I enjoy reading other fieldherpers descriptions of their herping field trips and looking at the herp pictures videos they have taken. Most current field reports have migrated away from blogs and public forums to YouTube, Facebook and Instagram or other social networking sites, but there are still a few of the old blogs online to go with dusty old websites like this one. This is a list of links to a few of those web sites and blogs and YouTube channels.
Sites like these are ephemeral - the web is littered with their broken links and pages that have not been updated in years, and frequently the information is moved to another url, so it's possible that some of these links will not work when you try them. I try to remove bad links occasionally, and unfortunately I have had to remove some my favorites.
Also take a look at my List of Online Herping Forums where the public discusses herps and fieldherping.
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| iNaturalist Reptiles and Amphibians of California Records |
A map of herp observations in California that have been reported to iNaturalist. |
| California Field Herping - Facebook Group |
Facebookers post pictures and reports of field herping in California. |
| NKFherping - YouTube Channel |
This is one of my favorite YouTube channels. Noah K. Fields from Georgia hunts for reptiles and amphibians, mostly in the Southeast, but he also goes to other locations, including west Texas, New Mexico, Florida, and other places in the southeast and midwest. He (He hasn't made it to the West Coast yet as I write this.) You get to feel like you're out there finding herps without the expense and discomforts of going out in the field with long periods of finding nothing. (We'd all rather be in the field, of course, but it's not always possible.) |
| California Every Reptile - YouTube Channel |
"I'm on a mission to find and document every reptile and amphibian that can be found within the state of California! I post Instagram videos one per species @ California_every_reptile. Videos here are more long-form herping content and behind the scenes stuff." |
| Mazettis Find Snakes YouTube Channel |
"Field herping based in San Diego, CA and Baja California, Mexico. Specializing in Mountain Kingsnakes. Taking trips to mainland Mexico and other states to look for amazing snakes, food, and good times. Videos like you've never seen, including places and snakes that have never been in any other videos."
Instagram - baja_blaine
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Jesse's Wildlife - YouTube Channel
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Australian fieldherping videos |
| Herpetofauna of Europe |
Jeroen Spreybroeck's great illustrated reports of his herping trips around Europe and the world. |
Reptiles of South Africa - Tyrone Ping
YouTube Channel |
This channel has lots of great Field Herping Videos of trips around South Africa, along with videos of snake removals around Cape Town. |
| Herp Trips |
The herping adventures of Eitan & Ron Grunwald and friends.
Check out their great list of Fieldherping Books. |
| Herpsafari - Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe |
Dutch herper Bobby Bok's trips around Europe and the world. A few are in English. |
| Notes From The Field: A Journal of Amphibians and Reptiles |
Mike Pingleton's herping field trip notes. |
| Philly Herping |
Bernard Brown's herping reports from Pennsylvania and elsewhere. |
| Wild Herps |
John Sullivan's massive illustrated life list from many enviable herping trips around the world. These are not trip reports, but photos of herps found on the trips, many of which are also found on this web site. |
| Field Ventures |
Joshua David Holbrook's blog about his adventures with Florida herps, including links to his FieldHerpForum reports. |
| Jonathan Crowe * mcwetboy.com |
Jonathan Crowe's multi-topic blog has a section of herping reports. |
| Buckeye Herps |
Jason Folt's Herping Blog. "A photographic journal of the reptiles and amphibians of Ohio, Michigan and other places interesting wildlife call home." |
| Herping the Globe Facebook Group |
Facebookers post pictures and reports of herping from around the world. |
| Field Herping North America Facebook Group |
Facebookers post pictures and reports of herping in North America. |
| Tracks and Signs of Reptiles and Amphibians Facebook Group |
People post pictures and reports of tracks and signs of reptiles and amphibians. |
| In-situ Facebook Group |
People post pictures they have taken of herps in situ. |
| Smetlogik |
Field Herping Videos Since 2007 |
| Ophidiophilia - Adventures in Herpetology |
A herpetology blog made by author and college professor Emily Taylor (Snakeymama) that at last glance has not been updated since 2020. |
| LouB747 YouTube Channel |
Videos of an airline pilot hunting for snakes around the world. |
| Herpjournal.com |
Herps from the field, on the web, by Matt Ricklefs and Jim Scharaosch |
| Gert Jan Verspui - Amphibian & Reptile Adventures |
Lots of trip reports, mostly from Europe, some from other continents, all with outstanding photographs. |
