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Author Archive
March 17, 2010 | 
Author Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day can involve drinking green beer, pinching those who forget to wear green, and enjoying Irish festivals and traditions. Personally, I have a hard time choosing which is the better bit of fun: the beer or the pinching.
But John at Kind of Curious came up with another spot of green with which to enjoy the day: herps. Clever man!
House of Herps #4 – St. Patrick’s Edition offers a delightful array of amphibian and reptilian color—not just green. As if that wasn’t enough, John wraps the carnival in the St. Patrick’s theme with a spot of history and mythology regarding the man behind the holiday.
So what are you waiting for? Grab a pint of green ale, pinch anyone nearby who isn’t wearing green, then head on over to House of Herps #4 – St. Patrick’s Edition to finish off your celebration.
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The next ectothermic extravaganza, House of Herps #3, is fast approaching. Though it may still be winter for those of us north of the equator, this is no time to hibernate. There are frogs to be kissed and snakes to be charmed even in the coldest of months.
I’ll be hosting this edition at my blog, xenogere. You can submit your entries in three ways: send an e-mail to submissions [AT] houseofherps [DOT] com, send an e-mail to jason [AT] xenogere [DOT] com, or use the neat little contact form on my site. Your message will land in my lap no matter which method you choose.
The deadline for this edition is February 15. The carnival will be posted on February 18.
Remember, House of Herps is a celebration of amphibians and reptiles, from conservation to science and research to education to discovery. If you’ve blogged about herps in that context, we want to hear from you. So get hoppin’ and get your submissions in no later than February 15.
Also, we’re looking for volunteers to host the carnival in the coming months. If you’re interested, please send an e-mail to submissions [AT] houseofherps [DOT] com and let us know! Please include a link to your blog and which month you’d like to host. (The hosting schedule is visible in the sidebar to the right.)
While researching a large black predatory fly in 2009, I stumbled upon a blog called Beetles in the Bush. With such a blog name, who was this expert capable of telling me about killer flies? Beetles were his game from what I could tell.
Yet I was to be subsequently wowed and awed by a man who specialized in entomology but who also demonstrated a profound expertise with nature as a whole, someone passionate about learning and passionate about sharing what he knew.
And he’s passionate about the nature blogging community, too.
Ted MacRae first dipped into carnival hosting with an auspicious rendition of Berry Go Round. Plants? From a beetle guy? Yep. And it was a great edition indeed.
Now he’s venturing further from his beloved beetles with an exceptional presentation of House of Herps. This is one really smart festival that shouldn’t be missed. Please head on over to House of Herps #2 for a veritable feast of eye candy and information. And don’t forget to tip the waiter.