If you think Maryland is boring try herping in NY. More specifically, Long Island. I just poked around in Honesdale PA for a week and couldn't find a single snake. I love seeing the pictures of field collecting that some of these guys post up. Especially Tim Spuckler. Yeah, NY is boring too. Eastern milks, delay snakes and garter snakes. Now days if you see an eastern hog here, it's a big find. Good luck. Mike Panichi