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


Habu Bows

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• Here are some reports for the fieldherpers.... - TxHerper, Thu Sep 8 21:15:58 2005
• Japan Part I.... - TxHerper, Thu Sep 8 21:30:30 2005
• Congratulations Shane... - jfirneno, Fri Sep 9 10:51:34 2005
• John! - TxHerper, Fri Sep 9 12:32:56 2005
• That's too bad Shane... - jfirneno, Fri Sep 9 13:18:01 2005
• Ouch.... - TxHerper, Fri Sep 9 14:55:43 2005
• Japan part II - TxHerper, Thu Sep 8 21:42:20 2005
• Japan part III...a few days ago.... - TxHerper, Thu Sep 8 21:57:53 2005
• Great post.... - ratsnakehaven, Fri Sep 9 17:03:27 2005
• RE: Great post.... - TxHerper, Sat Sep 10 11:31:04 2005
• RE: Great post.... - ratsnakehaven, Sat Sep 10 13:39:35 2005
• My advice to many of you.... - TxHerper, Thu Sep 8 22:12:16 2005
• RE: My advice to many of you.... - Carmichael, Fri Sep 9 10:13:19 2005
• RE: My advice to many of you.... - TxHerper, Fri Sep 9 11:11:41 2005
• RE: My advice to many of you.... - chris_mcmartin, Fri Sep 9 12:27:22 2005
• RE: My advice to many of you.... - freediver, Fri Sep 16 11:51:25 2005
• Amazing photos and animals Shane...... - BPO, Fri Sep 9 00:43:25 2005
• RE: Amazing photos and animals Shane...... - TxHerper, Fri Sep 9 09:51:46 2005
• RE: Amazing photos and animals Shane...... - dewittg, Fri Sep 9 10:33:56 2005
• Your doing a good job..... - BPO, Fri Sep 9 17:25:02 2005
• RE: Your doing a good job..... - TxHerper, Sat Sep 10 11:40:47 2005
• RE: Here are some reports for the fieldherpers.... - lateralis, Fri Sep 9 23:03:03 2005
• RE: Here are some reports for the fieldherpers.... - TxHerper, Sat Sep 10 11:57:01 2005
• Absolutely fantastic! - Mark Banczak, Sat Sep 10 09:25:21 2005
• RE: Here are some reports for the fieldherpers.... - Aaron, Thu Sep 15 11:59:21 2005