Hello from (adjective) Utah! :)

Zephyr · 07-18-2008, 11:02 PM

I've been out here for about a day now... The area I'm staying at is in the mountains. I have scoured the tops of the highest peaks (Hey, 1,500 more feet up than this is pretty high!) and checked the local lake: NO SNAKES.
I am so ANGRY.
My Uncle says he saw a racer a week or two ago; there are boards, rocks, and etc on his and the adjacent property. I checked as much as I could before I was chased off. (Not by humans... DAMN WASPS. D< )
Tomorrow we head to the mountain streams, and I'm going another 2,000 feet up to a pine forest. Note, most of this is just feet from his house. :P
Don, I don't know how you find snakes here. It's all too hostile! XD
((In case you're wondering, we're at... Maybe 3,000-4,000 feet up in the mountains already!))

Loren · 07-19-2008, 01:17 AM

Sounds like fun to me! You know, I have been all over my home state looking for herps, with some very sucessful trips and some where I pretty much got skunked- but one thing I have learned is that you need to be able to enjoy the hunt either way. Make sure you take the time to enjoy those mountains(and hopefully a lack of people, particularly the stupid ones), whether or not you see any snakes.

Of coarse it will be alot cooler if you do find some snakes!

Snake lover 3-25 · 07-19-2008, 09:20 AM

make sure you yake lots and lots of pics!!!!!!

ssssnakeluvr · 07-19-2008, 09:17 PM

yea, it can be a pain to find stuff here sometimes...gotta look in the canyons and around the streams. I just got a trio from central Utah near Orangeville (story and photos to come later)

drache · 07-20-2008, 07:13 AM

don't give up Kyle - good herping to you
and like Loren said - enjoy the place either way

anji1971 · 07-20-2008, 09:28 AM

Yes, it does sound like a beautiful place!
Take lots of pictures for the Nature Photography thread!

Lori P · 07-20-2008, 11:29 AM

I'm still thinking of all the adjectives he could possibly mean... "wonderful, sunny, gorgeous, happy, windy..."

ssssnakeluvr · 07-20-2008, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lori P

I'm still thinking of all the adjectives he could possibly mean... "wonderful, sunny, gorgeous, happy, windy..."

don't forget HOT!!!!!!

Garter_Gertie · 07-20-2008, 11:50 AM

Stunning, fabulous, different, gods' country, exciting, enticing. best-kept-secret...

Lori P · 07-20-2008, 11:51 AM

Hmph, hot... I'm in Va. where it's 100 degrees with 200% humidity. You can't scare me. LOLOL (Or maybe it just feels like 200% humidity!!)

07-18-2008, 11:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zephyr Thamnophis inspectus Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dearborn, Michigan Posts: 2,087	Hello from (adjective) Utah! :) I've been out here for about a day now... The area I'm staying at is in the mountains. I have scoured the tops of the highest peaks (Hey, 1,500 more feet up than this is pretty high!) and checked the local lake: NO SNAKES. I am so ANGRY. My Uncle says he saw a racer a week or two ago; there are boards, rocks, and etc on his and the adjacent property. I checked as much as I could before I was chased off. (Not by humans... DAMN WASPS. D< ) Tomorrow we head to the mountain streams, and I'm going another 2,000 feet up to a pine forest. Note, most of this is just feet from his house. :P Don, I don't know how you find snakes here. It's all too hostile! XD ((In case you're wondering, we're at... Maybe 3,000-4,000 feet up in the mountains already!)) __________________ Memorable quotes: "We're in garter turf now." "Don't you bite me!" "Go geet dose boyiez girl go geet'em!"

07-19-2008, 01:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
Loren Old and wise snake Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: U.S. Posts: 1,032	Re: Hello from (adjective) Utah! :) Sounds like fun to me! You know, I have been all over my home state looking for herps, with some very sucessful trips and some where I pretty much got skunked- but one thing I have learned is that you need to be able to enjoy the hunt either way. Make sure you take the time to enjoy those mountains(and hopefully a lack of people, particularly the stupid ones), whether or not you see any snakes. Of coarse it will be alot cooler if you do find some snakes!

07-19-2008, 09:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Snake lover 3-25 "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NY Posts: 3,022	Re: Hello from (adjective) Utah! :) make sure you yake lots and lots of pics!!!!!! __________________ S h a n l e y 1.3 eastern garters 1 midland painted turtle 1 bernese mountain dog 1 half siamese cat

07-19-2008, 09:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,390	Re: Hello from (adjective) Utah! :) yea, it can be a pain to find stuff here sometimes...gotta look in the canyons and around the streams. I just got a trio from central Utah near Orangeville (story and photos to come later) __________________ Don www.donsgartersnakes.net

07-20-2008, 07:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,765	Re: Hello from (adjective) Utah! :) don't give up Kyle - good herping to you and like Loren said - enjoy the place either way __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another." Mark Twain

07-20-2008, 09:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
anji1971 The Leader of the Eastern Gang Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Windsor, Ontario Posts: 2,850	Re: Hello from (adjective) Utah! :) Yes, it does sound like a beautiful place! Take lots of pictures for the Nature Photography thread! __________________ Anji

07-20-2008, 11:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lori P thamnophis puniceus Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: VA Posts: 3,349	Re: Hello from (adjective) Utah! :) I'm still thinking of all the adjectives he could possibly mean... "wonderful, sunny, gorgeous, happy, windy..." __________________ Lori, New Hope Rescue-- rescuing equines and others www.newhoperescueva.com

07-20-2008, 11:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
Garter_Gertie In Hog Heaven Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 2,153	Re: Hello from (adjective) Utah! :) Stunning, fabulous, different, gods' country, exciting, enticing. best-kept-secret... __________________ 2.0 NY Eastern Garters; Peepers, Jeepers 3.1 Western Hoggies; Kenabec, Niizh, Kokopelli, Anasazi 3.0 Puget Garters; Kunikpok, Tungortok, 'Rockster 1.0 Eastern Milk; Carmello

07-20-2008, 11:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
Lori P thamnophis puniceus Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: VA Posts: 3,349	Re: Hello from (adjective) Utah! :) Hmph, hot... I'm in Va. where it's 100 degrees with 200% humidity. You can't scare me. LOLOL (Or maybe it just feels like 200% humidity!!) __________________ Lori, New Hope Rescue-- rescuing equines and others www.newhoperescueva.com

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