VPI Blogs
We here offer two weblogs, one the adventures of two intrepid field biologists, the other a recount of the day-to-day events in the VPI snake collection. We hope our readers will enjoy this unique opportunity to view these two very different ways to observe and work with snakes.
The Puerco Mountains Report
Puerco Mountains Report #14
October 13, 2008
Roger Repps Puerco Mountains Report
submitted 28 July 2008
Why did the snake cross the road?
Recently Reported:
- Puerco Mountains Report #13
- Puerco Mountains Report #11
- Puerco Mountains Report #12
- Puerco Mountains Report #10
- Puerco Mountains Report #9
- The Great Timber Rattlesnake Hunt, part 1
- Puerco Mountains Report #8
- Puerco Mountains Report #7
- Puerco Mountains Report #7 (continued)
- Puerco Mountains Report #6
- The Discovery of the Puerco Mountains
- The Puerco Mountains Report #5, continued
- The Puerco Mountains Report #5
- Puerco Mountains Report #4
- Puerco Mountains Report #3
- Spring in the mountains
- The Puerco Mountains Report #1
THE VPI DIARY
05/19/13 CLOSE UP VPI MAGPIE RED BLOOD PYTHON PYTHON BRONGERSMAI PIC FOR FB AND TWITTER
May 19, 2013
Recently Reported:
- 05/19/13 VPI MAGPIES MAY 2013 BABIES!
- 05/19/13 VPI MAGPIE 2011 FEMALE COLOR CHANGE 05/18/13
- 05/19/13 VPI YELLOW RED ALBINO BLOOD PYTHON PYTHON BRONGERSMAI ON EGGS
- 05/15/13 BLOOD PYTHON REPORT VPI WROUGHT IRON EGGS AND BATIK ALBINO EGGS PYTHON BRONGERSMAI
- 05/04/13 VPI TOBA RED BLOOD PYTHON PYTHON BRONGERSMAI EGGS!
- 04/29/13 I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR
- 04/25/13 PRETTY IN PINK
- 04/24/13 NICE DIVERSION
- 04/05/13 CALL FOR DATA!!! Pythons of Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Continental Asia
- 04/02/13 EXCEL SPREADSHEET AVAILABLE FOR BREEDING DATA ON PYTHON BRONGERSMAI, PYTHON BREITENSTEINI, AND PYTHON CURTUS
- 03/31/13 CALL FOR DATA!!! The Short-tail Pythons: Their History, Natural History, Care and Breeding [aka “the blood python book.”]
- 03/29/13 ATTENTION PHOTOGRAPHERS!!! LOOKING FOR PHOTOS FOR TWO BOOKS ON PYTHONS
- 03/26/13
- 03/10/13 TOBA TOBA FINALLY HOPEFULLY!
- 03/10/13 CALLING ALL BLOOD PYTHON (P. brongersmai), BORNEO PYTHON (P. breitensteini) AND SUMATRAN PYTHON (P. curtus) BREEDERS!!
- 12/31/12 NEW YEARS EVE!
- 12/25/12 HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL
- 11/24/12 SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY!!
- 11/22/12
- 10/28/12
- 10/27/12
- 09/30/12 With apologies our phone is down and we are unable to retrieve our messages.
- 09/28/12
- 09/25/12 HYPER PATTERNED BALL PYTHON
- 09/24/12
- 09/20/12 OVERSEAS TRIP, NEW PUBLICATIONS, AMAZING 2012 OFFSPRING!
- 07/14/12 PERFECT LITTER! "TRIPLE AND DOUBLE HETS FOR VPI SNOW AND VPI SNOW GLOW"
- 06/27/12 RED ALBINO BATIK BLOOD PYTHON 2012
- 06/26/12 VPI WROUGHT IRON
- 06/22/12 VPI SLACKLINE RED BLOOD PYTHONS PART 2
- 06/22/12 VPI SLACKLINE RED BLOOD PYTHONS 2012
- 06/17/12 MY FAVORITE DAVE BARKER PHOTO
- 06/16/12 A STORY ABOUT A BOA PART 4 "VPI MIDNIGHT GIN" A NEW BOA MORPH AS A BABY
- 06/14/12 A STORY ABOUT A BOA PART 3 "VPI MIDNIGHT GIN"
- 06/02/12 VPI IVORY RED BLOOD PYTHON ON EGGS 2012
- 06/01/12 VPI MATRIX HET ALBINO X MATRIX HET ALBINO EGGS 2012
- 05/21/12 A STORY ABOUT A BOA PART 2
- 05/20/12 BABY BOAS VPI PINK PANTHER CARAMEL ALBINOS WITH WIDOWS PEAKS
- 05/18/12 A STORY ABOUT A BOA PART ONE
- 05/02/12 VPI BLACK AXANTHICS FIRST SHED
- 04/30/12 BURGUNDY ALBINO BABY PICS....
- 04/29/12 VPI PATTERNLESS AND 100% HET PATTERNLESS BALL PYTHONS
- 04/28/12 FEMALE RED HEAD RED ALBINO BLOOD PYTHON BRED TO VPI WROUGHT IRON MALE BLOOD PYTHON
- 04/22/12 SLACKLINE CODOM MALE X RED HEADED FEMALE EGGS
- 04/22/12 VPI PINK PANTHER CARAMEL ALBINO BOAS BORN!
- 04/20/12 VPI PATTERNLESS BALL PYTHON
- 04/19/12 VPI BLACK AXANTHICS
- 04/18/12 VPI BLACK AXANTHIC
- 04/17/12 VPI BLACK AXANTHICS HATCHING!!
- 03/24/12
- 03/23/12
- 03/11/12
- 03/01/12
- 02/28/12
- 02/27/12
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- 01/10/12
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- 09/07/11
- 08/31/11
- 08/29/11 PART 1
- 08/29/11 PART 2
- 08/28/11
- 08/27/11 A
- 08/27/11 B
- 08/23/11
- 08/22/11
- 08/03/11
- 07/21/11
- 07/19/11 WELCOME TO VPI!!
- 07/16/11
- 07/06/11
- 07/07/11
- 07/05/11
- 07/04/11:THE STORY OF WHY "POSSIBLE HETS" WILL NEVER BE LOOKED AT THE SAME AGAIN
- 07/04/11:PHOTOS FOR THE STORY OF WHY "POSSIBLE HETS" WILL NEVER BE LOOKED AT THE SAME AGAIN
- 07/02/11:THE STORY OF WHY "POSSIBLE HETS" WILL NEVER BE LOOKED AT THE SAME AGAIN
- 07/03/11:THE STORY OF WHY "POSSIBLE HETS" WILL NEVER BE LOOKED AT THE SAME AGAIN
- 07/01/11
- 06/24/11 PART 1
- 06/24/11 PART 2
- 06/14/11
- 06/02/11
- 06/01/11
- 05/26/11
- 05/14/11
- 05/15/11
- 05/08/11
- 05/08/11 PART 2 THE VPI 66% HET CHALLENGE!
- 05/07/11
- 05/06/11
- 04/28/11 BORNEO SUPER STRIPES
- O4/26/11
- 04/16/11 THE VPI 66% HET CHALLENGE!
- 04/15/11 THE VPI 66% HET CHALLENGE!
- 04/14/11 THE VPI 66% HET CHALLENGE!
- 04/13/11 THE VPI 66% HET CHALLENGE!
- 04/12/11 THE VPI 66% HET CHALLENGE!
- 04/06/11
- 03/17/11
- 03/08/11 USARK LOGOS
- 03/09/11 BOAS....................
- 03/05/11
- 03/04/11
- 03/03/11
- 02/28/11 QUICK PICS
- 02/27/11 PART 1
- 02/27/11 BALL PYTHONS PART 2
- 02/26/11 2011 EARLY SEASON EGGS BEGIN!~
- 02/25/11
- 02/23/11 UNUSUAL BLOOD PYTHON AND TWO MALE VPI PINK PANTHER CARAMEL ALBINO BOAS
- 02/19/11 I AM REALLY TRYING TO MAKE MORE OF THESE...
- 02/17/11 DOUBLE HET VPI CARAMEL ALBINO/SHARP ALBINO
- 02/18/11 JUST GETTING A LITTLE COLOR....
- 02/14/11 VALENTINES DAY TRADITION
- NARBC SHOW ARLINGTON 2011
- 02/07/11 FEBRUARY FREEZE 2011
- 01/31/11
- 01/30/11
- 01/29/11
- 01/09/11 Another "unusual cold snap" for Aiken, SC
- 12/26/10 GETTING READY FOR 2011 PART 2
- 12/23/10 USARK COMMENTS UPDATE OF VARIOUS INITIATIVES
- 12/26/10 GETTING READY FOR 2011 PART 1!!
- 11/29/10 Help USARK Defeat S373 Python Ban Today!
- 11/27/10 SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY!!!!!
- 11/25-27/10 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
- 11/20/10 WHAT'S IN A MAGPIE?!
- 11/20/10 HOW DO YOU MAKE A MAGPIE?! PART 2
- 11/18/10 PART 3
- 11/18/10 PART 2 THE NEW MORPH ADULTS
- 11/17/10
- 11/18/10 PART 1
- HOUSTON NARBC OCTOBER 2010
- 10/22/10
- 09/14/10 ANAHEIM 2010
- 08/14/10
- 08/11/10
- 08/09/10
- 08/01/10 DEADLINE Monday 8/2/2010
- 07/21/10
- 07/17/10
- 07/15/10
- 07/13/10
- 07/12/10
- 07/08/10
- 07/08/10 PART 2 ULTRABREIT MALES
- Magpie Red Blood Pythons hatched 2009 and 2010
- 07/03/10 Magpie and Golden Eye hatching pics 2010
- 07/02/10
- 07/01/10
- 06/28/10
- 06/05/10
- 05/26/10 Pink Panther Caramel Albino Boa Babies!
- 05/12/10 PART 2
- 05/12/10 30 DAY EXTENSION Public Comment Reopened
- 05/09/10 RED ALERT: Last Chance Public Comment!
- 05/06/10 Alert Fast & Easy Comment on Rule Change
- 05/05/10 ALERT: USARK Challenge/USFWS Rule Change
- 05/04/10
- 05/02/10
- 05/03/10
- 04/28/10
- 04/28/10 "VPI ULTRABREIT BORNEO PYTHONS"
- 04/23/10
- 04/15/10
- 04/14/10
- 04/12/10
- 04/13/10
- 04/04/10
- 04/05/10
- 04/03/10
- 02/26/10 The California Fish & Game Commission voting on banning all non-native turtles and frogs?
- 02/16/10 UPDATE: FLORIDA S318 PASSES COMMITTEE
- 02/17/10 PROPOSED RULE CHANGE DELAYED
- 02/12/10 AIKEN, SC WEATHER REPORT: SNOW!!! PART 1
- 02/12/10 WEATHER REPORT PART 2: THE EVERGLADES
- 02/12/10 FLORIDA STATE SENATE AND HOUSE BILLS SEEK TO BAN GIANT SNAKES, VENOMOUS, AND NILE MONITOR House Bill 709 Senate 0318
- 02/07/10 SUPERBOWL DAY!
- 02/06/10
- 02/05/10 Update on Frozen Boa Story
- 01/28/10
- 01/27/10 HR2811/ S373 Legislative Update
- 01/24/10
- 01/21/10 PRESS RELEASE FROM USDI
- 01/16/10 Support the Earthquake Recovery Efforts in Haiti
- 01/15/10 LAST BIG PUSH- KILL-S373- DEADLINE
- 01/12/10 FROZEN SNAKES COME OUT COME OUT WHEREVER YOU ARE!
- 01/12/10 PART 2 GREAT FLYER!!
- 01/11/10 DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 01/19/10 FOR LETTER CAMPAIGN
- 01/10/10 TEXAS INITIATIVE CONTACT OUR SENATORS!!
- 01/09/10 WOMEN AND REPTILES INQUIRY
- 01/04/10 HOW'S THE WEATHER IN AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA?
- 01/02/10 NEW YEAR'S BABIES!!
- 12/31/09 USARK KILL S373 LETTER CAMPAIGN
- 12/25/09 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
- 12/17/09 US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSES S.373
- 12/18/09 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF REPTILE BUSINESS
- 12/19/09 COME ON TEXANS!!!!
- 12/10/09 PART 2 UPDATE PYTHON BAN
- 12/10/09 PART 1
- 12/08/09
- 12/09/09 PART 1
- 12/09/09 PART 2
- 12/01/09
- 11/30/09 ALERT: S373 Senate Call In
- 11/26/09 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
- 11/22/09
- 11/03/09
- 10/08/09
- 10/07/09
- 09/17/09
- 09/04/09
- 09/03/09
- 08/10/09
- 08/08/09
- 07/31/09
- 07/26/09
- 07/12/09
- 07/08/09
- 06/19/09 PART 1
- 06/19/09 PART 2
- 06/15/09
- 06/09/09
- 05/22/09
- 05/24/09
- 05/17/09
- 05/16/09
- 05/15/09
- 05/13/09
- 05/09/09
- 05/06/09
- 05/05/09
- 05/01/09
- 04/29/09 WHAT VPI STANDS FOR
- 04/27/09
- 04/26/09
- 04/23/09 EVENING AND 669 IS OUT AS WRITTEN!
- 04/24/09
- 04/23/09
- 04/22/09
- 04/20/09 PART 2
- 04/20/09 PART 1 GREAT UTUBE VIDEOS ANTI HB 669!
- 04/19/09 PART 2 GET READY TO PLACE CALLS!
- 04/19/09 PART 1: LAST PUSH FOR LETTERS PLEASE READ!! ALL INFO HERE!!!
- 04/14/09 TIME TO SEND YOUR LETTERS TO CONGRESS!!
- 04/19/09 PART 3 THESE ARE THE PEOPLE I'M WRITING TO NEXT!!
- 04/10/09
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- 12/28/08
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- 12/25/08
- 12/18/08
- 12/12/08
- 12/10/08
- 12/05/08 PART 2
- 12/05/08 PART 1
- 11/29/08
- 11/27/08 HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
- 11/26/08
- 11/24/08
- 11/22/08
- 11/21/08
- 11/18/08
- 11/14/08 Part 1
- 11/14/08 Part 2
- 11/14/08 Part 3
- 11/05/08
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- 06/15/08 Part 2
- 06/11/08
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- 06/01/08 part 2
- 06/01/08
- 05/28/08
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- 04/30/08 Part 2
- 04/29/08
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