Past Trips

So I recently have become very interested in herping, which is where you go out into wild places looking for HERPS (Reptiles and Amphibians). My main focus on these trips are snakes but any herp is fun to come across. Here are some of my favorite herps that I had seen previous to making this blog.

Costa Rica: Yellow Eye-Lash Pit Viper (Venomous)

Costa Rica: Green Sea Turtles Laying Eggs

Please Note: Taking pictures of sea turtles laying their eggs at night is prohibited and can greatly disturb the animals. So much so that the females will see the flash of the camera and immediately turn around into the water and not lay. While these photos look like they were taken in the dark, actually it was about 5am and there was plenty of light in the sky so the flash did not bother the turtles at all. Most of them had already retreated to the safety of the water, but we were lucky enough to find one late egg layer. This disposable camera just picked up light poorly so it looks dark.

Arizona: Gila Monster (One of Two Poisonous Lizards on Earth)

Along with these, I have seen numerous other herps including a Rough Green Snake, Indigo Snake, Garter Snakes, many Crocodiles/Alligators/Caimans, lizards and frogs. More trips and photos will be uploaded so stay tuned!