Previous Trips

Ed Gilbert, founder of field herping network crawling through a drain while looking for snakes in morocco during a herping trip.

We’ve been around a bit…

Here are some places we have experience with herpetology in the field, be it for scientific research, or just for the fun of it.
That, along with scientific training is what makes us suited to run these trips.

Expedition leader Ed Gilbert handling a king cobra (ophiophagus hannah) as part of a research project in Thailand.

Peru

two-striped forest-pitviper (Bothrops bilineatus) photographed coiled up on a branch at nighttime in the Peruvian Amazon while conducting herp transects.
head shot of a smooth-fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) found in a small river in peru while looking for reptiles and amphibians
Horned frog or pac-man frog (Ceratophrys cornuta) photographed in-situ buried in the leaf litter of the Peruvian jungle while collecting data on herps in the region.

Croatia

brightly coloured leopard snake (Zamenis situla) found at night time on some rocks while on a herpetology expedition in Croatia.
a close up of the european pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) from Krka in Croatia while conducting surveys of herpetofauna in the region.
Nose horned viper (Vipera ammodytes) photographed in-situ at nighttime on a rock wall in ambush position in Croatia.

Canary Islands

Tenerife lizard (Gallotia galloti eisentrauti) from tenerife in the canary islands photographed while doing fieldwork there to study this lizard.
West Canary skink (Chalcides viridanus) found under a rock in Tenerife while doing fieldwork on the canary islands.
Female Tenerife lizard (Gallotia galloti eisentrauti) from tenerife in the canary islands photographed while doing fieldwork there to study this lizard. Females are stripey.

Morocco

White bellied saw scaled viper (Echis leucogaster) from a night time survey along a dried river bed in morocco.
Moroccan Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx nigriventris) saved from a well during a herpetological expedition in Morocco. the Photo shows a wide-angle photo of it in its natural habitat.
Atlas Mountain Viper (Vipera monticola) macro photograph from a herping trip to Morocco.

Borneo

Gonocephalus liogaster, or Blue-eyed Anglehead Lizard sleeping on a branch at night time while herping in Malaysian Borneo.
Brightly coloured Malcolm's Pitviper (Trimeresurus malcolmi) from Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Borneo.
A large File-eared Tree Frog - Polypedates otilophus from Malaysian Borneo, photographs in-situ during a night of herping there.

Türkiye

a small transcaucasian ratsnake (Zamenis hohenackeri) found under some rocks, photographed on top of ancient mesopotanian ruins during a herpetological survey in Turkey/Turkiye
a close up photo of a bright orange Lyciasalamandra fazilae, or Fazila's salamander, an endemic to the southwest of Turkey. Found on a herpetological survey in Turkiye.
The common chameleon or Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) found during a night time survey in Turkey looking for nocturnal herpetofauna.

South Africa

Edible bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis) photographed at night during a South Africa herping expedition
common flat lizard (Platysaurus intermedius) basking and scurrying along the rocks on a herpetological expedition to a remote part of south africa
A rescued black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) resting its head on its belly, from eswatini, on a herpetology trip to southern africa. we took a few photos before releasing.

India

Indian Cobra (Naja naje) from Surat region of India shown to us from a snake rescue call
Leopard Gecko (Eublepharis macularius) Himachal Pradesh, India in its natural habitat found during an expedition with colleagues
Chamba Pitviper (Gloydius chambensis) Himachal Pradesh from a trip with colleagues looking at venomous snakes in the region

Thailand

King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) portrait photo from Thailand during a long term study project
Wagler pitviper (Tropidolaemus wagleri) photo from Thailand in-situ at nighttime of a large female
Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) portrait photo from Thailand during snake survey in the region

Honduras (Utila)

Ctenosaura bakeri, also known as the Utila spiny-tailed iguana Utila, Honduras resting on tree branch with identification tags
Bay islands anole Anolis bicaorum Utila, Honduras with extended dewland for identification from a trained herpetologist
Mexican parrot snake Leptophis mexicanus Utila, Honduras in defensive posture with its mouth open from herpetological survey

Mexico

red eyed tree frog (agalychnis callidryas) landed on a herpetologists hand From Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico while doing research
Yucatán White-lipped Snake - (Symphimus mayae) from yucatan area of mexico on a desk while herpetologists work out the identity
smooth helmeted iguana (Corytophanes cristatus) portrait image from Mexico, specifically the yucatan from some surveys in the region