Snake Safaris

You can go on a snake safari in Kenya, reasonably priced (after, of course, airfare and lodgings).

Redbelly Water Snake

Jim Gruver forwarded this pics of a very bright redbelly water snake found in Georgetown, SC. This subspecies, Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster, is one of my favorite snakes. It's a great find.

Snakes

For those who haven't had time to go field herping this year...

Northern red-bellied snakes. (News article.)
Northern brown snakes. (News article.)

California Field Herping

A California man wrote into a columnist to talk about his hobby: going out into the field, catching rattlesnakes, and collecting data (before releasing snakes unharmed). He's caught over 1275 rattlers over 16 years. (News source.)

Download Free Ebooks

I've set up free downloadable (and printable) copies of my early printed versions of Herper's Life List and Herper's Survey. Basic materials (nothing fancy) in PDF that you can print out and use after field herping...