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Hello everyone. I have been reading all of the posts here. Very interesting forum.

What do you all do with the herps you find?

Do you keep them?
Release them?
Or just photograph them?

Thanks,
Steve

just kidding...mostly just take picts

But, in general, all of the above. Some folks have a certain snake in their collection and collect a wild one to add new blood to their collection. Some capture the snake as a result of the thrill of the chase, or to take photos. Some just take photos in place and hardly ever capture the snake. Then, there are those that are a combination of the different activities. I've probably done each of those things at least a few times in my life.

Most snakes will sit nice and calm if I approach slowly and I don't have to bother picking them up at all. Hognose are especially great to photograph because they normally sit there threatening me and don't make a run for it.

I TRY not to disturb any of the snakes I photograph --if possible. One exception is when I find one in the road-I will move it to which side it was heading to-I'd hate to see it become roadkill.

If I do catch one to do a photo I let it go immediately after and hope the photos are good enough. It's a challenge to get it right the first time.

The only snake I've never gotten-what I consider a really good photo of is a Black Racer-they won't sit still and they bite me everytime I catch one. You all know how that is-ouch.

L

I just watch them and show my son and if I have a camera, take a pic . . . and then get terribly excited and talk about it for days to anyone who'll listen. I find most people don't really care what snakes I've seen and would rather not know that snakes or lizards even exist. That's why I love this site.
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