FAQs:

Q: What is field herping?
A: Herping derives its name from the word herpetology, which is the study of reptiles and amphibians. Field herping is basically going outdoors and looking for snakes, frogs, lizards, turtles, etc.

Q: How'd you get into field herping?
A: Grew up as a kid in southern Arkansas, started catching snakes at age 7 and never looked back.

Q: Why do you field herp?
A: It gets me outdoors frequently, presents some cool opportunities to meet interesting people and allows us to visit some unique places. My 9 year old son shares the same passion and has been field herping with me since age 3.

Q: Do you collect snakes from the wild?
A: We never collect, we always observe and release.

Q: Ever been bitten?
A: Yes, both my son and I have been "tagged" (as herpers like to call it) several times, comes with the territory. Never by a venomous snake though.