Recent content by Goanna

Hognose Snakes are rear fanged colubrids. A rear fanged snake generally has to Bite and Hold/Chew in order to invenomate you. Normally, if they give a defensive bite, it is a quick bite and release. They will not generally hold on unless a feeding response is triggered. A Front Fanged...

Yeah, I understand that, and appreciate the forum members efforts. And yes, my first post is snake related but that is the main reason I want to go into the barrens. I am not looking to collect anything, I just would like to be able to find some animals in the wild. Here on Staten Island I have...

Hello All. I am new here. I am a Staten Islander with family in NJ so I wind up out there a few times each month. I was in the woods near Spotswood/Monroe yesterday by the reservoirs looking for herps, or any wildlife for that matter, but I didnt see a thing :(. All I saw was dear droppings...