Category Archives: State
Central Arizona Herping Trip from August 2009
We got a chance to head out for one night in August searching for reptiles. We headed into the deserts to the North and East of Phoenix and had some decent luck. It was a great outing! We tried some … Continue reading
Trip to White Mountains, Arizona
It was a slow year for me for herping this past season. I didn’t get a chance to get out much. I did make a few trips to the White Mountains and here are a couple of photos. Not much … Continue reading
Road herping banned in Texas
Yes….. if you can believe it, hunting for reptiles along public roadways has been outlawed. The way that it became outlawed was very underhanded and dishonest. There is a large effort underway to correct this ridiculous law. Please see this … Continue reading
Herping Banned in Texas?
There has been some severe abuses of power by some in Texas recently and there has been some behind the scenes trickery that has resulted in the passing of a bill that effectively bans the observation and collection of reptiles … Continue reading
Here is another photo from our outing last week
I have several pictures to post on the blog. I have had the chance to see several Chuckwallas up at South Mountain Park in the past few weeks. I found a patch nose snake yesterday morning, but it escaped before … Continue reading
Ground Snake from Western Arizona
The season is well on its way. We had a nice dust storm with some light sprinkles this past weekend and decided to see what would turn up out in the desert. Headed out west of Phoenix and found several … Continue reading
Sun Valley Parkway…. The passing of an era.
I just received word that the land along Sun Valley Parkway, west of the White Tank Mountains in central Arizona is now scheduled for development. The area is a vast expanse of open desert land in central Arizona west of … Continue reading
Herps from WA State
This Great Basin Gopher Snake was found road cruising along the Spokane River. This Wandering Garter Snake was very aggressive. Found the exact same snake in the same spot 2 days later. This Western Skink was found under a pile … Continue reading