by kentzel@wisehomesolutions.com | Aug 12, 2025 | Field Herping, herping
for anyone who’s spent time herping in the tropics, few creatures demand your attention quite like the poison dart frog. These tiny amphibians, often no bigger than your thumb, pack enough color to light up a rainforest floor and enough toxin to make predators think...
by kentzel@wisehomesolutions.com | Aug 8, 2025 | Field Herping, herping
When you’re out herping, one of the most fascinating things to witness, if you’re lucky enough, is a snake or lizard flicking its tongue or rubbing against a rock in a very deliberate way. To the untrained eye, it might just seem like quirky behavior. But...
by kentzel@wisehomesolutions.com | Aug 7, 2025 | Field Herping, herping
When you’re out herping, one of the most fascinating encounters isn’t just spotting a rare species, it’s realizing the creature you’re staring at isn’t what it seems. Some of the most remarkable reptiles and amphibians are mimicry masters, using deception...
by kentzel@wisehomesolutions.com | Aug 1, 2025 | Field Herping, herping
When we think of herping, most of us picture sun-warmed trails, damp forests, or muggy swamps teeming with movement, frogs calling, salamanders darting under rocks, and the occasional snake basking in a clearing. But once the temperatures drop and the first frost...
by kentzel@wisehomesolutions.com | Jul 30, 2025 | Field Herping, herping
If you’re into herping and have a thing for the lesser-known, secretive snakes of South America, then the Brown Musurana (Paraphimophis rusticus) deserves a spot on your radar. While it might not have the flashiness of a rainbow boa or the brute size of an...
