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Do any of you live in the Santa Barbara area?... I will be taking a 3 week research vacation to this area in early August and would love some company!...
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Ben

i live in orange county cali. and would like to join u for a weekend or so if u don't mind hanging with a hunger herper in 21 now but i do know the stuff more herpers know i keep and breed a few kinds of snakes and try to go hicking/herping atleast one time a week. just wodering what are u hoping to see.

Adam

Hey Adam,
I'm not going to be searching for anything in particular... I am even interested in the invertebrates around the area... I was just hoping to team up with a couple local people who knew the area a little better... My days, and nights will be pretty open as the research I will be helping with will be contucted at dawn and dusk... If you want to go out and root around together that would be awesome!...
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Ben

just keep my screen name handy and sent my yours and well keep in toch. and i was also wondering where u are coming from talk to u later. screen name sk8er62884@AOL.com

adam

Sounds good, we'll keep in touch...
I live in Omaha, Nebraska... Thanks
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Ben

Hi Ben - Steve Sykes of Geckos Etc. Herpetoculture is located in Santa Brabara. He is doing post graduate work at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He's a herp friend of mine that I met a little over a year ago. I live in Bakersfield, Ca. Steve's website is at: "www.GeckosEtc.com". Steve is currently studdying the Tiger California salamander. A protected species. I can contact him if you'd like.

Terry Parks

>>Do any of you live in the Santa Barbara area?... I will be taking a 3 week research vacation to this area in early August and would love some company!...
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>>Ben

Hi Terry!
Thanks for your reply, that would be great to meet up with him to do some herping... I breed Uroplatus spp. so I am sure he and I will get along quite well... Let me know what he says!
Thanks again!
Ben
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Ben

Ben -
I'll get ahold of Steve Sykes. It may take a few days since he's in and out going to school and other things. Steve's working with a group of California Tiger Salamanders that are at the southernmost part of their range. They are protected, but he works with some that are located at a pond. They are in an area where people want to grow grapes instead of having California Tiger salamanders to enjoy. The herpetologist on faculty at the University of California at Santa Barbara is Sam Sweet. I know someone who is a good friend of Sam's. A lot of people say Sam Sweet is one of the best field herpetologist. Of course, there are a good number of great herpetologists. My friend might be able to arrange you meeting him if you are interested. I'm sure Steve Sykes could do it too since he doing his post graduate work under Sam and a few others. My email is:
parks38@juno.com

Terry Parks

>>Hi Terry!
>>Thanks for your reply, that would be great to meet up with him to do some herping... I breed Uroplatus spp. so I am sure he and I will get along quite well... Let me know what he says!
>>Thanks again!
>>Ben
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>>Ben

Thanks so much Terry!
I sent you an e-mail also...
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Ben