Herps of Arkansas: Forum

Any arachnophiles want a widow w/egg sac?

null@example.com (Chance) — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:56:31 +0000

I was recently given a nice adult female black widow and I've been displaying her in my classroom. She has now produced two egg sacs. I wrestled one away from her (much to her apparent dismay) to show my students the eggs, but she soon produced the second one which is still with her. I have no interest in 'offing' her so if anyone is interested in obtaining her in hopes of raising a few hundred little widow slings, you're welcome to her/them. She may not last much longer since the second egg sac seems to have taken a lot out of her, but there are probably at least a couple hundred eggs that you might have success with. Please be 18 or over and please realize that this is probably our most dangerous spider. She/they will come with a critter keeper. E-mail me at najak82@hotmail.com or call or text 479-477-0434 for more info. Obviously as I'm giving her/them away, this will strictly be pick up only.

75 gallon reptile cover??

null@example.com (Tremors) — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:31:48 +0000

I like alot of people buy most of my reptile supplies online, but I am having alot of trouble finding a metal screen lid for a 75 gallon aquarium that has doors/feeding hatches on it. Good ol' google search engine is letting me down. Do any of ya'll have a suggestion for a website that I might find one?

Eastern River Cooter Laying Eggs

null@example.com (jcs78751) — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:53:08 +0000

I found this little lady laying eggs near the Ouachita River at Hwy 270 in Montgomery County today

Indefinite Field Trip across the pond.

null@example.com (Dan) — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:19:38 +0000

My wifey and I went out with her family to Cove Lake on Sunday the 6th. We'd gone there fishing, but didn't catch much. I figured I'd have a last look for some herps I saw a couple of skinks that I wasn't quick enough to catch this time and a snake that scarpered before I could grab it. When all seemed lost, I found this guy munching on a catfish!

Musk Turtle! Nice way to end a good few weeks of getting into this herping stuff

I'll get on with finding the herps over here - let you know how that goes.

Gravid Midland Brown: Too early to tell?

null@example.com (prof.dave) — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:07:01 +0000

A friend brought me three Midland Browns and one of them is kinda fat. I tried to tell my wife that a Midland Brown wouldn't be 'showing' in May and that we're not about to have a buncha little'uns, but she's afraid that since Arkansas had a short, mild winter, some snakes might have mated early. Uh...I'm right, ain't I?

Wildlife Center Saves Mauled Turtle

null@example.com (kaptainkory) — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:12:33 +0000

Wildlife Center Saves Mauled Turtle

bronze frog?

null@example.com (katzog) — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:00:46 +0000

small bronze?

Man claims rattlesnake bite at Wash. Wal-Mart

null@example.com (kaptainkory) — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:36:55 +0000

Looks like its fake-or-force-a-snake-bite-then-plant-the-snake-in-Wal-Mart-hoping-to-sue-for-damages season again, guys.

Man claims rattlesnake bite at Wash. Wal-Mart

For the Birders: Birders flock to Mount Magazine to see a 'life bird'

null@example.com (kaptainkory) — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:29:13 +0000

Birders flock to Mount Magazine to see a 'life bird'

Baby Ornate Box Turtle at Cherokee Prairie Natural Area

null@example.com (kaptainkory) — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:27:31 +0000

Baby Ornate Box Turtle at Cherokee Prairie Natural Area

Few Recent AR Herp-Related News Articles

null@example.com (kaptainkory) — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:32:49 +0000

'Toddlers & Tiaras' sneak peek: Snakes on a stage?

Seeing Snakes in Arkansas

A snakey celebration

Snakes for sale

null@example.com (Shawn) — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:05:35 +0000

FOR SALE!!!!

Corns
1.0 stripe proven. $65
1.0 sunkissed. $65
1.0 albino. $80
All are proven breeders

Colombian rainbows

1.0 ready to breed $60
2.0 ready to breed $85

Balls
1.0 66% het pied with photo id $75

Redtails

0.1 8 ft proven breeder $175
0.1 7 ft ready to breed $175
0.1 3 ft hypo $200

Burms
.2 100% het green 50% poss albino $75 ea

Dumerils
1.0 5ft proven breeder $200

Milks
1.0 Pueblan milk $80
0.1 Sinaloan milk $95
0.1 albino Nelson's $100

Mother's Day

null@example.com (prof.dave) — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:44:24 +0000

Happy Mother's Day to members that are mothers. I posted some of this last year, but I don't mind repeating this. My mom turned 80 last year. We lost our dad when I was 9 and she never remarried. I saw my first snake in 1962 when I was 5. I grabbed a rough green snake by mistake and ran crying to my mom and she told me that the snake had also run crying to its mother! She took me to the library so I could check out books about reptiles. She put up with me and my snakes, and with comments by neighbors and relatives("Some day David's gonna pick up a rattler!"etc) A ringneck snake climbed into our TV/stereo, and my mom had to pull out the little crispy snake(the repairman was scared to get it out) She asked a carpenter to build me escape-proof snake cages. I often kept snakes that other boys caught--their mothers wouldn't allow them to keep snakes.

snake identify

null@example.com (arlis13) — Sat, 12 May 2012 04:59:10 +0000

anyone identify this one?

Boa, ATB and Neodesha

null@example.com (epidemic) — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:08:00 +0000

I have a couple odd balls in my collection that need new homes...

1st is a common red-tail boa, she is a Kahl strain Het for Albinism and is quite lazy, like most... She is already feeding on F/T small adult rats and chicks like there is no tomorrow, again, like most.

2nd is a very long-term captive, over 5 years, yellow ATB feeding well, though ocassionally goes on a fast, on F/T small adult rats and chicks.

I also have a 36" Neodesha enclosure I'm not using, an original slant front... It's older, but has a lot of years left in it and comes with a rheostat.

Asking 75.00 for each of the above or best offer, especially if someone takes all three.

I can be reached at 501.744.2553 text or call... I'm not very good about checking PM's, sorry to those of you who have sent them, so call or text is best.

Thanks,

Jeff