you trying to catch wild reptiles.

[SgtPepper]

sorry but none of you fools know about feild herping... just go back to your petshop and feeders.
who me...
caught wild veild chameleons
wild 5ft+ green iguanas
spiny tail iguanas
watermocasins
pigmy dusky rattlesnake
cuban knights
nile monitors
american alligators
boas and pythons.
and a menagerie of little lizards and geckos
including hatian curly tail and tokay geckos.
and yes i know where to see all these things in the course of 48 hours.
wild reptiles are not your petshop reptile, they want to get away or fight.

if you live in florida and ur cool with getting down dirty and jumping into the bush. ive been doing this for 15 years.
let me know i go herping as much as i can, i dont give out information...

alsooooooo
if you like exotic fishing, also let know.
oscars, mayans, jewels, and clown knife fish.

[jugsgotcha]

you're totally right. field herping is a different experience.
florida sounds awesome as far as wild herps go.
new jersey's not as impressive but we've got some cool stuff.
this summer i got lucky (right place right time) and saw a bunch of terapins laying their eggs.

went to NC in august too, to look for red pygmys, but came up empty handed. guess i just gotta keep trying each summer haha.

[blair0228]

I dont live in a florida but you should come down here to AZ. haha. We got some stuff here for you.

[AmeivaBoy]

anyone can type that they have caught all that stuff, as for me i need pics to believe it, prove me wrong

[RehabRalphy]

anyone can type that they have caught all that stuff, as for me i need pics to believe it, prove me wrong

I agree 8)

One time I caught a unicorn, but my flash didnt go off so I couldnt get a picture.

[Daggit_Columbian]

why would he make an entire thread if he didn't actually do that stuff? Pics would be cool though.....

[Grimlock]

so, did you keep all these animals you caught, or just photograph them or what? i hope you didn't keep them. although i guess taking non-native species like the iguanas and niles is ok. most wild reptiles are already under pressure from habitat loss, and sure don't need the added losses to their breeding populations caused by collectors.

[reptilefreak]

Yes, you have "caught" interesting reptiles (also need proof here), but you don't have to be so rude to those who don't get the chance to do what you do. I've caught snakes (rat snakes and such), skinks, and little lizards here in TN. Just because they are not as known to people out there as being really cool (to others, just everyday lizards), doesn't mean that they aren't special in their own way. That's great that you have the opportunity to go out and catch those wonderful species, but let's be nice and just SHARE, not BOAST that you can catch better things.

[Nero557]

ditto ^ ;)

[suspect187]

What an ***...

[trunx]

anyone can type that they have caught all that stuff, as for me i need pics to believe it, prove me wrong

I agree 8)

One time I caught a unicorn, but my flash didnt go off so I couldnt get a picture.

hahahaha :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[iG]

sorry but none of you fools know about feild herping... just go back to your petshop and feeders.
who me...
caught wild veild chameleons
wild 5ft+ green iguanas
spiny tail iguanas
watermocasins
pigmy dusky rattlesnake
cuban knights
nile monitors
american alligators
boas and pythons.
and a menagerie of little lizards and geckos
including hatian curly tail and tokay geckos.
and yes i know where to see all these things in the course of 48 hours.
wild reptiles are not your petshop reptile, they want to get away or fight.

if you live in florida and ur cool with getting down dirty and jumping into the bush. ive been doing this for 15 years.
let me know i go herping as much as i can, i dont give out information...

alsooooooo
if you like exotic fishing, also let know.
oscars, mayans, jewels, and clown knife fish.

WOW... so you're saying you know a way to go to all those different places and catch all these animals in a course of 48 hours? who are you... superman?...or maybe...are you able to teleport?

[Grimlock]

why was an old thread that should have been closed in the first place bumped up like this?

[iG]

I have no idea.... I saw it on the newest posts section on the website Home and didnt even bother looking at the date since it had recent posts... I just automaticaly figured it wasnt old... since it was active.

[desrptile]

I never even scrolled to the bottom of the page till tonight. What a great way to stir up some angry responses since the guy clearly can't back up his talk.

I've waded through bogs, wet and dry, scoured forests to track deer and turkey, chased lizards through the desert and jumped into lakes to catch turtles. Without the pictures how can you believe, but trust word of mouth. So here's my latest capture...the unicorn that we saw! And we don't know anything about field herping PSSSSSHH!

http://www.geocities.com/adesignfya/images/unicorn.jpg

[Anthony]

Reply edited by Diegar.

[desrptile]

HAHAHAHA. Boobless beauties. That's it, I'm going to HK to do my FEILD HERPYING :-o

[Jimjones]

This was a hilarious thread....lmao!

[mike]

Hehe...oh boy. Nice catch. 8O :D

[desrptile]

bump

[Davii]

I think keeping the stuff you have caught is cruel tbh.
Pet shop reptiles have a natural instinct.. yes.. but they have never seen the outside world, especially if they were born in the pet shop.

Whereas wild caught stuff have seen it all, and will probably go into states of depression being kept in a small box in the corner of your house.. its not very nice.. and they aint dumb.. I'm sure they will know that they will never get out there again.. no matter how many times they try.

Just my thoughts on the subject y'know =)

[Anubis]

I don't think most reptiles have such a high emotional capability. Even tegus, as smart as they are for a reptile, probably don't. Sure, CB reptiles are more docile, but WC won't care about the distinction between outside and in a tank if the setup is proper.

I have a couple Banded Geckos that were wild caught, and so far, both look to be doing pretty well. I've never seen depression in a reptile. Maybe a high level of stress with some, but not depression.

[Davii]

I could imagine large species like iguanas could get stressed and depressed if WC, I mean.. they're not the friendlyist reptile CB, nevermind WC..

Plus, If i ever did catch them, I wouldnt keep them amongst other reptiles.. for infections and what have yah.

[venomousdave]

Listen budd............

I've done over 17 years of field collecting all over the united states. I've worked with conservation departments doing population studies, I've spent weeks in swamps, I've waded through alligator snapper infested bogs and I've handled most of the venomous snakes that u.s.a has to offer. I'm not a rich guy that has money to go to other countries, but believe me, I would if I could. Everyone that does responsible field herping deserves respect. It's not how many animals you've handled, or where in the world you've found them. It's how you treated the animals, how you treated the enviroment, and if the only way you take them home is on film.

[Davii]

Listen budd............

I've done over 17 years of field collecting all over the united states. I've worked with conservation departments doing population studies, I've spent weeks in swamps, I've waded through alligator snapper infested bogs and I've handled most of the venomous snakes that u.s.a has to offer. I'm not a rich guy that has money to go to other countries, but believe me, I would if I could. Everyone that does responsible field herping deserves respect. It's not how many animals you've handled, or where in the world you've found them. It's how you treated the animals, how you treated the enviroment, and if the only way you take them home is on film.


Amen to that! ;)

[Rob-905-Canada]

I never even scrolled to the bottom of the page till tonight. What a great way to stir up some angry responses since the guy clearly can't back up his talk.

I've waded through bogs, wet and dry, scoured forests to track deer and turkey, chased lizards through the desert and jumped into lakes to catch turtles. Without the pictures how can you believe, but trust word of mouth. So here's my latest capture...the unicorn that we saw! And we don't know anything about field herping PSSSSSHH!

http://www.geocities.com/adesignfya/images/unicorn.jpg
LOL

[PuffDragon]

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll288/PuffDr4gon/Random/herptee.jpg

[PuffDragon]

What else do you want? A cookie?

[worldeater]

hell yea, i want a cookie!

wait, i don't even like cookies........you got any meat?

[dudders]

Where did you catch them the zoo? You shouldnt take wild animals out of the wild for pets, hence the wild part. I think herping is amazing, as long as you take nothing living home pictures and videos are great, but you are just bragging.

[txrepgirl]

I don't want to be rude but good luck getting a response back for them. I haven't seen most off those members here on this forum for ages. Just thought I let you know ;) . You are right. Wild animals should stay in the wild.

[the enigma]

It is kinda funny how the guy that started this thread didn't have much to say when the others asked for pics...lol
before this thread I never heard of him. Now I know why! lol

[Ben3233]

In the reptile ''industry'' there are a lot of those ''smarta$$" that thinks that they know everything about the subject. It's easy to start a rumor, or something about a reptile because not a lot of people are knowledgable about this topic (especially in Quebec lol).

It's easy to say things like : I catch all of those reptile in one day and blablabla, but this guy doesn't seems to have any proof or picture to support his field herping.

I never saw this guy another time on www.thetegu.com, he was probably joking, pissed, stoned or something like that and wrote a thread that makes him a bad reputation and maybe , regret it.

However, this guy doesn't seems on thetegu now, so the thread is closed, there are no points to write comment to this thread because the guy will probably never answer it.

[VEGAS-LIZARD]

I live right near a national nature preserve but the only thing out here to catch are gila monsters, tarantulas and rattle snakes. LOL