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hey all,

tuesday i am heading to south florida for a few days on vacation, i will be in naples and i was wondering if anyone knows of any good spots down there for feild herping, of course we are going to the everglades and we are also going to cork screw nature reserve, but i was wondering if there are any other good places around that area, or if i should just hit a plot of woods and keep m eyes peeled.

thanks
adam

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1.2 THAYERI
1.2 SPLENDIDA (1.0 ALBINO/ 0.2 HYPO)
1.1 CORNS SNAKES (0.1 SNOW/ 1.0 STRIPEDSUNGLOW)
0.1 REDFOOT TORTOISE
1.0 LEOPARD TORTOISE
0.1 PYXIE FROG
0.0.1 HORNED FROG
0.0.1 TADPOLES

Anyone in south florida?

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1.2 THAYERI
1.2 SPLENDIDA (1.0 ALBINO/ 0.2 HYPO)
1.1 CORNS SNAKES (0.1 SNOW/ 1.0 STRIPEDSUNGLOW)
0.1 REDFOOT TORTOISE
1.0 LEOPARD TORTOISE
0.1 PYXIE FROG
0.0.1 HORNED FROG
0.0.1 TADPOLES

I live in S. Florida.
If I were to entertain like minded friends down for a visit, I would head for Janes Scenic Drive, which winds through the Fakahatchee Strand. (It’s free) The white rock road can be very rough unless they have recently graded it. Once you get past the rock it becomes paved roads we use to call “the Blocks”. Road cruising there at dusk just after a shower will be like one of those shows on TV where they find one thing after another. You can easily chance upon huge diamondbacks, moccasins, pygmy, indigo, basically the whole list. I have seen panther, bear, otter, deer, and a lot of birds that are probably really cool but I’m just not into birds, you know? Please take only photos (then post a couple) so it will be there for others to enjoy. Check out these links, or search for Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park or Janes Scenic Drive.

http://www.southalley.com/everglades.html
http://www.florida-everglades.com/mapfaka.htm
http://www.floridastateparks.org/fakahatcheestrand/default.cfm

thanks for the info, of course i will only take photos, i am not in to the wild caught scene, i see no need for it. i will defiantly have to ask my brother if he knows whre that is. thanks again

adam

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1.2 THAYERI
1.2 SPLENDIDA (1.0 ALBINO/ 0.2 HYPO)
1.1 CORNS SNAKES (0.1 SNOW/ 1.0 STRIPEDSUNGLOW)
0.1 REDFOOT TORTOISE
1.0 LEOPARD TORTOISE
0.1 PYXIE FROG
0.0.1 HORNED FROG
0.0.1 TADPOLES