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Old 08-23-03, 02:33 PM   #1
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Unhappy Northern Copperhead and Canebrake

Last Thursday I was called to a snake removal job in Nashville, TN. Simultaneously the dork duo of Joe and Barry were called to a house up on Lookout Mtn, GA. Well, I ended up in a sub division crawling all thru this guys house and basement, with no snakes to be found. Pickerheads ended up catching a gravid female northern copperhead about 20” and an adult male canebrake rattler, about 3.5’. Sometimes life just isn’t fair! But on a much happier note, I was given a $595 check for my efforts, they only got the snakes. =) And I should mention they saw another adult copper that they let get away. Ha ha!!!
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Old 08-30-03, 09:40 PM   #2
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Sweet! You can share that $595 with me? LoL (jk) Just wondering, how do you get involved in field herping? or even a herpetologist career? I have looked on the internet... but i was just wondering what you have to do to get involved? If you can help me out that would be cool. thanks
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Old 09-01-03, 01:50 PM   #3
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Hey Brittany, to get involved in field herping, you just go into the field and study some herps. It’s that simple. For herpetology as a career, you need to study are in biology in high school, then study herpetology in college. It’s hard to earn a decent living from just herps. I am contracted with a snake removal service up north, and I make some pretty good money thru the summer months. I also breed and sell herps, there is actually more money in breeding rats. Ha ha. I am also the reptile curator at the Chattanooga Nature Center. One would think I could earn my living thru that, but just not the case. I also have to work full time as a flt manager and I also wrestle. Try to have something to fall back on in case the herping for living thing falls thru. Good luck to you. If you want more details on finding them in the field, email me.
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What part of ohio are you from?
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Suckrpnch , I am from Toledo....
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