D. Pogue

Jeremy, my sole mission in life is to make you cry. Nice to see I have succeeded . I hope that you enjoyed your vacation, free of "mods" who might otherwise have followed you along the beach beaking at you that "your bathing suit is the wrong colour!!" or "I can see through you like my front window!!".......or "You're banned from this beach for THREE DAYS!!!!".........I'll just bet you didn't miss that ..........Strangely enough, I noticed that when I was in Mexico recently, nobody chased me down to enage me in a conversation that they were never even invited to particpate in!! Imagine that?? Les « Yellowtails » pondent habituellement des oeufs ici en février, mais les « Indigos » pondent des oeufs du 15 mars au 15 avril chaque année. Je m'attends à ce que trois femelles pondent de bons oeufs cette saison. Ces oeufs hachent habituellement en juin ou tôt - juillet. Well, Nick........here's what the Indigos have been doing here.......starting in mid-December........... Look! An Indigo with two tails!! Is that a new "morph"?? M/O/D/P ps - "Hans Grabbenbottum" pps - "Vee-bee-bees" ppps - "Melanie est la fille fraîche de serpent!" pppps - "Mouahahahahaha!"

Voici encore plus de photos de mon groupe de « Okeetee ». Ceux-ci sont de l'hibernation récente. Ce sont mon serpent de maïs éclaté ( ) « normal » préféré! M/O/D/P

Je pense que le serpent est vraiment « into » vous, Phil. « C'est tout l'AMUSEMENT jusqu'à ce que quelqu'un perde un oeil!!! » Don ps - « La douleur est une question d'opinion » pps -

You and I hate winter, Nick.......but these crazy Eastern Garters seem to make it a point to be the first snakes to emerge from hibernation.......sometimes even on a warm day in mid-winter . Every once in a while, some lucky jogger or "professional dog-walker" gets to see this here in the Toronto area...... This will become a daily sight (minus the white crap, of course!) around here in around a month. Here's a little Garter who will never get to "enjoy" the "beauty" of a long, cold winter.......she lives here in a nice warm Snakeroom....... Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis......The California Red-Sided Garter. And for all of those who would dare to mock us "Other Snakes"-types, here's a little message........it's a bit of a twist on Justin's photo-pun from another Thread here on Repticlic (and apparently "elsewhwere" too). "Trouble Brewing" part 1 M/O/D/P ps - pps - ppps - "Trouble Brewing"

Yes, Nick, those San Frans did breed for me......in 2002/03/04........but I couldn't find homes for all the offspring, and I didn't have room to house any more adults.......so I stopped breeding them for a few years. It looks like things are getting better in the Hobby when it comes to Thamnophis in general, though. I really think that these amazing, active, beautiful snakes deserve more respect from hobbyists. They are definitely NOT an entry-level or "beginner" herp, as so many "experienced" keepers disparragingly dismiss them. Here are some tetrataenia photos from the archives..... As far as the weather question, things are seasonally pretty warm here these past few days, and we are only about 4 weeks away from the start of Field Herping Season in Southern Ontario . I usually find Garters in huge numbers by the third week of March. I'll post lots of field photos here on Repticlic when the time comes. Here is a shot of some vegetation re-asserting itself and searching for Spring 2009........just a couple of days ago, right here in my front garden ....... Speaking of "Spring"........Spring around here generally means "Yellowtail Cribo eggs". A second female appeared ready to lay earlier this week: Look what I found just two days ago........a nice "Thursday Morning Surprise" ........ Here they are "set up" in large-grade vermiculite.......11 fertile eggs, bringing my total for 2009 to 22 (so far): Close-up! Here's the lone infertile mass or "slug". It weighed in at 25 grams, as you can see...... I still have another huge female corais corais who is gravid and due to lay in early March. There will be enough YTs for everyone to enjoy this season! Regards, M/O/D/P ps - pps - To Phil.......... flavolineata!!!! Chrysopelea!!!!

Hello Heidi! That pic of the little Yorkie with a pink bow on its head was just a trick. This is a realistic image of the "real" me........taken recently at my giant 77th birthday party. Am I still safe around those big, awful, mean, Jumpy & Worthless snakes? I sure hope so........ D. ps - "Haricots Verts" pps - "Je suis un petit lapin"

Bonjour mes amis...... « La révolution ne sera pas télévisée » .......... mais elle sera aidée par technologie. Chacun est invité pour s'associer à l'amusement ............ J'espère que nous pouvons tout mettre en oeuvre cette petite section de « Repticlic » et l'employer pour encourager le respect pour la Nature, le herpetology, le « RealSnakes (TM) » ..... et l'un pour l'autre, aussi. Il y a tellement beauté en nature, dans la biologie évolutionnaire. Célébrons-ici le! Voici quelques photos de certains de mes serpents préférés pour le mettre en route ......... M/O/D/P ps - pps- ppps - ps - "The revolution will not be televised".......but it will be assisted by technology. Everyone is invited to join in on the fun.......... I hope we can all enjoy this small section of "Repticlic" and use it to encourage respect for Nature, herpetology, "RealSnakes" (tm).....and for each other, too. There is so much beauty in Nature, in Evolutionary Biology. Let's celebrate it here! Those were photos of some of my favourite snakes to get it started......... pppps - "Vive la Revolution!" ppppps - "Punition" pppppps - Welcome To The Machine...........

Merci des compliments et des meilleurs voeux, mes amis ! Voici plus de photos de mon groupe de « Okeetee » ....... Mâle de 2 ans: Mâle de 1 an: Femelle #2 avec des oeufs, 2006: J'aime de vrais, "Corns Normaux". Pouvez-vous imaginer trouver ces serpents tandis que « herping »? Merci de regarder mes photos . Don ps - "Les serpents de maïs éclaté"

Peut-être vous aimerez, Justin ? Ils me donneront des oeufs en 6 semaines. peut-être vous en voudriez pour votre Ptyas? MODP ps - Des Oeufs!

Well....since we're being, ya know, silly here.......what with all this talk of "pink mittens", Pink Coachwhips, and tacos that would be most welcome at any proper Colour-Brid BBQ........I thought I'd check in on the adult female Masticophis flagellum testaceus, who is currently getting ready to awaken from two months of brumation. She certainly appears to have all the comforts of home in her hibernation tub, doesn't she? Dedicated to Nick, Phil, and Melanie......all at the same time....... . "Attendez une minute! Qui a allumé les lumières??" "Ne prenez pas ma bière, mes mitaines roses, mais particulièrement ne prenez pas mes haricots verts!! Vous recevrez votre punition si vous prenez mes choses!" Regards, MODP ps - "Shiny-noo Thread coming soon!" pps - "Tacos"

J'attends ma punition ici avec beaucoup de plaisir, Justin! Votre punition sera que j'ai des plans pour commencer un petit Post ici sur « Repticlic » très bientôt. Ce Post aura des images de Drymarchon, Thamnophis, Spilotes, Masticophis, et beaucoup d'autres ....... et des histoires et de l'humeur, aussi. J'espère que chacun pourra joindre l'amusement. Translation (for the English folks here): Your punishment will be that I have plans to start a small Thread here on "Repticlic" very soon. This thread will have pictures of Drymarchon, Thamnophis, Spilotes, Masticophis, and many others.......and some stories and humour, too. I hope that everyone can join the fun. Regards, MODP ps - "Punition" pps -

Salut! Bonjour, je m'appelle Don. Mes intérêts principaux de reptile sont les serpents "Jumpy et Sans Valeur"….ces « autres serpents » comme nous disons que ........ mon Français est très pauvre, mais j'espère que je pourrai présenter des photographies et des mots ici, et j'espère que vous pourrez me tolérer ici sur « Repticlic.com ». Mon écriture peut être embrouillante parfois, mais mes photos sont agréables, j'espèrent. Je devrais également ajouter que je déteste la mayonnaise. J'ai juste pensé que je devrais signaler cela. MODP ps - Voici quelques images, une d'elle peut réellement être moi, qui sait ?

Bonsoir mes amis...... I'd also like to echo previous sentiments and thank Justin, Stav, Manu, and Marc for making this little reunion possible. Thanks guys. It's good to see so many familiar names here, and good to know that all of these new members were actually invited to participate on Repticlic. I'm going to wander around for a bit and see how things work on the site. I wrote some stuff en Francais a couple of days ago, and then ran it past a few "new members". Nobody commented, so I guess what I wrote was OK and made perfect sense....... Bonjour, je m'appelle Don! Comment ca va? J'adore les sepents, et les reptiles en general, mais je suis une personne vieux et je suis en colere toute les moments! Je joue a l'ordinateur, et avec les photos aussi, pendant mes moments de loisir. J'ai mange (une fois seulement) des haricots verts.......... ps - "haricots verts"....... I think I'm good to go. As if that's not enough, yesterday I found these "things" in with my CB 2002 Drymarchon corais corais......... They may look a little "off" to some of you. This is because they are still "wet" (i.e freshly laid). They are all fertile. Trust me. I guess that's what happens when the adults do this: Or this....... ...... Here comes another one...... Does the planet really need more of these guys?? I certainly think so. Regards, D. ps -