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Well, he wasn't found on Christmas, but the day after works for me. It was 74 degrees in So Cal today so I decided to hit the field for critters. I found a nice little slender salamander on Christmas day so I figured herps would be out basking. I found plenty of millipedes, lizards, a couple...

I haven't put up a photo in a very long time. Here is one of me on my new Road King. No, those aren't my riding shoes!

Thread Resurrection I never did update this thread. I put this cocoon in a 60 dram vial with some pinholes in the lid. I placed it on a bookshelf and didn't offer any other care. I left town for a few days one week and came back to find a nice blue wasp like the one a few posts back...

Thanks everyone. I haven't been out as much as usual, but I steal sneak out for a walk if I have an hour or so to burn. I may add a few more photos this weekend if the rain lays off for a bit. Later, G

I had this week off for vacation and had big plans for some hiking and critter seeing. This week happened to be plenty rainy so I decided to dig through some old photos and finally put up another post. Here are a few herps and a tarantula from the last couple of years. Huge alligator lizard...

Nice find Sky! Those photos just fired me up to plan a hike tomorrow. It might be good for rattlers and kingsnakes this weekend. I'll keep an eye out for T and scorpion burrows too. Later, G

Hey Sharpfang, It was captive bred, but the exact pairings couldn't be verified. It certainly has the attitude of a Biak. It is the only chondro I have that regularly tries to remove my face. It also has a very high percentage of bright yellow now that it is an adult.

Thanks everyone. It is definitely nice to be able to find herps every month of the year. The heavy rains we are experiencing now are going to make for a great spring as Kyle mentioned. Cal Kings and rattlesnakes should be out in force. I forgot to mention I saw plenty of rodents which will...

I took one of my daughters out for a hike a couple weekends ago and we found this nice little Southern Pacific Rattlesnake on January 9th. I tried to find a rattlesnake on January 1st, but I took my chances and headed to an area where I have found Crotalus ruber early in the year...

Hi Josh, Is that Aliatypus paper Brent's paper? I do have that one if it is the same one. I would like to have a copy if it isn't. Thank you, Gilbert

Great photos Josh. The habitat shots are my favorites. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Josh, I haven't done much hiking in salamander territory. I find Batrachoseps sp. in the back yard and that is about the extent of my salamander finds in this state. I have not really done much exploring in the higher elevation areas. I will make it a point to do some...

Wow Fince! Those are excellent photographs. I don't think I would have posted my own thread if I would have looked at your photos first. :) Thank you for sharing.

Thanks everyone! I occasionally miss having four seasons, but finding a rattlesnake in January sure is nice. :)

We hit up the area with the are above with all the rocks this weekend. The temperatures were right under 70 degrees F. I was hoping to see a some Red Diamond rattlesnakes as the habitat looked perfect. Luck was on our side and a beautiful Crotalus ruber female was found under a rock...

Thanks cacoseraph and ronin. I found a nice sized S. polymorpha on Christmas eve last year. The weather was too nice to not take a hike. The only photo I took turned out horribly or I would have shared. I caught the male lizard, with the regenerating tail, so my daughter could take a...

Ugh. I knew better than that. Thanks for the correction and thank you for the compliment. Here are a couple Sceloporus from last season to make up for my error. :)

Those are very impressive photos. I'm now trying to work a Tucson trip into the 2008 vacation plans. Thank you for sharing the excellent photos.

I have been wanting to find a cocoon in a trapdoor spider to see what emerges ever since I saw the below wasp waiting for a trapdoor to emerge. ...I didn't want to have to dig up several trapdoor burrows to find one though. I lucked out and saw the top of a cocoon down a trapdoor burrow...

Uta sp. A Herper's dream - This piece will definitely have a California Kingsnake and a Southern Pacific Rattlesnake or two or three when March rolls around. Eumeces sp. There are A LOT of millipedes out this time of year.