayne! What are you shooting with?

Just a little $100 ten megapixel Sanyo pocket cam.

I crop away all unwanted background and clean up the images with Fireworks.

[stephanbakir]

Wish i knew more about photography lol.

[Wolfus_305]

Very nice pictures Wayne! We hardly see any snakes up at the cottage nowadays :(


Nice, haven't found a snake all week, caught a 25lb snapping turtle though :)
A few summers ago I went fishing with my sister, we caught a turtle.. it was a real shocker when we pulled the line in :P

[infernalis]

More......

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/blue.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/dk.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/duo.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/gart.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/milkie.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/milksnake.jpg

[infernalis]

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/nice1.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/tongue.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/trio.jpg

[whoaxmary]

Love em as always.<3

[infernalis]

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/pair.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/plywood.jpg

Look close, there is 2 garter snakes together in this pic..
http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/snakes.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/newt.jpg

[Max713]

It's so weird how similar the species are that you would find on a hike through western oregon, or Waynes backyard.
I've got a soft spot for red-sided garters, had an incredibly mellow one as a pet at a very young age (~6). Unfortunately the poor guy died... Heart broken little kid I was.

Haven't seen a salamander in forever though! Not since living in the portland area, we had a ton of orange-bellies running around my childhood home.

Lucky man you are Wayne, looks like you do a great deal to support the reptile population on your land.

[infernalis]

Lucky man you are Wayne, looks like you do a great deal to support the reptile population on your land.


It's my big free air viv.... love it.

[infernalis]

http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/darko.jpg


http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/darko2.jpg


http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/darko3.jpg


http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/rust1.jpg


http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/rust2.jpg


http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/rust3.jpg

[infernalis]

http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/rust4.jpg


http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/wicked3.jpg


http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/wicked4.jpg


http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/wicked5.jpg

[infernalis]

This spirited little guy did not like his picture taken one bit, I got tagged a couple times taking these shots.

http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/wicked6.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/wicked7.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/wicked8.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/wicked1.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/wicked2.jpg

[Jenn_06]

great looking pics, all we see here in MI are deers :(

[marvelfreak]

Sweet pics Wayne. All i ever see are toads, deer, birds and ugly people. lol Did see a guy catch the biggest newt i ever seen. After his wife took some pics they let it go. Wished i had my camera it was sweet.

[stephanbakir]

Nice Wayne, a few of them looked feisty!

[Coffee Black]

Yeah those last few looked as though they would be biting first and asking questions later.

[infernalis]

Yeah those last few looked as though they would be biting first and asking questions later.


That was one snake, very mean tempered too. I wanted to keep him, but I let him be on his way.

[whoaxmary]

Great pictures Wayne - as always.
Even neater how you managed to post pictures from 'July 2" on the second. ;) -points to editted title-

[infernalis]

Great pictures Wayne - as always.
Even neater how you managed to post pictures from 'July 12" on the second. ;) -points to editted title-


Thanks.

I only have the ability to do that on two forums, Otherwise I start new threads because a lot of people overlook the ongoing pictures I add all summer long.

[marionsclan]

You saw all these snakes outside in the wild????

[infernalis]

You saw all these snakes outside in the wild????

my back yard ;) Yes they are free wild specimens that I photographed.

[marionsclan]

More......

http://www.thamnophis.us/snakers/blue.jpg


Is this guy in blue? And if so, why would he be out and about if he can't see?

[stephanbakir]

They aren't totally blind, and they have other methods of seeing including heat and smell.

[marionsclan]

my back yard ;) Yes they are free wild specimens that I photographed.

I'm jealous. :hmm:

[Lankyrob]

I'm jealous. :hmm:

I think everyone on this forum is jealous of waynes "back yard"!!! :yes::):yes:

[infernalis]

Is this guy in blue? And if so, why would he be out and about if he can't see?

Yes he is in the blue, He was hiding when I lifted up the board.

I took the picture and then put him back under his hide.

Confession - I place large sheets of wood in prime locations and leave them there so snakes will hide under them.

It's time to walk my dogs right now, I will take the camera with me, it's 6:52 am and the sun has not yet started to warm up the ground... Let's see what is under there this morning.:)

[marionsclan]

Yes he is in the blue, He was hiding when I lifted up the board.

I took the picture and then put him back under his hide.

Aha! And for a moment there I was second guessing myself about the little I know when they go into blue. hahahaha

[infernalis]

Not one single snake this morning.

One time I lifted this up (sheet on the left) and there was 7 snakes under it at once.

http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/wood.jpg

Snakes commonly show up under this potty...

http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/toilet.jpg



Sometimes they pop out of these hoses..

http://www.thamnophis.co/7211/hose.jpg

[stephanbakir]

If I didn't have random people walking all over my property I'd be doing that aswel!

[infernalis]

If I didn't have random people walking all over my property I'd be doing that aswel!

Since I run a park for a living, people traffic is a way of life.

There are people camping in my woods right now, but it pays the bills.

I always give the snake lecture to anyone who camps here, Folks are told right up front that all habitats are off limits.

Most likely when I finish up the big habitat project, I will have a camera up on a pole monitoring it so I can catch any trespass activity quickly.

[stephanbakir]

I have... rowdy quebec trespassers... Hate those guys..

[shaunyboy]

I think everyone on this forum is jealous of waynes "back yard"!!! :yes::):yes:

i for one am jealous rob

i would happily live in a tent the rest of my days if it was pitched in waynes back yard mate

great pictures wayne

cheers shaun

[Coffee Black]

Agreed ! I can't wait to have a bit of property someday. I'll be hurling plywood and corrugated roofing scraps all over heh. We're moving into a house ( rent/ potential to buy) end of the month and there is a bunch of wood scraps left in the garage I plan on piling up in a corner of the yard. See if it yields anything. I'm skeptical, herping in the capital region is fairly poor. I'm almost tempted to relocate some ring necks I found at work into the yard.

[stephanbakir]

Whats gona stop them from wanderin? You got food for them on the property?

[Coffee Black]

A joke, sir. I wasn't really going to relocate them. There is food but I generally leave stuff be if possible. I did move them into the woods as they were a tad too close to the road behind the store.

[stephanbakir]

I move animals in direct risk, like when we built my aunts house, she tore down the forest to make her yard/room for the house (i rebelled and lost). I got her to hold the build for 2 weeks and relocated the animals in the area to a more rural environment.

[infernalis]

I operate my business in a very Eco friendly manner.

Maybe once every other year or so I find a snake run over on my track, but thats about it.

In the mean time all the hard pack offers prime basking when it's quiet out there.

On any given early morning stroll it's likely to encounter a snake or two sunning itself on the track.

[infernalis]

Found a nice orange garter, released it after the pic was taken.

http://www.thamnophis.us/DB2011/thamn1.jpg

This little fella is in the blue, found him hiding under a scrap of wood.. Notce the copper colour stripes, almost a common sight on my land.

http://www.storeria.com/sep11/snake.jpg

[McSlo2.0]

awesome shots, I wish we had so many snakes in our area

[infernalis]

They are starting to move closer to the dens, I see a lot less now than I did mid summer.