Thanks for the neat pics and natural history lesson, Shane. I've always liked Japan and the whole Far East. I've thought about taking a trip there myself, and may someday. A friend, Rex Knight, is a herper who knows a lot about Japan and some people there.

Also, one of my brothers has been to Japan, while he was in the service. He was stationed in Okinawa for about a year. I remember a photo he sent me of a Dinodon one time. He was also quite interested in the different viperine snakes there. He lives in Idaho now and has a bow business called, "Habu Bows." He makes all his own bows and has named them after snakes from Japan mostly. I'll put his link below.

I'm mostly interested in the ratsnakes, but also have a fondness for pit-vipers, and to some extent the natricines. As a field herper I'll photograph almost anything though, LOL. Hang in there for the ratsnake info. It keeps getting better each year.

Cheers....Terry


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