New from Bangkok

bangkokherps · 07-10-11, 07:30 AM

Hi, I came in response to a trackback to my site and thought I might introduce myself. My name is Jonathan and I love field herping. I've heavily involved in NAFHA and try to active in conservation issues. I've done most of my herping on the west coast of the US, but also have spent time in Missouri, the east coast, Central America, and Asia. I've been living in Bangkok for the last year and am halfway done completely an online field guide to Bangkok's herps. I love the science aspect, but my only contributions have been teaching and a few distribution notes for new lizard populations. I used to keep herps (especially when I taught), but it's not practical right now. Nice to meet ya'all!

infernalis · 07-10-11, 01:10 PM

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KD35WIN.AS.ONE · 07-10-11, 01:11 PM

Nice to meet you... Thailand... Id love to visit.

marvelfreak · 07-10-11, 01:28 PM

Hello and welcome!

whoaxmary · 07-10-11, 03:23 PM

Hello and welcome, we're glad to have you,

stephanbakir · 07-10-11, 04:23 PM

Welcome to the forums!

Freebody · 07-10-11, 06:09 PM

welcome to the forum

TeaNinja · 07-10-11, 06:13 PM

hello. i've been to thailand for a month, it was amazing. i went to bangkok, phuket and chiang mai.

shaunyboy · 07-10-11, 07:21 PM

hello and welcome

you seem to be leading a fairly exciting life mate

your work is very interesting stuff,have you any pictures to share (we love pic's on here)

cheers shaun

bangkokherps · 07-12-11, 08:50 PM

I'm more of a herp generalist than a snake specialist, but here are a representative sample of snake pics (ugh! limited to 8 pics so I'll cut a few and make two posts):

Columbia County, Oregon

Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)

Northwestern Garter Snake (Thamnophis ordinoides)

Bay Area, California

Alameda Striped Racer (Masticophis lateralis euryxanthus)

Southern California

Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber)

Desert Patchnose Snake (Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis)

San Bernardino Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata parvirubra)

Mojave Shovelnose Snake (Chionactis occipitalis occipitalis)

Coastal Rosy Boa (Lichanura trivirgata roseofusca)

bangkokherps · 07-12-11, 08:51 PM

Here are a few from outside the west coast:

Warren County, Missouri

Red Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum syspila)

Delmarva Peninsula

Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula)

Baltimore, Maryland

Northern/Southern Ringneck Snakes (Diadophis punctatus edwardsi/punctatus)

Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Specked Racer (Drymobius margaritiferus)

Thailand

Long-nosed Whip Snake (Ahaetulla nasuta)

Rice Paddy Snake (Enhydris plumbea)

Red-tailed Pipe Snake (Cylindrophis ruffus)

Reticulated Python (Python reticulatus)

TeaNinja · 07-12-11, 10:26 PM

bay area ftw lol.

bangkokherps · 07-13-11, 02:59 AM

I like the Bay Area a lot, even though I haven't been there that much. I didn't want to be any more specific on the location than that because they're an endangered species.

Besides the alameda racer (which I was really, really happy and a little bit lucky to get) here are a few others from my 2-day trip there last year:

Also saw california slender salis, gabilian mountain slender sali, arboreal sali, california giant sali, rough-skinned newts, california red-legged frogs, foothill yellow-legged frogs (tads), sierra chorus frogs, bullfrogs, western toads, western spadefoot toads, california whiptails, fence lizards, sagebrush lizard, san francisco alligator lizard, and california alligator lizard. I was really impressed with all the variety that could be found in a place that you don't hear about being a herper target. Disappointed that I didn't land a California glossy though!