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  • ALBANY - It took months for undercover state conservation police officers Daniel Sullivan and Richard Thomas to be trusted within the tight-knit world of illegal "herping" - shorthand for poaching of reptiles and amphibians.

    timesunion.com: Local Breaking News 2009

  • Its worth noting that this is a good example of why its worth having your birding/herping/naturewatching mindset switched on at all times when you're in a place like this - these big squirrels were pretty unobtrusive and were ignored or missed by many visitors.

    Earth, Wind & Water 2010

  • Bernard plans ahead for herping adventures even when the weather conspires to provide no such adventures today.

    xenogere jason 2010

  • If so, you’ve had a brush with field herpetology, or the pursuit of reptiles and amphibians, colloquially known as “herping.”

    Why You Should Scale Up Your Birding By Looking for Reptiles Asher Elbein 2023

  • If so, you’ve had a brush with field herpetology, or the pursuit of reptiles and amphibians, colloquially known as “herping.”

    Why You Should Scale Up Your Birding By Looking for Reptiles Asher Elbein 2023

  • I never knew there was a word for this until recently - Herping is the act of catching reptiles or amphibians in the wild just for enjoyment.

    Rec | HERPING 2026

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