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MichaelSmith
07-14-2009, 09:55 PM
Hello - I'm Michael Smith. I've kept eastern blacknecks, Texas garters, plains, red-sided, and checkered garters. Currently I have a gravid female eastern blackneck, and may have babies to feed within a few weeks.

I've posted an article on T. c. ocellatus on my website; if interested, have a look and tell me what you think. (See the "captive bred reptiles" page and look toward the bottom.)

I'm also very interested in field herping and natural history generally, and I try to get out to the Big Bend in west Texas and the Big Thicket in southeast Texas as often as possible.

Looking forward to browsing the photos and articles here.
Stefan-A
07-14-2009, 10:00 PM
Welcome aboard. :)
ssssnakeluvr
07-14-2009, 11:52 PM
welcome to the forum!!!!! :cool:
guidofatherof5
07-15-2009, 01:01 AM
Nice to have you with us. Living in Iowa but born in Texas(Abilene) Welcome
gregmonsta
07-15-2009, 01:45 AM
Greetings :D
drache
07-15-2009, 05:00 AM
welcome to the forum, Michael
Snake lover 3-25
07-15-2009, 06:28 AM
welcome to the forum!
Mommy2many
07-15-2009, 09:11 AM
Welcome from the Northeast!
Odie
07-15-2009, 10:07 AM
Hi, from Oregon, Mike :)
adamanteus
07-15-2009, 03:02 PM
Hi Michael, and welcome to the forum.:)
sirtalis01
07-15-2009, 03:28 PM
welcom to the forum...
mustang
07-16-2009, 11:08 AM
Hello - I'm Michael Smith. I've kept eastern blacknecks, Texas garters, plains, red-sided, and checkered garters. Currently I have a gravid female eastern blackneck, and may have babies to feed within a few weeks.

I've posted an article on T. c. ocellatus on my website; if interested, have a look and tell me what you think. (See the "captive bred reptiles" page and look toward the bottom.)

I'm also very interested in field herping and natural history generally, and I try to get out to the Big Bend in west Texas and the Big Thicket in southeast Texas as often as possible.

Looking forward to browsing the photos and articles here.

YO mike where in texas r u from...im form san antonio .....black necks are endangered around here?
GradStudentLeper
07-16-2009, 03:11 PM
Hello - I'm Michael Smith. I've kept eastern blacknecks, Texas garters, plains, red-sided, and checkered garters. Currently I have a gravid female eastern blackneck, and may have babies to feed within a few weeks.

I've posted an article on T. c. ocellatus on my website; if interested, have a look and tell me what you think. (See the "captive bred reptiles" page and look toward the bottom.)

I'm also very interested in field herping and natural history generally, and I try to get out to the Big Bend in west Texas and the Big Thicket in southeast Texas as often as possible.

Looking forward to browsing the photos and articles here.


Welcome. It seems you are right down the street from me, as I currently reside in the basement of UT Arlington's Biology department. Me and my western black necks...
MichaelSmith
07-16-2009, 08:21 PM
YO mike where in texas r u from...im form san antonio .....black necks are endangered around here?

Hi - I'm in the DFW area. I don't have any reason to think blacknecks are endangered in central Texas - were you thinking I'd said that?


Welcome. It seems you are right down the street from me, as I currently reside in the basement of UT Arlington's Biology department. Me and my western black necks...

Wow - we should get together. You keep western blacknecks?

Michael
mustang
07-17-2009, 07:12 AM
Hi - I'm in the DFW area. I don't have any reason to think blacknecks are endangered in central Texas - were you thinking I'd said that?



Wow - we should get together. You keep western blacknecks?

Michael
well last time i looked at texas parks and wildlife they were, also i typed in texas snakes either way many sites say they are
mustang
07-17-2009, 07:17 AM
take it back not endangered any more
MoJo
07-17-2009, 12:59 PM
Welcome to the site. I am so glad that you have the Eastern Blacknecks.

I have bred them but unfortunately lost one of my females this spring and the other girl gave me a bunch of slugs and 2 tiny babies that I have my doubts about.

I will PM you since I am very interested in getting another male.
GradStudentLeper
07-17-2009, 03:43 PM
Hi - I'm in the DFW area. I don't have any reason to think blacknecks are endangered in central Texas - were you thinking I'd said that?



Wow - we should get together. You keep western blacknecks?

Michael

Yeah. I have 15 of them down in my lab, along with a bunch of Nerodia erythrogaster, american bullfrogs, and canyon treefrogs.

Then there is my home collection... heh. Lets just say that you dont notice the difference between incriments of 15 animals... Of course due to a pet sitting incident while I was on my AZ field collecting trip this summer, I have had to consolodate my reptile collection into emergency quarters, making up for lack of space with habitat complexity and filtration, until such a time as I can replace some ruined tanks. Field season pulled a number on my bank accounts and replacing tanks, substrate, filters and plants all at one time ie expensive... Must... kill... Scumbag...
MichaelSmith
07-18-2009, 12:05 AM
Yeah. I have 15 of them down in my lab, along with a bunch of Nerodia erythrogaster, american bullfrogs, and canyon treefrogs.


You can keep the blotched water snakes!!

Anyhow, maybe you can come to the DFW Herpetological Society meeting tomorrow (Saturday) at UTA Life Sciences building - 7pm. If you're there, come introduce yourself. I'll be the one introducing the speaker.
GradStudentLeper
07-18-2009, 02:09 AM
You can keep the blotched water snakes!!

Anyhow, maybe you can come to the DFW Herpetological Society meeting tomorrow (Saturday) at UTA Life Sciences building - 7pm. If you're there, come introduce yourself. I'll be the one introducing the speaker.


Yeah sure, it means above my office...
Thamnophis
07-18-2009, 02:20 AM
Welcome to the forum, Michael...
GradStudentLeper
07-21-2009, 04:31 PM
You can keep the blotched water snakes!!

Anyhow, maybe you can come to the DFW Herpetological Society meeting tomorrow (Saturday) at UTA Life Sciences building - 7pm. If you're there, come introduce yourself. I'll be the one introducing the speaker.

I did make the meeting, guy in Hawaiian shirt, didnt get a chance to introduce myself.

Oh, and any sort of life table requires a HUGE dataset. I dont know if you are familiar with his work, but Justin Congdon spent thirty years getting all the necessary data with Blandings turtles, three generations of turtles, over 30000 recaptures...