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i've never been stung, either. i say you let one sting you so we can all find out.

this sets a very bad precedent.

I was out early before work. Good day for birds . . . bad day for snakes.

Excellent. From what i've seen personally (and from others) this has been the best season in the pines (herpetologically speaking) in quite a while. Good luck finding the hog.

A rather old/dirty redbelly. They (like most turtles) tend to get more melanistic as they get older.

that's always the way, isn't it? i'm like snow white when i forget my camera . . . the wildlife finds ME. of course when i have it charged and ready -- ha.

its actually on mt. tammany. more than a stonesthrow away from the pines, but (in my opinion) relevant nonetheless. this was a wonderful positive experience for us because we're fairly accustomed to coming across bears and aren't too squeamish about wildlife. But for a person (even an...

. . . since I posted and since I've had an encounter like this. So my friend Jay and I are calmly walking through the woods when we spot a small bear near the trail. Now normally the bear would be scared off just by the motion of human feet, but this one didn't pay us any mind. He walked...

very nice, brandon! guess all that time is starting to pay off . .

yeah. grizzlies. i bet.

Informative, but somewhat off base. The pines are native to 3 species of sundews, and i believe just one species of pitcher plant. The trumpet pitchers are native down south--introduced here. While you might have a vague chance of seeing a venus fly trap in the pines---its a farse. They...

so was i the only one not invited?

I certainly agree that the pine barrens would be pretty low on the list of places to collect from NOW . . . but wasn't the main focus of this thread on how much more common snakes were in the past? I know there are more than enough reasons for population declines, but I can't help but believe...

No accounting for taste, eh? I somehow feel that collectors wouldn't appreciate this understated elegance, but I certainly respect your point of view. As for me--I still prefer the clownish variety of corns . . . being somewhat of a clown myself.

funny you mention this: In about ten years of exploring NJ specifically looking for animals like the corn snake, I've only found one within the state's boundries. And up until recently it never really occurred to me how much they truly belong here. For the last few years I've made a...

nice to see things are going so well. and its a five-lined.

yeah bigfoot's keeping them as pets.

Same here.

Unfortunatly i won't be able to meet up with you anytime soon. But the reason is because i'll be in NC. So i feel okay about it. Perhaps at some point when i get back . . . also jay and I just got our inflatable kayaks, so we'll likely be searching for maps (in the delaware) and softshells...

Well. Nice to see at least a little common sense sneak through the macho power-tripping bullshit.