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Scott’s Life List
Scott Albert
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Well-organized list with photos and descriptions of herps where they were
found, mostly in Illinois.
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Full Spectrum Photography
Brad
Alexander
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Extensive gallery of California and other western herps. Photos only, many of them superb.
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Herps
Patrick
Alexander
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Photo galleries with captions of Southwestern and Indiana herps found in the field.
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Field Trips
Arkansas Herpetological
Society
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Entertaining accounts of local herp trips organized by the Arkansas
Herp Society. Extensive narratives
and photos.
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Herping North America
Chad Arment
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A few brief descriptions and photos of herps found in South Carolina
and Kentucky, as well as galleries from Arizona and Pennsylvania by some
friends.
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A.S.E.F.H.
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Searchable database of reports posted by members of the Association of
South Eastern Field Herpers. Mostly
photos with a few field notes.
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Field Notes and
Articles
Austin
Herpetological Society
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Collection of observations and stories from Texas field trips, by members of the
Austin Herpetological Society.
Mostly narrative, links to a few photos.
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Field
Herping California
Barr’s
Snake Pit
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Photo essay with captions of various California species found in the field.
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Herp Explore!
Herps
of Mexico
Kingsnakes
Western
Garters
Dick and
Patti Bartlett
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Brief description of a herping trip in Michigan. Mostly narrative with some photos.
Illustrated article of a herp trip to Mexico.
Searching for Kings in Florida. Narrative with some photos.
Finding Garter Snakes in California and Utah . Narrative with some photos.
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Snake Hunting with
the Navy
Karl Betz
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Herping while on an extended tour of duty around the Pacific rim,
Indian Ocean, and Arabian Gulf. Narrative only.
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Field Herping
Will Bird
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Extensive galleries of herping for fun and research in Kentucky by an
expert keeper, breeder, and founder of the state’s herp society. Photos and captions.
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Animals
Zack
Bittner
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Nice photo gallery and captions of herps from all over the U.S.
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Tales From the
Jungle: Snakes
Mike Boston
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Entertaining anecdotes of encounters with serpents in the rainforests
of Costa Rica,
by the wilderness expedition guide and director of Osa Aventura.
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Field
Herping Reports
Brandon
Bowers
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Herping in Texas,
with narrative and photos.
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New Jersey
Herpetology
Brandon
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Photos and captions of herps found in New Jersey.
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Philly Herping
Billy
Brown
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Blog site with entertaining and informative reports of local field
trips, primarily in Eastern Pennsylvania
and nearby states. Mostly narrative
with some photos.
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Brune’s
Belize Trip
Carl
Brune
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Herp photos (mostly lizards) from a December vacation in Belize,
with some descriptions.
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Desert Trip
Jim
Buskirk
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Brief article about a springtime herp trip to the American
Southwest. On the website of the World
Chelonian Trust. Narrative
only.
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Galleries
Y. D. Cage
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Photos of herps found in the field, mostly in Arizona
as well as Colorado, Mexico, Costa Rica, and the Peruvian
Amazon. Also, see Young’s excellent
Amazon reports on the Clients Comments page of Margarita Tours.
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Snaking Down the
Amazon
Roz
Calvert
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A “civilian’s” account of an Amazon herping expedition with Green Tracks. Mostly
narrative with a few photos.
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Masters of
Camouflage
Jim
Campbell
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Finding a Broad-Banded Copperhead in South Texas. Narrative with a single photo.
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Box
Turtle Graveyard
Marty
Capron
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An unexpected find while herping the Missouri Ozarks. Narrative with a single photo.
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Past Herping Trips
Anthony
Chodan
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Photos and captions of trips to Florida,
Maryland, New Jersey,
and South Carolina.
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Reptile Tales
Jason
Clark
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Anecdotes in Georgia
and Florida,
by and about the crew of Southeastern Reptile Rescue. Mostly narrative with some photos.
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Lifelists
Mike Cong
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Photo gallery with captions of Texas
herps found in the field.
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Snake
Hunting
Greg
Cooper
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Recollections and photos of herping in Utah
and Virginia.
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Field Notes
Michael Cravens
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Mostly Midwestern herp trips,
enthusiastic descriptions with nice photos.
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Pelee Island Field Trips
Jonathan
Crowe
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Reports and photos of annual herping trips by members of Ontario
Herpers to a Canadian island in Lake Erie. Mostly narrative with a few photos.
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Personal Accounts
By Region
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FieldHerping.com
Diamondback
Dave
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Extensive galleries by an exceptional herper from his many, many herp
trips throughout the NE, SE, and SW USA. Great photos with brief descriptions.
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Davidson
College Herp Lab
Dr.
Michael E. Dorcas
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Photos from national and international field trips taken by the
faculty and students of Davidson
College, North Carolina.
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Galleries
Alex
Dudley
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Photo gallery of Australian herps found in the field. Excellent pics with descriptive captions.
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Field Reports
European
Field Herping
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Extensive listing of field reports by many different herpers from all
over Europe.
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Field Trip Photos
F.I.U.
Herp Club
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Miscellaneous pictures from various field trips sponsored by the Herp
Club of Florida International University
in Miami.
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Herpetology
Photos
Fotosearch
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Hundreds of field photos of herps from all around the world. A commercial site for the sale of stock
images.
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Project
Mosquitia Expeditions
Carl J.
Franklin
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Entertaining and informative accounts of neotropical field research in
Honduras
and other countries. Mostly
narrative with some photos and captions.
See additional reports by Carl on the website of the U.T.A.
ARD Research Center.
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Beefworms
in Belize
Paul
Freed
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Chapter excerpt from the author’s book Of Golden Toads and Serpent’s Roads
about his experiences doing herp field research. Mostly narrative, some photos.
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Personal Accounts
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Tooth and Scale
Andy
Gottscho
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Field Journal blog based mainly in California but includes other trips as
well. Enthusiastic narratives and
many fine photos.
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Snakes
& Turtles & Crocs, Oh My!
Debbie
Gowensmith
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A day of herping during a rapid assessment inventory of the
biodiversity in Irian Jaya,
Indonesia. Mostly narrative with a few photos.
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Holiday
Herpetology Expedition Devon Graham
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Highlights of an Amazonian herp trip, by the Scientific Director of
Margarita Tours.
Narrative with some photos.
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Trip Reports
Bob
Hamilton
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Engaging tales of herp encounters while tromping around Florida, New Jersey,
& North Carolina. Nice narratives and photos, plus live
action videos from the field.
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Field
Herping
Andrew
Hare
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Photo galleries of Kansas
herps found in the field.
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Herp Travel
Matt
Harris
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Daily journals of Costa Rica
herp expeditions to the Osa
Peninsula, organized
by Matt Harris and guided by Mike Boston
of Osa Aventura. Narrative and photos.
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Chrish’s Field Herping
Page
Chris Harrison
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A few tales of herping in Texas. Enjoyable stories and photos.
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Field Observations
Troy Hibbitts
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Lots of detailed descriptions and great photos of herp trips in Texas, Florida New Mexico, Arizona, and other miscellaneous
states. Incredible gallery of
grey-banded kingsnakes found in the field.
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Georgia Reptiles
& Amphibians
Phillip
Higgins
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Photo galleries of Georgia
herps and habitats, with some captions.
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SouthernHerper.com
Daniel
Hill
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Blog site of a Louisiana
field herper. Brief narratives and
photos.
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Wildlife Journal - Herping
Andrew
Hoffman
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Field reports from Indiana, Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina, and Vermont.
Narratives and photos.
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Herping the Trans-Pecos
John
Hollister
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An extensive site with the most comprehensive information and pictures
about herping West Texas.
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My Trip to
Costa Rica
Hopkins Holesale
Herps
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An enthusiastic account of a first-time herping trip to the tropics
with Hiss ‘n’ Things.
Narrative and photos.
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In Search of D’back
Terrapins
Eric Holt
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Herp trips targeting various subspecies of diamondback terrapins in Florida. Many fine photos with brief
comments. Scroll to the bottom of
the home page to find the appropriate links.
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Reptile Papers
Raymond
Hoser
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Articles about Australian herps and herping. Scroll down the list and look for titles
that describe field trips. Narrative
only.
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In
Deepest Darkest Amazon
Kit
Howard
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A non-herper’s perspective on a herping expedition with Margarita Tours.
Kinda fun and interesting to see what we look like to normal
people. Narrative and photos.
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Weekly Updates
Wayne
Howell
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On-line journal of a Texas
herper about his frequent forays into the field. Narrative with some photos.
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Jadin Expeditions
Robert Jadin
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Mostly photos, with some descriptions, from field trips in Oklahoma, Florida, Texas, the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest, and Bolivia.
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Happy Herpin!
Mike
Jewel
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Herps found on field trips to Florida,
North Carolina, and New Jersey. Photos only.
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Reptile List
Terry
Johnson
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Arizona
herps photographed in the field.
Pictures with brief descriptions.
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Field Herping the NC Sandhills
Peter
Jolles
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A trip to the NC sand hills by a group of herping buddies. Many photographs with brief descriptions.
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Herp Trips
Jim Kaveny
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Highlights of Costa
Rica herp expeditions, by the leader of Hiss ‘n’ Things and trip participants. Extensive daily journals with links to
some photos.
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Field
Trips
Kent
Reptile & Amphibian Group
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Ongoing blog of outings and sightings by members of a local herp
society in England. Narratives with some photos.
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Kentucky Appreciation
Kentucky
Herpetological Assoc
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Field accounts and photos of herping in Kentucky, by members of the state herp
society.
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In Search of the
Hellbender
Erik
Keyster
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Illustrated account of finding the big salamanders in Pennsylvania.
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Costa Rica Reptiles & Amphibians
T. Beth
Kinsey
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Nice photos and descriptions of herps seen on a trip to Costa Rica.
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Trip Report –
Yucatan Peninsula
Daniel Kronauer and Frank
Rheindt
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Detailed and highly informative report of a combined herping/birding
trip to the Yucatan region of Mexico and Guatemala. Narrative with some photos.
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Peru – March 2007
Lisa @
Hyla Designs
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A riverboat herp tour of Amazon field research stations with Margarita Tours.
Lots of photos with captions.
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Herpetology
Kyle
Loucks
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Field photos from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware,
and Florida. Photos only.
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Herping in a Combat Zone
Tom Lott
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A Vietnam
vet recalls encounters with herps during the war. Well-written narratives, no photos.
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Herp Trip Photo Travelogues
Bill Love
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Exquisite photos and well-written adventures of fascinating herps from
Madagascar, Mexico,
and the American Southeast and Southwest.
By the director and tour guide of Blue
Chameleon Ventures.
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Adventures
With Snakes
Wayne
Lynch
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Herp anecdotes from all over the world by a tour leader for
professional photo safaris. Mostly
narrative with some photos.
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Personal Accounts
By Region
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Stewed Thoughts
Stewart
MacDonald
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On-line blog of an Australian herpetologist. Brief accounts of field
trips with some photos.
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Galleries
Mike
Malawy
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Photos of herps found in the field, mostly in Arizona.
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Herp Trips
Shawn Mallan
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Journals and photos of herp trips to Costa
Rica with Green Tracks and Hiss ‘n’ Things, and to Amazonia
with Margarita Tours.
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The Snake Hunt
Chris
Maser
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Engaging story about finding Pacific Rattlesnakes for a field study in
Oregon. Mostly narrative with a few photos.
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Herping in West Malaysia
Chris
Mattison
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An article reprinted from Reptiles Magazine recounting a herping
expedition to Malaysia.
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Herp Trips
Erik
McCormick
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Herp trips in Texas and New Mexico. Lots of great photos accompanied by nice
narratives.
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Field Trips
Chris
McMartin
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An extensive site listing dozens of trips throughout the U.S.
and around the world, with separate accounts for the many species found.
Stories and photos.
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Herpin’
in North Carolina
In
Search of Living Jewels
Joe
McShary
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Detailed accounts of extended herp trips to NC and Panama. Very informative and well-written
narrative with excellent photos.
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Journals
D. Bruce Means, PhD.
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Detailed daily diaries of herping expeditions in Australia, India,
Brazil, and Costa Rica by the renowned host of herp
documentaries and director of the Coastal Plains Institute in Florida. Narratives only, no photos.
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Photo Albums I
and II
Konrad
Mebert
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Herping from Central Europe to the Balkans, with sidetrips to Costa Rica. Exquisite photo galleries of both herps
and habitats, with maps and travelogue comments.
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Herping
Pennsylvania
Roy
Mellott
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Photo gallery of a few PA herps in the wild. No narrative.
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Kevin in China
Kevin Messenger
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Amazing reports from a herp survey in an unexplored area of China. Lengthy, detailed accounts with gorgeous
photos of incredible herps and habitat.
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Carolina Herper
Mitchell
Mimier
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Carolina field herping and various road
trips to the Midwest and Southern states.
A collection of photo galleries with captions and some brief narrative.
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Herp
Survey
Minnesota
Herpetological Society
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Newsletter article on a two-day herp survey of a Minnesota state park conducted by
members of the state’s herp society.
Narrative with some B&W photos.
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Mud
Snakes
John Murphy, Harold Voris, Daryl Karns
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Trapping water snakes on the muddy bottoms of drained lakes in Thailand. Narrative with photos.
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Galleries
Justin
Nagood
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Photos and captions of South
Carolina herps found in the field.
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The O-Files
OHherper
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On-line blog of field herping notes from Ohio,
Wisconsin,
and other exotic destinations.
Mostly narrative with some photos.
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Herps of Papua New Guinea
Mark
O’Shea
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A search for the New Guinea Small-eyed Snake by the popular television
host and field herpetologist.
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SC Tales of
Herping
SC
Observation Notes
Gene Ott
& Joey Holmes
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Good collection of local field trips in South Carolina, as well as a daily
journal of SC herp sightings. Mostly
narrative with links to some photos.
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Field Herping
Daniel
Parker
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Mostly Florida
reports, with a few other miscellaneous states, posted on various herping
forums. Primarily photos with some
narrative.
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Snake
Hunting in Kentucky
Phil Peak
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Many photos of herps and habitat from one of Kentucky’s master field herpers.
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Snakes of Hudspeth County, TX
Jason
Penney
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Snakes and where to find them in this West Texas
county, organized by species and habitats.
Excellent descriptions, photos, and cross references.
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Herpetology
Community
Bill
Peterman and others
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Photo galleries and captions of many herps found throughout the US (and a few from Costa Rica).
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Field
Trips in France & Corsica
Daniel James Phillips
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Field herping in France
and the island
of Corsica, including
a daily journal from the author’s home region. Narrative with many photos and some
videos as well.
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Field Herping
Todd Pierson
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Brief accounts of Indiana
herping and a few other states, nicely recorded with narrative and photos.
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Notes From the Field
Mike Pingleton
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Lots of reports from the Midwest and
all over. Great storytelling, well
illustrated with photos. One of the
best herp trips sites around.
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Field Herping
Jason Poston
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Blog site of local trips in Pennsylvania
and other near-by states. Narratives
and photos.
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Field Herping
James
Potvin
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A few photos with captions of herps found in the wilds of Ontario, Canada.
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Photo Gallery - Field Herps
Dave Prada
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Pictures taken of wild herps, mostly in New York
as well as Florida
and the Southwest. Photos only.
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Herping
in Hostile Territory
Dave
Prival
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An article about hunting the Dos Cabezas Mountains in Arizona. Narrative only.
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Field Trips
Arman
Pace & Jaren Martineau
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Photos from herp trips in Arizona, California, Texas,
and New Mexico.
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Herp Journal
Matt
Ricklefs & Jim Scharosch
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Lots of Midwest herp trips, with
great narratives and photos by a pair of herping buddies.
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Herps
Don Roberson
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Pictures of herps found in the field with descriptions of the species
and when they were photographed in the wild. Mostly California
herps, but also includes accounts from Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, and Mexico.
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Snake Adventures
Robby
Robbins
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Attractive blog with many nice photos, personable narratives, and a
friendly sense of humor. Mostly
local herping in Utah.
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Herp Photos
Joshua
Rose
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Pictures of herps from all over with a brief description of where they
were found.
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Field Stories to Remember
Rosyboa.com
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Accounts of finding rosy boas in the field. Narratives only.
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Road Cruising the Amazon
Matt
Russell
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An article reprinted from Reptiles Magazine about road cruising near Iquitos, Peru.
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A Trinidad
Album
Richard
Sajdak
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Photo gallery with captions of a herp trip to Trinidad.
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Herping in Peru
Philip
Samuelson
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An article reprinted from Reptiles Magazine recounting a herping
expedition to Amazonia with Green Tracks.
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Field Survey Trip Reports
SARCA
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Enjoyable accounts of field research conducted by the Southern
African Reptile Conservation Assessment. Entertaining narratives and photos
by scientists with a sense of humor.
Scroll down document list and
click on selected surveys.
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Vipers Garden
M.
Schweiger
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Herping all around Europe. Photo galleries with captions, plus field
accounts with narratives and pics.
Click on link to “Reports and Pictures”.
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Herping Trip
Reports
Nick
Scobel
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Lots of field accounts from Michigan
and Illinois,
with many nice photos and narratives, as well as several videos.
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Snake Hunting, Dog Pound Style!
Ken
Scofield
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Not exactly field herping, but an entertaining account of
searching for a snake on the loose in a Missouri firehouse.
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Snakes
Alive!
Pamela
Selbert
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Chicago Tribune article about the annual
herp migrations on Snake Road
in southern Illinois.
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Collections
Nathan
Shepard
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Albums of herps and herpers in the field, mostly local
herping in North and South Carolina, with
a few Florida
trips as well. Photos with captions.
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Discovering
Albino Rosy Boas
Shawn Silva
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Lengthy, detailed article with photos about finding albino
Rosy Boas in California.
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On
the Road From Mandalay
Snake
Struck
Joe
Slowinski
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Experiences in the field while doing herp research and filming in Myanmar,
by the late Assistant Curator of Herpetology at the California Academy of
Sciences.
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Herping Videos
smetlogik
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Lots of nicely produced clips, with a touch of humor, of father/son
herping trips in Arizona, Colorado, and Arkansas.
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In the Field
Michael Smith
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Well-written series of articles about herping in Texas, published in the newsletter of
the Dallas/Fort Worth Herp Society. Mostly narrative with a few
photos. From the home page, click on “The
Crosstimbers Herpetologist”, then under Featured Columns, click on “In the
Field”.
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Texas Field Notes
Michael Smith
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An informative newletter including articles on Texas herping. Mostly narrative with some photos.
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News
Archives
Sonnia
Smith & Sean Belanger
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Articles and field notes from herping in the Florida panhandle. Stories and photos.
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Field Herping Tales
Mardi
Snipes
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Nicely photographed accounts of herp trips in Georgia, North Carolina,
and the Florida
panhandle.
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Herpetofauna of
Europe
Jeroen Speybroeck
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Extremely informative and interesting accounts of herp trips
throughout Europe, with excellent photos
and narrative.
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SE USA Reptile Photos
Tom
Spinkler
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Very detailed and informative site, including maps and photos, about
viewing herps in South Florida as well as a few trips to California and
Texas.
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Herping USA
Tim
Spuckler
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Photo essays with captions from herping trips to California,
Nevada, Ohio, and miscellaneous other states.
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Expeditions
Robert George Sprackland
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Reports of scientific expeditions to Fitzroy
Island, Australia
and Monterey County, California, sponsored by the Virtual
Museum of Natural History.
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Field Notes
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An encounter with Wallace’s Flying Frog in the jungles of Malaysia. Narrative with a few photos.
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Travels
John Sullivan
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Nicely designed site with informative narratives, great photos, and excellent
cross-references to species accounts.
Herp trips to the Southwest and to Costa Rica with Green Tracks.
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1,000
Miles of Baja
Karl
Switak
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An article reprinted from Reptiles Magazine recounting a herping
expedition to the Baja Peninsula, Mexico.
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Personal Accounts
By Region
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Ryan Thies
Home Page
Ryan
Thies
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Many stories and photos of herping Missouri
and the Midwest.
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Field Herping Localities
Chuck
Tornetta
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Photos and captions of herping in New Jersey and vicinity.
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Snakes in My Tent
Tanith
Tyrr
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An expedition to Apalachicola
National Forest, Florida,
with the Southeastern Hot Herp Society.
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Field
Expeditions
U.T.A. ARD
Research Center
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Excellent and extensive photos with informative narratives
of trips to Mexico,
South and Central America. By Carl Franklin of the Amphibian and Reptile Diversity
Research Center
at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Trip Reports
Josh Vandermeulen
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Field accounts in and around Ontario, Canada. Narratives and pics.
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Field
Herpetology
James Van Dyke
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Galleries of herps found in the field, mostly in the South
and Southwest with a side-trip to Costa Rica. Photos and captions.
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Connecticut Field Herping
Mike VanValen
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Blog site of a Connecticut
herper with a focus on local outings.
Mostly narrative with some photos.
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VenomHerp.com
Patrick Viehoever
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Many herp trip reports from Arizona
and California
with excellent photos and enjoyable narratives.
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Herp
Course Field Trips
U of F
Herp Class
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Photos from Florida and Georgia field trips conducted by the faculty
and students of herp classes at the University of Florida.
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Field Notes
Virginia
Herpetological Society
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Articles relating to Virginia field observations. From the archives of Catesbeiana, newsletter of the Virginia Herpetological Society. Text only.
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Personal Accounts
By Region
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Images of the Top End & pseudechis
Greg
Wallis
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Photo galleries of Australian herps found in the
field. “Images” includes many
beautiful still pics with captions, and “pseudechis” presents videos.
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SnakeGuys
Field Observations
Scott
Waters & J.P.
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Excellent photos taken in the field by the moderators of FieldHerpForum.com.
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Field Photos and Trip
Reports
Brad and
Lynne Weinert
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Herps photographed in
the field, with links to some narrative reports.
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Desert Reptiles
William
Wells
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Galleries of Arizona
herps in the field. Photos with
captions.
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The Last Hunt
Martin
Williams
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A tale of herp hunters
on the island of Chek Lap Kok, before it was mostly leveled to
become Hong Kong's new airport. Narrative with a few photos.
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College
of Charleston Herp Lab
Dr.
Allison Welch
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Narrative and photos from local field trips taken by the Herp Lab
faculty and students of the College of Charleston, South Carolina.
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Field Trips
Whiting Lizard Lab
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Photos of research expeditions in South
Africa and Australia. From the lab lead by Dr. Martin Whiting
of Wits University
in South Africa.
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J. D.’s
Herping Trips
John
Wilson
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Field trips in the Southeast U.S., Arizona,
and Costa Rica.
Richly illustrated with lots of great photos and descriptions.
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Tours &
Guides
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African
Reptiles and Venom
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Customized
herp tours of South
Africa by a company that supplies venom
for research and conducts training courses for snake handling. Based in South Africa.
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Arassari Trek
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Venezuela herping expeditions to various regions
of the country, led by a local herpetologist. Based in Venezuela.
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AZ Desert Mountain Jeep Tours
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Arizona herping expeditions, going off-road into
the desert and mountains.
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Blue Chameleon
Ventures
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Madagascar herping expeditions with Bill Love, nationally
famous herp photographer, author, and educator.
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Cape Reptile Institute
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A South African research institute
offering organized field trips for scientists and serious amateurs, as well
as guidance and assistance for visiting herpetologists.
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César L. Barrio Amorós
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Venezuela
herping customized for individuals and small groups, led by one of Venezuela’s
most accomplished field herpetologists (and Arassari Trek’s herp
guide). To arrange a private tour, contact Cesar directly.
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Costa Rica Amphibian Research
Center
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Private
research site in Costa
Rica dedicated to conservation, with
personal guide service led by a herpetologist, available for the reserve
and beyond.
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Crocodile
Tours
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Venezuela herping expeditions to various regions
of the country, led by a local herpetologist. Based in Venezuela.
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Damon Corrie
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Guyana tours that can be customized
for herping, lodging in Amazonian Indian villages and led by indigenous
guides. Based in Barbados.
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Green
Tracks
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Costa Rica and Amazon herping
expeditions, led by Dr. Bill Lamar, a leading authority on Latin American
herps.
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Herpetological
Holidays
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Indian herp tours conducted from
field research stations and led by professional herpetologists and
photographers. Based in the UK.
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Hiss
‘n’ Things
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Costa Rica herping expeditions
led by Jim and Helen Kavney.
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Int Org of Biological Field Stations
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Listing of biological field stations
around the world. Some incorporate
eco-tourism and guide services (however, the site does not indicate which
ones). Good for researching potential
places to stay in the field for herp trips.
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Kenya
Snakes Safari
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Specialized herp tours led by local
herpetologists. Based in Kenya.
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Letaka Safaris
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African herp safaris in Namibia,
offering packaged or customized tours.
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Margarita
Tours
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Amazon herping expeditions, usually
led by the well-known authors, photographers, and herpetologists, Dick and
Patti Bartlett. Can also arrange
custom tours for individuals and small private groups.
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Matabuey.com
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Costa
Rica herping expeditions to the Osa Peninsula
organized by Matt Harris and guided by Mike
Boston of Osa Aventura. Also trips to Arizona.
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Mfezi.com
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Herp safaris to South Africa. Based in U.S.
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Nature Malaysia
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Malaysian rainforest herping tours
customized for small groups.
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Osa Aventura
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Costa
Rica wildlife tours of the Osa Peninsula
that can be customized for herping, led by Mike
Boston, a British herpetologist now living in CR.
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Parque Reptilandia
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Costa Rica herping with Quetzal Dwyer & Monica Perez, Americans
who operate a serpentarium in Dominical and serve as guides for custom
tours.
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Proyecto Yacaré
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Eco-tours to a Caiman conservation
project in Argentina,
including hands-on help with collecting, measuring, etc. Click on
the link for “EcoTourismo” for a description in English, as well as the
link for “English Summary”.
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Skin
& Scales
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Guided field trips in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania,
and the Carolinas.
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Texas Snakes & More
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Field expeditions in the Houston area and
surrounding counties.
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Venezuela Nature Tours
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Venezuela wildlife expeditions
that can be customized for herping, led by conservation biologists.
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Wildhiss
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India wildlife expeditions with
special interest tours, including herpetology. Can be customized for individuals and
small groups. Based in India.
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World Eco Adventure Tours
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Amazon herping expeditions led by an
American biologist and local guides.
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Volunteer
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NAFHA
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North
American Field Herping Association.
Aims to collect scientific field data to support conservation
efforts. Local chapters organize
field trips and coordinate data collection.
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PARC – How
You Can Help
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Links
to projects that need field herping volunteers, including Herp Atlas
surveys, Amphibian Monitoring programs, and State Wildlife Agencies.
On the website of PARC (Partners in Amphibian and Reptile
Conservation).
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ACA –
Volunteer Opportunities
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Links to Amphibian Monitoring
programs around the U.S.
and Canada.
On Frogs.org,
website of the Amphibian Conservation Alliance.
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ReptileResearch.org
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Herp research in Ecuador and Arizona with volunteers assisting in the
field.
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Snake Cell
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Snake catching in India, with opportunities for
volunteers to work with professionals on house calls to rescue snakes and
educate local residents for the protection of both species. On the home page, click on the link for
“Volunteers”.
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Earthwatch Institute
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Expeditions and internships around
the world for volunteers assisting scientific studies in the field,
including herpetology. Use the appropriate
keywords (reptiles, amphibians, etc.) to search for projects related to
herps.
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Ecology
Project International
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Field courses in sea turtle conservation
assisting scientific studies in Costa Rica. Based in U.S.
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Global Vision International
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Expeditions, projects, courses, and
internships around the world for volunteers assisting scientific studies in
the field, including herpetology.
Based in the United Kingdom
with offices in North America.
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Meaningful Travel
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Volunteer projects of all kinds
around the world, including ones for herpetology. On the home page, go to the drop-down
menu for “What do you want to do?” and select “Work with wildlife”, then
scroll through the results for herp-related opportunities.
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Operation Wallacea
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Expeditions around the world with
volunteers and students assisting scientific studies in the field,
including herpetology. Based in the United Kingdom with offices in the U.S. and Canada.
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Volunteer
Abroad
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Volunteer projects of all kinds
around the world, including ones for herpetology. On the home page, go to the drop-down
menu for “What Type of Volunteer Work?” and select one of the relevant
choices (Biological Research, Wildlife Surveys, etc.), then scroll through
the results for herp-related opportunities.
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Volunteer.Gov/Gov
–
Natural Resources
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Portal for volunteer opportunities
with U.S.
public service agencies in the area of natural resources. Use the appropriate keywords
(herpetology, reptiles, amphibians, etc.) to search for openings related to
herps.
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Methods, Equipment, Resources, Books
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Field Herping
Ethics
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My
code of conduct for herping in the field.
(pdf)
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Field Herping Methods
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Great
in-depth article by Chris McMartin of McMartinville Field Trips.
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Tips on
Field Techniques
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Advice
for Herp Atlas participants.
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Exploring and Herping
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A
guide to rainforest herping. On the
website of Nature
Malaysia.
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Flipping for Herps
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Great
in-depth article by Scott Quint of Coastal Plains Reptiles.
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A Load of Rubbish
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Flipping
trash piles for Australian herps, by Raymond Hoser.
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Nowhere
to Run, Nowhere to Hide
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Essay by Rich Zuchowski on
the ethics and etiquette of trash flipping.
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Road Cruising
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Great
in-depth article by Scott Quint of Coastal Plains Reptiles.
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Night
Road Cruise Page
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Test
your spotting skills on this virtual road cruise. On the webpage of South
Carolina Reptiles and Amphibians by Gene Ott.
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“You Might be a Road Cruiser If…”
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Long
list for recognizing fellow travelers.
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Turtle
Hunting
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Gentle catch-and-release techniques
by Grand Master Turtle Hunter Brad Gottlieb. More than just methods, apparently it’s
also a spiritual warrior sect. Well
worth it.
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Field Herping
Checklist
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My
own personal list of what I bring when I go herping. (pdf)
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Field
Herping Checklist
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Article
by York Morgan on the website of VenomousReptiles.org.
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Field Herping Equipment
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Great
in-depth article by Scott Quint of Coastal Plains Reptiles.
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Field Herping Equipment & Laws
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Great
in-depth article by Chris McMartin of McMartinville Field Trips.
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Handling/Hunting
Equipment
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Opinions
about what to bring when field herping, at VenomousReptiles.org.
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Herping Equipment Part One
Herping
Equipment Part Two
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Equipment
tips and preferences by John Hollister of Herping
the Trans-Pecos.
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Lighting
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Detailed
description of hand-held fluorescent lighting equipment for night-hike
herping, by Jason Penney of Snakes of
Hudspeth County, TX.
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Illuminating the Field
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Using
a headlamp for night-hike herping, by frogweb.org
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Herp
Photography
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Advice
from Jeremiah Easter regarding photo equipment and techniques for
herps. Click on link for “Herp
Photography”.
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How NOT to Get Lost
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Using
a GPS for road cruising. Article by
Chris Harper on the website of VenomousReptiles.org.
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GPSInformation.net
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Extensive site with in-depth
articles, reviews, and tutorials for buying/using a GPS.
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Midwest Tongs
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The
most popular source for tongs, hooks, and other handling equipment.
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Snakeboots.com
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Wide selection of snake-proof boots
and gaiters.
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Regional Herp Societies
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Links
to U.S.
and Canadian herp societies. Good
for researching potential herp trip destinations and contacting local
herpers. On the website of Melissa
Kaplan’s anapsid.org.
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Regional
Herping
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Links
to U.S.
regional and international herp websites.
Good for researching potential herp trip destinations. On the website of HerpIndex.
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State
Wildlife Agencies
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Where
to read the regulations regarding the hunting of herps (which can apply to
handling even if you’re not collecting) and where to get licenses if
needed.
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Costa Rica Herping
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A summary of what I’ve learned from
my trips of April 2002
and July
2003 about
herping Costa Rica.
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Omni Resources Maps
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Catalogue
of topographic and travel maps.
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Topozone
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Topographic
maps that can be viewed and customized online, then downloaded.
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Moon Phase Calculator
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Moon
phases for any given dates. Good for
planning nighttime herping, such as road cruising around the new (dark)
moon.
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WeatherBug
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Fine-tunes
local weather by reporting conditions closer to a specific location than do
other services. Can be downloaded for
convenient desktop display, including automatic notification of weather
advisories.
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Weather
Underground
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Breaks
down daily forecast into three-hour segments, and has a trip planner that gives
historical weather patterns during specified dates (helpful for scheduling
the timing of herp trips to unfamiliar destinations).
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In Search
of Reptiles & Amphibians (1988)
Richard
Bartlett
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A
modern classic of herping stories from around the world.
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A Snake Hunting Guide (2007)
Will Bird
and Phil Peak
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A
book of methods, tools, and techniques by two of the best field herpers
anywhere.
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Rattler Tales From Northcentral
Pennsylvania (1995)
C.E. Brennan
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Exploits of a reformed Timber Rattlesnake
hunter.
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The
Windward Road (1957)
Archie Carr
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In search of green sea turtles in the
Caribbean, by a gifted storyteller and the
world’s foremost authority on sea turtle ecology.
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Year of
the Turtle (1991)
Swampwalker’s Journal (1999)
David Carroll
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Philosophic insights from field
observations by a graceful and profound writer, talented illustrator, and
master naturalist.
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In Search
of the Golden Frog (2000)
Martha Crump
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The lifelong field memoirs of an
accomplished herpetologist researching amphibians in neotropical rain
forests.
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Thrills
of a Naturalist’s Quest (1932)
Snake-Hunters
Holiday (1935)
Raymond
Ditmars
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The original books of field herping
adventures that inspired so many others, by the first Curator of Reptiles
of the Bronx Zoo.
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Of Golden
Toads and Serpents’ Roads (2003)
Paul Freed
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A professional herpetologist describes
twenty years of herping expeditions and experiences around the world.
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Their
Blood Runs Cold (1983)
J. Whitfield
Gibbons
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Funny and passionate stories about
lessons learned from herp field research, by the well-known mentor and
educational director of the Savannah River Ecology Lab.
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Mountain
Kings (2004)
Brian Hubbs
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A collective natural history of the
mountain kingsnakes, this book by a master herper is filled with field
experiences and herping advice applicable to many species.
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Mambas
and Man-Eaters (1965)
C.J.P. Ionides
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Autobiography of the legendary
African snake hunter. See also Snake Man
(1960), a biography of Ionides by Alan Wykes.
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Mean and
Lowly Things (2008)
Kate Jackson
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Snakes, Science, and Survival in the Congo:
An adventure story recounting the difficulties of conducting a
herpetological survey in the swamp forests of Africa.
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Snakes
& Snake Hunting (1957)
The
Keeper and the Kept (1969)
Carl
Kauffeld
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The classics that influenced a whole
generation of field herpers. Stories
of collecting trips for the Staten Island Zoo by its Curator of Reptiles.
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Snake Hunting The Carolina Tin Fields (1999)
Rattlesnake Adventures: Hunting with the
Old-Timers (2006)
John Kemnitzer
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Enthusiastic
accounts of flipping for snakes in South
Carolina, including tips and techniques.
An
anthology from classics by Ditmars, Kauffeld, and Bartlett up to more
recent accounts by contemporary authors of rattlesnake herping.
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Snake
Hunting on the Devil’s Highway (2006)
Richard
Lapidus
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Summer road trips in Arizona by a couple
of herping buddies.
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Stalking
the Plumed Serpent (2008)
D. Bruce
Means
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Herping adventures from over 40 years
of field research around the world, by the well known rattlesnake expert and
Director of the Coastal Plains Institute in Florida.
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Life,
Love, and Reptiles (2001)
Sherman A. Minton, Jr.
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Autobiography of the famous
herpetologist and author, including his many overseas field herping
experiences.
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The
Lizard Man Speaks (1994)
Eric Pianka
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Thirty years
of herping adventures hunting for lizards throughout the world, by the
distinguished evolutionary and field biologist.
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Sun,
Sand, and Snakes (1979)
Stephen Spawls
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Charming and
and passionate accounts of field herping in East
Africa.
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Tales
From the Golden Age of Rattlesnake Hunting (2001)
Donald Wheeler
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From the Southeast to the Southwest
and down to Mexico,
field experiences of a rattlesnake hunter going back to the 1960s.
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Trail of
the Snake From Big Bend to Baja (1986)
Michael
Williamson
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Southwestern herping adventures
tracking species both common and elusive.
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