Sad Herping

[Rishaad]

Did some very unproductive herping last week friday at North Park nature reserve, Palmiet nature reserve and also locally in my area. Unfortunately I didn't find any snakes except for this DOR:




Some habitat pics:

[mgiddings]

Wow, that really is sad. Thelotornis capensis capensis right?

[Fooble]

NIce but not so nice.
Cool to find the Vine snake. Herping thickets like that is not as easy as most would think either.

[Rishaad]

That's it man. Felt like crying when I saw this. Palmiet is much more thick than it was the last time we herped there, its like almost impossible to find a rock to flip.

[marc bt]

Ahh man that sucks!!!
You can almost just picture a Gaboon lieing in the leaf litter in that first habitat pic, if only you were somewhere further up the coast.

[Fooble]

if only you were somewhere further up the coast.

And were VERY VERY lucky!

[marc bt]

True, but with the right conditions and a remote location, one has to come right.

[Fooble]

True, but with the right conditions and a remote location, one has to come right.

Thats what the Lamprophis junkies say about fiski :P

[marc bt]

Yeah but the difference with Fiskis and Gaboons is that alot more Gabbies have been found than Fiskis ( 20-30 i believe?).

[Fooble]

I was just ragging on you man, yeah something like that. But i recon a gaboon in the wild would be special man.

[marc bt]

I know don't stress . Thats something i have to see before i die, a Gaboon in the wild. I think in the next couple of years we have to make a mission up north to Cape Vidal or St lucia to find some giants!

[mgiddings]

If you are making a mission up there, and I am over 18 so I can drive... I am there Or I can beg my Dad lol.