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#2081592

Carmelita
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Tinley Park This Weekend

YES!!

Too bad you will be missing all the fun Jeffrey

10/07/09 09:44pm

#2083793

JEFF QUARLES
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Message To: Carmelita In reference to Message Id: 2081592

Tinley Park This Weekend

How was it? To be honest, I never was much on symposiums, expos etc. I’m strictly a field herper and collector! Listening to people talk about snakes bores me to death. I live for opening a map and finding new outside adventures..

10/14/09 09:55am

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Message To: JEFF QUARLES In reference to Message Id: 2083793

Tinley Park This Weekend

There was an interesting talk (among others) by Zoltan Takacs, about cobras, and how/why cobras and mongooses are immune to their own venom. Kevin Fitzgerald’s stand-up routine was pretty good. At the auction, I bought an original piece from Don Wheeler. The NARBC show was pretty sweet, but I did not buy any animals. Just a few t’s and some jewelry. Got to watch and visit with Tell Hicks, it was amazing to watch him work. Would have loved to buy one of his pieces, but they are a little out of my budget. Over all, I enjoyed the entire weekend, excluding the drive.

Don’t be so closed minded.... you would have enjoyed most of those talks. Especially the one on Costa Rica. I am going to save up to go on a herping trip there.

10/14/09 07:09pm

#2084346

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Message To: Carmelita In reference to Message Id: 2083983

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I love Zoltan Takacs, He takes blood from the hearts of snakes right in the field.

10/15/09 05:22pm

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Message To: JEFF QUARLES In reference to Message Id: 2084346

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Your point?

10/15/09 06:51pm

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Message To: Carmelita In reference to Message Id: 2084370

Tinley Park This Weekend

Seriously Jeff, you should come up to Tinley some time to hang with our gang. Every year we raise the party bar pretty high. But we treat it like Vegas or Cancun...what happens there stays there lol. Also, Zoltan is an awesome guy. I love his talk. I have also never seen someone as dedicated as him taking photos. He came up to my house a few weeks ago to take some photos and spent two hours on one snake! And my girlfriend thinks he is great too because he came with rum and vodka filled chocolate for her.

10/15/09 08:10pm

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Message To: SoLA In reference to Message Id: 2084404

Tinley Park This Weekend

Hi, I just moved to florida from kentucky and I know the variety of reptiles and amphibians in florida are alot more than Kentucky, I live in the space coast/merritt island area and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for places to look for snakes,salamanders,alligators,frogs, or insects of any type if you have any suggestions please let me know thanks.

10/15/09 09:56pm

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Message To: Wst32 In reference to Message Id: 2084462

Tinley Park This Weekend

Quarles would be a good person to ask. Send him a p.m. about it. I think he has been up and down florida numerous times for herping trips. From what I understand you are in (florida) one of the best places in the U.S. to find a myriad of reptiles. have fun!!!

10/16/09 10:49am

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JEFF QUARLES
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Message To: Wst32 In reference to Message Id: 2084462

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I was in that area last June and we had some luck on State road 50 between Titusville and Christmas which is only 5 miles from you..

10/16/09 07:26pm

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Message To: Carmelita In reference to Message Id: 2084370

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I’m sorry, my point is I like the dude a lot and would have enjoyed him speak..

10/16/09 07:28pm

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Message To: SoLA In reference to Message Id: 2084404

Tinley Park This Weekend

I would be quite the drag being I don’t drink or party at all. I’m a very boring dude that only likes to wrestle and find herps..I guess I kind of suck in some ways..LOL

10/16/09 07:39pm

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Message To: SoLA In reference to Message Id: 2084404

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Well, I do love to read, especially biography’s..Just finished Joesph Slowinski’s, The Snake Charmer..

10/16/09 07:41pm

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Message To: JEFF QUARLES In reference to Message Id: 2084843

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Well Jeff, there are certainly folks who don’t drink with us, the fun isn’t in drinking...rather the ideas drinkers have hah. Next year there is even some talk about getting a mechanical bull lol.

10/16/09 09:25pm

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Carmelita
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Message To: JEFF QUARLES In reference to Message Id: 2084831

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You sounded rather sarcastic in your post, but I wasn’t sure, which is why I was trying to get more of a feel for what you meant, instead of jumping down your throat, which I almost did.

Sorry.... been rather moody these days.

SoLa.... you were at the symposium as well as the NARBC show? Are you with the CHS? Perhaps we spoke?

10/16/09 10:52pm

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Message To: Carmelita In reference to Message Id: 2084934

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I did not go to the symposium, but I have heard Zoltans talk on venom immunity. He told me he had some new findings for this talk, so I am sorry I missed it, but I couldn’t miss the NARBC stuff.

I am with the CHS though.

10/17/09 01:13am