Field Herping

Field Herping is where we share both our experiences and photographs of our fun searching for reptiles in the wild.

Rattlesnakes: The Truth, The Lies, & The Horror!

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Rattlesnakes are one of if not the most misunderstood reptile when it comes to the public perception of reptiles. I am posting this today under a bit duress as I recently contacted the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation regarding the rattlesnake roundup, which you can see in the link. They completely avoided my question regarding the […]

And the Cascabel will Fall Quiet…

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Rattlesnakes were described by many cultures prior to the English invasion of the New World and were known by some Spanish and Portuguese explorers who likened the sound of the snakes tail when vibrated to that of a bell. According to Klauber this erroneous notion came from the English translation of cascabel which is the […]

Crotalus viridis helleri