https://forums.kingsnake.com/forum.php?catid=327 Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding field herping, herp studies, research, observations, and conservation in general in Canada. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229606,1229606 Hello, To those of you North of the border working with or interested in Corucia zebrata (underlined), a scientific paper comparing the differences between Corucia zebrata zebrata (underlined) and Corucia zebrata alfredschmidti is available on the U.S. Kingsnake Academic/Scientific Journal F... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229604,1229604 Hi, Could someone please help in identifying this snake? I live in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. http://www.jlma.ca/Famille/images/P1010030.JPG http://www.jlma.ca/Famille/images/P1010029.JPG My son found the snake in the back yard. We have alot of Garter Snakes around the house, but this one doesn't ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229602,1229602 Does anyone here have any experience field herping in BC? I'm looking to talk to anyone who has been herping in the Thompson/Okanagan region and basically anywhere else in BC.. I got a chance to check out a couple places near Oliver a couple months ago and it was great. Yellow-bellied racers ever... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229600,1229600 Found this summer, first one I had seen in about 8 years. Dan https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229599,1229599 Was up in the bancroft area and found six species of frog in and around the same small swamp. Gray Treefrogs Spring Peepers Mink Frogs Green Frogs Bullfrogs Northern Leopard Frogs Nothin like going swampin..mmmm mmm good! Matt https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229597,1229597 okay i was in the valley just out side of williams lake b.c. on my uncles farm and he has a stream that goes through it and i got a large from that from the top greatly resembled a wood frog, on its underside its belly was mottled orange and red and as it went down to the legs it turned solid red...... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229594,1229594 This summer I got 6 new lifelister's! They were as follows: 1 Mudpuppy found in shallow rocky water at dusk 1 Western chorus frog 2 Northern two-lined salamanders 1 Pickerel frog 1 Eastern Milksnake 1 Northern ringneck snake The milksnake was found under a board in a roadside ditch outside of Lans... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229593,1229593 Well I was in Rondeau Provincial Park for a little under a month. Got some herping in, not as much as wanted sleeping and babysitting got in the way but thats alright. I was able to go out looking for softshells with Dave Smith which was great, we saw one male and fixed his tag. Then dave found me s... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229592,1229592 Hello, As an added bonus, I was also able to squeeze in some Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica) data collection. Here are the pics. Enjoy! A somewhat distressed Map Turtle: A good-sized gravid female Map Turtle: A camera-shy female awaiting her measurements: And a cute little baby Mapper: ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229591,1229591 Hello, Here are some photos of various Fox Snakes (Elaphe vulpina gloydi) that I surveyed. Basic measurements and weights were collected and PIT tags were also inserted. Enjoy! A young Fox Snake: A very angry and very large male Fox Snake: His parting words: An older male with exten... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229590,1229590 Hello all, I am temporarily back from three weeks of Softshell Turtle tracking (as well as various other herp related tasks) for my Masters project; I head back out on Monday. Nesting is just about finished so I should be just about done attaching transmitters to new turtles, I just need some more m... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229588,1229588 Here are the few odds and ends I was also able to photograph in this Ontario herp mecca... A juvenile Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata): A pretty little Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingi): [IMG]http://home.cogeco.ca/~rbolton1/Folder/Blanding's Turtle.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]http:... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229587,1229587 Greetings, Well I am very excited to report the successful photographic capture of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus). Enjoy the photos! Cheers, Ryan M Bolton P.S. Since I found these cute little guys today too, I thought they deserved a chance in the sp... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229585,1229585 Hi, Here's some pics from Pelee Island I got on Friday. I had four main target species to photograph: lake erie watersnake, red-spotted newt, smallmouth salamander and blue racer. We found all but blue racers. I'v seen them before on the island however so I wasn't too worried. I don't know hot... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229582,1229582 Saw my first Massasauga Rattler tonight after only 4 mins. of looking. Pics coming soon. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229581,1229581 Found: 2 Bullfrogs TMTC Green Frogs A Few Mink Frogs A basking (!) snapping turtle TMTC Northern Water snakes, including a beast that I couldn't catch because I was frozen in shock at it's size. Other herps found recently: DOR Garter snake Wood frogs 4 or 5 Redback salamanders Painted turtles Blu... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229579,1229579 Hi, I keep dart frogs and some fish just as a slight introduction. My family has a cottage in Rondeau Provincial Park, some people may know where that is others may not, http://www.rondeauprovincialpark.ca/ that is a very basic site of where it is. I have yet to find a good reptile/amphibian guide t... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229576,1229576 Hello all, Well I don't really post on these forums so much anymore, but Dave's post inspired me to post some of these recent frog pics that I also took while the other "real herps" were sleeping... Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor): A pair in amplexus: A dead Gray: Wes... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229574,1229574 Here we go....... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1229571,1229571 While the real herps (snakes, lizards, and turtles) are sleeping I hunt these other "herps". Here's Ontario's more rare species.