tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13801645.post410833426055301552..comments2024-03-19T00:31:02.266-07:00Comments on Philly Herping: Bernard Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13873568923999649831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13801645.post-71828302983146112932012-01-31T18:57:03.363-08:002012-01-31T18:57:03.363-08:00I love the Sternotherus too, don't get me wron...I love the Sternotherus too, don't get me wrong. They're certainly in my category of species that 'make the trip.' Sure, you struck out on whatever rare target species, but you did find that stinkpot. The carinatus did surprise me. I was somehow expecting them to be smaller or more dainty than stinkpots. I had also read that they're shy about gaping and biting - not true! <br /><br />As for the maps, I expected to be dazzled by the oculifera (and was), but I was surprised at how beautiful the head and neck pattern was on the big female pearli.Bernard Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13873568923999649831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13801645.post-29702733534601860672012-01-31T15:38:05.918-08:002012-01-31T15:38:05.918-08:00Wow, great finds. The oculifera, for example, is i...Wow, great finds. The oculifera, for example, is incredible. But, I enjoy seeing those Sternotherus. I'm not sure if you've ever seen a big carinatus, but it's a shock to the system after dozens of odoratus.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285610649119277081noreply@blogger.com