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http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/herpgide.htm this is a link to a downloadable book chapter by chapter that will give you all the info you need on identifying NJ reptiles and amphibians and a little bit on their habits and habitats and such. Al

yes mount misery is known for it"s rattlesnake den made famous by karl kauffeld in his book "Snake Hunting" 1957.he tells how a local character named "Rattlesnake Ace" almost wiped out that den along with most others in the northern barrens supplying pet store in NY city.I"ve been to the den...

Teegate, yes the secrets out.I can"t understand why someone would deface graves though I know it happens but I could understand why someone would harm this den.Money!These reptile shows I go to sell pine snakes because their not native to pa.anything native to pa is banned.Those snakes I...

Teegate, yes the secrets out.I can"t understand why someone would deface graves though I know it happesn but I could understand why someone would harm this den.Money!These reptile shows I go to sell pine snakes because their not native to pa.anything native to pa is banned.Those snakes I...

last year i drove all the way to the dead end at the back of howardsville.dont remember any blocks.their were several other people back there too. Al

Kyle, I"ve been huntin snakes since the ripe age of 8,I"m 39 now.I know a lotta good snakin spots as well as the location of at least one heavily used pine snake den.I keep my snake den locations as secret as Ben and Guy keep their gravesite locations:-)I"ve caught every kinda snake southern...

I have canoed both the wading and the oswego in totality and remember seeing bridge remains on the lower wading below eveans bridge and I believe but am not sure that I saw remains on the oswego below harrisville bfore it joins with the wading.Could anyone pinpoint these locations on a map?I may...

Kendawg, I thin you found the website I found.Thats all I could find out about it too.I would like to know if what I took as the cellar hole was really a cellar or an excavation as Bob M brings up.If so the small hill on the other side of the clearing could be excavation spoils otherwise it...

PS by the way where is this Bass River Hotel.I"ve never heard of it. Al

not to get off the subject but I notice Sooys tavern is definitely not washington tavern but is dwon further below harrisville on east side of wading near Bodines field ,Beaver branch area.This was mentioned on another thread,thought I"d bring it up.Nice map by the way. Al

I always get out and walk thru suspicious holes to find the deep spots and see if it"s doable.I never carry a shovel either am often alone and have no cell phone:-)I don"t take the chances I did as a youngun and I finally have 4by4 after wantin it for nearly 40 years.Walking puddles has saved me...

BEHR, The south side of the road where your red cross is on the map if you looka at the 1890 topo of the area it shows this to be a cleared field.This may be why the woods appear piney but different.I"ve noticed that a lot of the most beautiful spots in the pines seem to have been touched by...

Barry, Thats the old town of Rockwood there.As to the history I don"t know.Maybe someone else on here could help you with that but the location on old maps says Rockwood. Al

Heres a couple areas I have the same question about BEHR,any takers?The first area is a bunch of concrete walls and foundations along the lower wading and the second is off slightly.the best holes are on the north side of the road.theirs three different areas strung out along this stretch of...

I don"t know anything about it BEHR but did you check the small area just south of it? AL

i travel that road all the time.i never seen foundations there but the parallel road just to the south of it has someinteresting foundation along it with a cellar hole back along the swamp. Al

starting monday night temps are supposed to be low to mid 40"s for the forseeable forcast at night.Maybe this will put these little boogers where they belong....dead:-) Al

I seen that vine at hermann city last week.it"s as big around as my calf.thats about 18 inches.Also that dead walnut tree in the field has got to be the biggest walnut tree(girth wise) I"ve ever seen. Al

Cumberland furnace is being dug up as renee"s photos show.Aetna appears to be undisturbed.The one i found if it is a furnace appears also to be undisturbed other then having 20th century trash dumped adjacent to it. Ben which one would you like to see?cumberland,aetna or my mystery hill?I...

I used to live in belleplain in the late 80"s early 90"s and spent all available time I could in the woods.I read becks books and a few others and was forever trying to find sites he talked about or just going out with a topo and huntin cellar holes.I worked belleplain forest,peaslees and head...