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[EdgyExoticReptiles]

ill try to get some Ca red-sideds, costal garters, fitchi, and santa cruz garters when i go herping in the spring and i could probaly bring some

Looking through Kristians' thread (coppola73), I want some T. e. terrestris too!

[Loren]

The southwest u.s. deserts can be awesome if the conditions are right. Not much garter action in most of it though. Not really by the airport either, unless maybe L.a.

[adamanteus]

Loren, I always wanted to visit the desert states..... maybe one day.

[Loren]

I hope to get into the mojave a few times this spring and summer, if the conditions are ok. Last year the herps were few and far between due to drought. On a good 3 day trip, you might find 12-15 different species of herps, maybe more, with total individuals being far too many to count, on a year like last year, you might find 6-10 herps total, other than the fairly common side blotched lizards and whiptails. One 3-day trip (1500 miles driven total) last year yielded just 1 live snake found (a cal king), and a few dead on road, and a few lizards, but only the really common ones).

[adamanteus]

Maybe we should make one of our future meetings a bit of a desert adventure? I'd be game for that!

So, do we have a majority consensus for North Carolina in 2009? Or should I be focusing my attentions elsewhere? I'd like to be sure that I'm pleasing as many members as possible.... if the first meeting is a success we're more likely to have subsequent meetings. More feed-back please guys!

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

id just like to meet everyone in a place thats kinda foresty (has lots of herps of all kinds)

Maybe we should make one of our future meetings a bit of a desert adventure? I'd be game for that!

So, do we have a majority consensus for North Carolina in 2009? Or should I be focusing my attentions elsewhere? I'd like to be sure that I'm pleasing as many members as possible.... if the first meeting is a success we're more likely to have subsequent meetings. More feed-back please guys!

[enigma200316]

NC, is fine for me.......

[Serpentine99]

Same here, no problem convincing my parents to go, or they might even come along, that would save me the liberty of saving up money.

[Sid]

North Carolina will work great for me, James.

[GarterGuy]

NC works well for me. I think it's a good herping area and although there's only one species of garter there, there are lots of other herps to keep us entertained.