Two days of field herping! [Archive] - sSNAKESs : Reptile Forum

stephanbakir

07-17-11, 09:11 PM

Went field herping with Benny (my cousin) and KrazyKat for about... 20 hours over the last 2 days.

Caught TONS of northern water snakes, including a (we think) morph northern water snake, pitch black patches with pure white in the background.
A few turtles, mostly painted but did catch one RES.
Caught a few giant bullfrogs and even watched a dragonfly come out of its nymph shell!
Saw a PAIR of albino herons, wish we had our camera for that but we were soaked in mud.
We do have pics but Kat has them on her phone so they will be uploaded later.

Kayla90

07-17-11, 09:36 PM

Awesome! Way jealous. Can't wait till I have some money to bus it out there and come with you guys XD..
Though from the sounds of it... I'll want to bring rain boots and coveralls with me lmao

stephanbakir

07-17-11, 09:39 PM

Best herping boots are actually freediving boots that are made to go inside rigid flippers, try them and you will never go back. I was up to my chest in the mud at one point, and I'm talking mud, not mud with water on top. (I'm 6'3)

Kayla90

07-17-11, 09:42 PM

:O Holy crap, I'm 5'3, I would be COMPLETELY covered wahaha
How was it for Kat then?? Don't know how tall she is.. but I'm sure she's not as tall as you..
How do you move around in that stuff??

stephanbakir

07-17-11, 09:44 PM

Kat is tiny :P She and Benny took the less exciting routes, but Kat got really good and muddy :P

Kayla90

07-17-11, 10:06 PM

Lmao well that's good to know I'm not the only short one.
Can't say I'm one for mud, but this sounds like it was a freaking blast.

Gungirl

07-18-11, 05:29 AM

Glad to hear you guys had fun.. can't wait to see some pics!

KrazyKat

07-18-11, 07:43 AM

Kat is tiny :P She and Benny took the less exciting routes, but Kat got really good and muddy :P

Yeah, I looked like a filthy swamp creature :p Also, I have nasty scratches all up my legs, and some particularly bad ones on my thigh that bear an uncanny resemblance to a cutter's marks, unfortunately...I swear, I'm a happy person, I don't cut myself - i have witnesses! Lol :p

KrazyKat

07-18-11, 08:13 AM

Glad to hear you guys had fun.. can't wait to see some pics!

Prepare to be disappointed, I'm afraid :( We only had my phone yesterday to snap a few, none of us had a camera or even a phone with one Saturday, which was when we made our biggest finds (the "anery" northern water snake, along with a huge normal female who seemed very calm once Stephan caught her. We carried her a good distance up the beach to relocate her to a safer spot away from the parents who like to beat these guys to a pulp when spotted along the shore. We caught a few other water snakes, along with a huge bullfrog, which caught the attention of some curious onlookers who wanted to take a look before we released it.

We will definitely have a camera next time, and next time will be very soon I'm sure. I promise we will take TONS of pics then! :) I'll upload a few tonight, but its just area shots and one close up of a bullfrog that let me get right up to it (ALMOST caught it after :p).

It was SO awesome, I haven't gone herping in years - and I can't wait to go again! :)

KrazyKat

07-18-11, 08:26 AM

Lmao well that's good to know I'm not the only short one.
Can't say I'm one for mud, but this sounds like it was a freaking blast.

No, you're not alone Kayla! :p And power to the little people! LOL
It really was a freaking blast - you really should come with us sometime, that would be SO great! :) I'm currently the only girl that goes, not that I mind it, but I'm also the shortest...not that I mind it but....haha yeah:p Kidding aside, it would be great to have you join our group - the more the merrier! :) Whatever we can do to help, I believe I can speak for all of us when I say we will be most accommodating. My couch is your couch - and just ask the guys, they'll confirm that I have some deep comfy couches for sleeping on :p Your welcome to stay anytime you're prepared to make the trip down to join us :)

stephanbakir

07-18-11, 09:52 AM

Yeah, I looked like a filthy swamp creature :p Also, I have nasty scratches all up my legs, and some particularly bad ones on my thigh that bear an uncanny resemblance to a cutter's marks, unfortunately...I swear, I'm a happy person, I don't cut myself - i have witnesses! Lol :p

You were on my shoulders at the time you got those cuts, so I didn't SEE it happen, for all I know you were cutting yourself while I was doing the hard work :P

Kayla90

07-18-11, 09:55 AM

Prepare to be disappointed, I'm afraid :( We only had my phone yesterday to snap a few, none of us had a camera or even a phone with one Saturday, which was when we made our biggest finds (the "anery" northern water snake, along with a huge normal female who seemed very calm once Stephan caught her. We carried her a good distance up the beach to relocate her to a safer spot away from the parents who like to beat these guys to a pulp when spotted along the shore. We caught a few other water snakes, along with a huge bullfrog, which caught the attention of some curious onlookers who wanted to take a look before we released it.

Maybe he's like a giant snake whisperer.. -.-
Lmao they seriously beat the little ones up? And didn't you say she was huge... does that mean the adults are even bigger :O

Kayla90

07-18-11, 10:01 AM

No, you're not alone Kayla! :p And power to the little people! LOL
It really was a freaking blast - you really should come with us sometime, that would be SO great! I'm currently the only girl that goes, not that I mind it, but I'm also the shortest...not that I mind it but....haha yeah:p Kidding aside, it would be great to have you join our group - the more the merrier! :) Whatever we can do to help, I believe I can speak for all of us when I say we will be most accommodating. My couch is your couch - and just ask the guys, they'll confirm that I have some deep comfy couches for sleeping on :p Your welcome to stay anytime you're prepared to make the trip down to join us :)

:freakedout: Really yaaaay, I don't mind comfy couches thank you. As soon as I get a job, I'm gonna catch a bus your way then :D hehehe
How tall are you by the way?? I'm 5'3, and I'm the tallest on my mom's side of the family XD It's sad...

stephanbakir

07-18-11, 10:02 AM

Ignorant parents kill EVERY snake they see where I go herping, its not uncommon to see multiple snake bodies that have been mauled on the beach.
I always relocate animals away from where people play for this reason.

The big female was MASSIVE she was long, and really thick. Never once tried to bite anyone, and just sat calmly in Kat's arms as we left the public area.

Will0W783

07-18-11, 10:29 AM

Awesome! I am really jealous- that sounds like it was tons of fun. :)

stephanbakir

07-18-11, 05:22 PM

Kat is too busy working out to upload pics :(

KrazyKat

07-18-11, 06:27 PM

:freakedout: Really yaaaay, I don't mind comfy couches thank you. As soon as I get a job, I'm gonna catch a bus your way then :D hehehe
How tall are you by the way?? I'm 5'3, and I'm the tallest on my mom's side of the family XD It's sad...

Well, I am 5'5, but 4'9 according to Stephan :p (he told me I had to say that) And I'm really lookin forward to you coming down, just let me know in advance so i can book you into Kat's Inn :p

stephanbakir

07-18-11, 06:29 PM

She really is 4'9...

Kayla90

07-18-11, 06:37 PM

-.- Geez if Kat is 4'9 to you and taller then me... then I guess that makes me 4'7 O.o
I really don't want to be that short... Lmao
And I'm sure you'll know waaaaay ahead lmao .. I'll be unable to stop talking about 'finally having money, and finally being able to catch a bus in a couple weeks' wooooooooooo lmao.. Probably... XD
But yea, I went to a pet store today called reptilez... and I saaaaaaw so many snakes
they were soooo pretty and they had a gtp, and I wannnnted her soooooo badly :D :D :D

stephanbakir

07-18-11, 06:42 PM

Finding snakes in herp shops > finding them in the wild! :)

KrazyKat

07-18-11, 06:57 PM

Kat is too busy working out to upload pics :(

Kat is now done working out, and has uploaded the pics :p - there aren't many like I said, but it gives you an idea of the area we were in, oh and the ancient Pepsi Cola bottle.

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/katgirl17/IMAG0023.jpg

http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/katgirl17/IMAG0032.jpg
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/katgirl17/IMAG0026.jpg
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/katgirl17/IMAG0025.jpg
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/katgirl17/IMAG0024.jpg
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/katgirl17/IMAG0034.jpg

stephanbakir

07-18-11, 07:00 PM

Where did you put the other pics? :P Anyone know how old that bottle is?

stephanbakir

07-18-11, 07:04 PM

God, Kat is on the phone complaining that she cant tell one pic from another, sometimes the ladies need help from a man :)

KrazyKat

07-18-11, 07:06 PM

Here's some more:
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/katgirl17/IMAG0033.jpg
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/katgirl17/IMAG0031.jpg
http://i1103.photobucket.com/albums/g463/katgirl17/IMAG0029.jpg

stephanbakir

07-18-11, 07:07 PM

God, duplicate photos.... Sigh, I didn't help with that.

Kayla90

07-19-11, 06:32 AM

God, Kat is on the phone complaining that she cant tell one pic from another, sometimes the ladies need help from a man :)

Or maybe it's your help that's confusing her -.-
LMAO

But definitely some cool pictures.. next time you definitely need to get some of the snakes though :yes:

Kayla90

07-19-11, 06:34 AM

Where did you put the other pics? :P Anyone know how old that bottle is?

Is it older than me?? Cause that would be cool...

stephanbakir

07-19-11, 06:40 AM

Is it older than me?? Cause that would be cool...
For sure. :)

KrazyKat

07-19-11, 11:28 AM

Or maybe it's your help that's confusing her -.-
LMAO

Help - more like harassment to get them uploaded at light speed!! Lol I would say the pressure, prodding and egging on were the biggest contributing factors to the confusion :p

But definitely some cool pictures.. next time you definitely need to get some of the snakes though :yes:

DEFINITELY! So sad that we didn't end up taking that "anery" Northern Water snake home with us, it's apparently nowhere to be found spoken of or depicted through online research. Perhaps we'll get lucky and find the lil guy again when you come down Kayla ;) wouldn't that be awesome!?

Gungirl

07-19-11, 11:30 AM

The pepsi bottle is about the 1950's but with out knowing the code #'s on the bottom I can't tell you anymore than that.

stephanbakir

07-19-11, 11:39 AM

Def getting pictures next time :)

Kayla90

07-19-11, 04:02 PM

Help - more like harassment to get them uploaded at light speed!! Lol I would say the pressure, prodding and egging on were the biggest contributing factors to the confusion :p

But definitely some cool pictures.. next time you definitely need to get some of the snakes though :yes:

DEFINITELY! So sad that we didn't end up taking that "anery" Northern Water snake home with us, it's apparently nowhere to be found spoken of or depicted through online research. Perhaps we'll get lucky and find the lil guy again when you come down Kayla ;) wouldn't that be awesome!?

Wahaha that would be so freaking awesome :yes:
I've got 4 job interviews coming up.. hopefully by the end of tomorrow night I'll have a full time job and that much closer to owning a snake and going herping with you guys :D :D

Yea you guys need lots of pictures.. how else am I suppose to have an awesome time as well.. lmao I'm living through you guys until I can have some awesome times with you..

stephanbakir

07-19-11, 04:14 PM

Cant wait to get my memory card, you guys will get new pics of Kirana, and actually get pics when Kat and I go herping :)
That and in a week or so you should be getting pics of baby rats, if you guys want to see em :P

Kayla90

07-19-11, 06:01 PM

:O YES. Babies are so adorable be it snakes or RATS :D :D
Are you breeding them as feeders, or for pets though .. I don't think, unless I absolutely had to, I would never be able to feed my snake a live rat..

stephanbakir

07-19-11, 06:11 PM

Aaran

07-19-11, 07:12 PM

stephanbakir

07-19-11, 07:18 PM

I have some on my facebook, you got facebook? Ssnakess has a FB chatroom and channel.

We only had a cellphone camera, and couldn't bring it to the muddy spots where we found the snakes.

Kayla90

07-19-11, 09:46 PM

Lmao you should've just brought a ziplock bag with you and put the phone in there.. and then taken pictures that way.. wahahha

radstusky

07-19-11, 09:54 PM

Wow, sounds like you guys had a great time! Really down and dirty too :) . More pics??

stephanbakir

07-20-11, 04:32 AM

Wow, sounds like you guys had a great time! Really down and dirty too :) . More pics??
Nothing more from this trip, but we are going again this weekend.
Different spot though, less herps but possibly more fun :)

We are going to these rapids with tons of interconnected waterfalls, probably about 150-200 mini waterfalls and pools. Sometimes you get lucky and find some snakes, but its mostly for the fun.

If we don't get any herps I'll prolly head into the bush and catch a few snakes quick so you guys can see some :)

infernalis

07-20-11, 07:23 AM

The pepsi bottle is about the 1950's but with out knowing the code #'s on the bottom I can't tell you anymore than that.

I can attest first hand that bottle is from the 1970's, I drank a few.

The 1980's introduced the twist off top and the 90's was the beginning of plastic bottles.

stephanbakir

07-20-11, 07:27 AM

Didn't they stop using "Pepsi Cola" in the 50s?

Gungirl

07-20-11, 05:55 PM

I can attest first hand that bottle is from the 1970's, I drank a few.

The 1980's introduced the twist off top and the 90's was the beginning of plastic bottles.

Thats odd.. everything I found on line said 1950's I may be wrong but I don't think so...