Since i've shared photos with people here i thought i'd share this, this is me back in 1985 i was 4yrs old, I caught this guy in my backyard in New Mexico, a beautiful albino bullsnake. Gee can't imagine why today i love reptiles soo much! lol take care everyone!
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varanuslifer
Jul 26, 2006 12:20 PM
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Steve_Craig
Jul 26, 2006 05:21 PM
Man, your making me feel old. In 85 I was in my second year in the Navy, LOL. Anyway, excellent pic. I was a bit older before reptiles became a big part of me.
Steve
varanuslifer
Jul 26, 2006 05:48 PM
Yeah i guess that's what happens when the nearest kid is a couple miles away and the nearest town is 15 miles away, nothing to do but hunt reptiles all day long lol
vichris
Jul 26, 2006 06:16 PM
your making me feel old. In 1985 I had already been out of the Navy 4 years and was starting a second career.
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Vichris
vichris
Jul 26, 2006 06:18 PM
What part of NM did you live in? I started out keeping herps young too, here in NM.
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Vichris
varanuslifer
Jul 26, 2006 07:30 PM
I was born in Socorro, NM but lived between Socorro and San antonio (Not Texas). doubt anyone even knows there is a san antonio, NM lol. yeah i grew up with ALL kinds of reptiles, all i had to do was go into my back yard and there they were! infact i remember we had a mimosa tree in our yard and i had a leopard lizard fall on my head from the tree, which FREAKED me out lol until i realized it was a lizard and chased after it. take care!
vichris
Jul 26, 2006 08:41 PM
home of the original "Owl" Bar and Cafe, gateway to the White Sands missle range, entrance to the Bosque del Apache. I've spent a fair amount of time herping (and hunting) around there. I know the area well.
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Vichris
Rivets55
Jul 27, 2006 12:58 AM
"M" Moumtain!
Techies launching golf balls a half mile with M-80 cannons!
Green Chillie Cheese Burgers!
Red Hot Huevos Rancheros!
Whiptails, Coachies, Atrox!
Sit on a cactus and find out who your REAL friends are!
What a great place!
YeeeHaaa!
John D.
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I am so not lesdysxic!
0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"
varanuslifer
Jul 27, 2006 01:53 AM
Yeah right on M Mountain! lol who knew so many people love NM that is soo friggin cool!
vichris
Jul 27, 2006 08:04 AM
The Buckhorn bar and grill
Trinity site
Desert kings
Sandhill cranes
Conrad Hilton (Hilton Hotels)
New Mexico Milksnakes
Snow geese
DOUBLE green chile cheese burgers w/ onion rings
Carizozo cherry cider
The owl and the buckhorn jam packed cause they're firing a missle on the stallion range and hwy 380 is closed.
Rivit55 where are you from? Email me if you don't want to post here
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Vichris
Rivets55
Jul 28, 2006 03:00 PM
I'm originally fom Philly, but I spent 3 awesome years in Socorro attending NMINT as a geology grad student. I now reside in Tennessee by way of West Virginia.
My first king was a yellow and black ringed CalKing in Philly. I really wanted one of the Indigos the shop had, but my parents said it was too expensive at $85.00.
While in NM I found a coachwhip DOR wich I pickled in a jar - left that behind for the next resident. I also found a DOR atrox outside my house which I skinned and cured - still have it. Had a 105mm cannon round from TERRA too, but I left that behind as well.
Almost moved back to Albuquerque back in '94 - still wish I did!
Ever been to the Hemez? The Malpie? The Bosque? Mt Taylor? Langmuire Lab?
NM is Awesome!
John D
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I am so not lesdysxic!
0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"
vichris
Jul 28, 2006 07:49 PM
Jemez? El Malipais? and Los Alamos Labs? I've never heard of Langmuire Lab. The Jemez mountains were/are one of my favorite places. When I was a kid in the 60's we went up there almost every weekend during the summer. I learned to flyfish at Fenton Lake. The Malipais in the Zuni's is where I currently do most of my archery elk hunting. I went to the Guadalupe river in Jemez last weekend and we were planing to go to the Zuni's this weekend but it looks like it's going to rain like heck so I'll postpone until next weekend. The Zuni's are just southwest of Mt Taylor. I've spent lots of time on Mt. Taylor hunting turkey and Barbary sheep. I used to hunt deer there too. I'm a native New Mexican. Did you know someone named Tim when you went to NM Tech?
When did you go there?
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Vichris
