If you had a choice to go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

Big Gunns wants to hear where you all would go. BG isn't interested in places like Paris. BG wants to know where you would go that's animal related. It doesn't have to be to help animals, just somewhere to see them in the wild will do. No zoos.

Well fans.....where is it?

I would go to Australia, I have wanted to go since a young age. I want to visit the Australia Zoo most of all, then tour the other highlights :]

the rainforest...i'd wanna see firsthand some of those gorgeous animals they always show on animal planet or nat geo. :D

The great barrier reef?

Australia.

I think the Amazon would top my list then Australia, and I'm not gonna lie I would love to field herp some ball Pythons in west africa.

Droid!!!! yEE

The amazon or BP's in Africa...Also Oregon to study garter snakes. They are fascinating.

Sumatra, Malaysia & Borneo, to see my favorite snakes in their natural habitat (bloods & short-tails). Besides, a big Indo trip would encompass so many different species that it would just flat-out RAWK.

Australia - for the ULTIMATE herp adventure. No brainer.

Texas & Arizona. Texas is where I got my field-herping start, and will always be home. Arizona, for the sheer biodiversity. :)

Spain & Portugal, for the Andalusian & Lusitano horses (respectively), 2 of my all time favorite breeds. Ok, so they're not "in the wild" but it's where they originate. Cope, BG. ;) Not to mention Spain is one of the most beautiful places I've ever set foot. Great country, amazing food, friendly people.

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I would probably go field herping for balls in Africa.

Or for something non-herp-related, I'd go to Ireland, I've always wanted to go there since I can remember.

Would love to see the Amazon, and visit Peru to track down my favorite boa! The Peruvian Boa :)

I would go on one of those robot submarines to reach thousands of feet below sea level, to the deep sea. Where light cannot penetrate and there is complete darkness.

Its like a whole other world. How anything can survive in these freezing temperatures, complete darkness and high pressure is amazing.

The bioluminescent creatures down there look like aliens and at the same time simply beautiful. Their flashing rays of color are almost unreal looking.

I think a journey such as that would be incredible :)

i think africa cuz there are some many different types of animals there that are some of my favorites.

I'm thinking the Amazon or Australia I can't decide which would be my number one but who cares its win/win! Zina could be on to something though theres tons of people who have been herping at various locations around the globe but only a handful of people have ever seen the depths of the ocean and the strange creatures that inhabit it.

australia is tight. I would love tahiti to surf and chill. but shoot sign me up for sandals! ! ! lol sounds like a blast might sound lame but I have traveld to a decent amount of places but for me I would love a vacation where everything is taken care of LESS STRESS and just a good time u know.

the trip that i had in the plans a couple of years ago that never happened: Bali, komodo, and PNG.

Montreal!!!

Already been to Hawaii (Oahu) but I would like to go to Kona Or Maui and do some offshore fishing and diving:gj:

How has no one said this yet???!!!

I'm going to the Galapagos Islands. Talk about diversity!

oooo So many choices not enough money :D:D:D... Australia, Madagascar, Brazil, Africa West Coast...

But if I can choose only One definitely Australia. Abundance of reptiles in That Country is what turning me on especially big Lizards :]... I even Could put my arachnophobia on the side for that trip :rofl::rofl::rofl:

I hope some day.....

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I'm going to the Galapagos Islands. Talk about diversity!

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Bingo!

Or Komodo.

My ideal vaca/honeymoon would have to be Bora Bora, Lil huts on the water, Crystal clear water with nothing to do but lounge and enjoy the solitude of paradise, Not to forget the 5 star dirt floor restaurants that you can go to barefoot. :)

I would love to go to the galapagos or australia, but I still enjoy my back yard, the pisgah national forest.

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My ideal vaca/honeymoon would have to be Bora Bora, Lil huts on the water, Crystal clear water with nothing to do but lounge and enjoy the solitude of paradise, Not to forget the 5 star dirt floor restaurants that you can go to barefoot. :)

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like your style!!:taz:

I'd have to start with Africa. So many species there to admire and who knows how much longer we'll be able to enjoy them in their natural habitats. From there, India for the tigers....

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I would love to go to the galapagos or australia, but I still enjoy my back yard, the pisgah national forest.

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Ah! So jealous! I used to live in NC and when I saw your comment I was like :( I wanna go back.... LOL. North Carolina is a beautiful state, especially in the mountains. I lived in Asheville for 2 yrs...

On my dreamlist for places I want to visit (in no particular order):
Australia-for herping and diving the GBR
Roatan-Diving then to the mainland for some south american herping
Fiji-Diving
New Zeland-to check out all the amazing crazy animals
Madagascar-for all the great herps and other animals.
Africa- for a traditional safari and to check out BP in their natural habitat
California kelp forests-diving
Everglades-herping
Those are all that I can think of right at this moment.:)

Elait ,Israel. Look it up. Middle of nowhere. Dolphins,reefs,desert,beach,clubs.

My dream is to swim with Manta rays. Not little ones, but the giant ones with 15 foot wingspans.

Dolphins are cool, but I've always dreamed of swimming with the mantas.

Gale

Africa, to see the big cats in action and to watch the great migration...

Papua New Guinea - to photograph snakes above water and below.

It's winter in Minnesota, and we've had so much snow both in late 2010 and this start to 2011 that Minneapolis is running out of funds to clean up the roads, so there's really only one thing on my mind..

I want to go to Florida, nap or read a book on the beach in 80 degree sunny weather with a light breeze, while I wait for a fish to come by and chomp some bait I've got soaking in the ocean :D

It may not be super exotic, but yeah.. that's what I've got on my mind, sharks and sun in Florida.

AUSTRALIA. For the snakes!! Oh and the Australia Zoo.

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It's winter in Minnesota, and we've had so much snow both in late 2010 and this start to 2011 that Minneapolis is running out of funds to clean up the roads, so there's really only one thing on my mind..

I want to go to Florida, nap or read a book on the beach in 80 degree sunny weather with a light breeze, while I wait for a fish to come by and chomp some bait I've got soaking in the ocean :D

It may not be super exotic, but yeah.. that's what I've got on my mind, sharks and sun in Florida.

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While we don't have the winter weather or snow that Minnesota does, we aren't exactly basking in the sunshine lately.. Our crazy weather is up to the 60s some days and back down to the 30s others.. There have been several nights where we have been in the low 20s, which is COLD if you ask me!

Oh, and there's no sharks here, ever.. I wouldn't be here if so.. I have a fear of sharks.. It's all a media conspiracy to create mass hysteria ;) Don't let them fool ya! LOL

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Oh, and there's no sharks here, ever.. I wouldn't be here if so.. I have a fear of sharks.. It's all a media conspiracy to create mass hysteria ;) Don't let them fool ya! LOL

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If you've been in the ocean deeper than 2 feet of water, anywhere in the Gulf of Mexico, particularly during May through August, you've likely been within a hundred feet of a shark, if not much MUCH closer.

A few of my catches:

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/8559/dscf0784i.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9651/dscf8301b.jpg

All were caught within 100 feet of shore, in less than 6 feet of water.

This is what I want to go after, but I really need a kayak for bait placement(and I need to be there in summer when big sharks are more abundant close to shore):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbpBAOYaHBE
That particular video was taken on Sanibel, where my grandparents spend the winter months, and where I get to swim regularly.

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If you've been in the ocean deeper than 2 feet of water, anywhere in the Gulf of Mexico, particularly during May through August, you've likely been within a hundred feet of a shark, if not much MUCH closer.

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Lucky for me I've never been in the Gulf :D

Jax is on the east coast.. As for those pics, just means that the media is getting better about planting false evidence of sharks in my state's waters :P

I've always wanted to visit Antarctica, and see the penguins & other Arctic creatures... not gonna see any reptiles down there, I imagine. :D But I've already been to the Costa Rican rainforest, Australia, and a few other herp-heavy regions, so it's time to see something else! I'd also love to do a safari in central Africa, which is kind of a given for most animal folks.

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Elait ,Israel. Look it up. Middle of nowhere. Dolphins,reefs,desert,beach,clubs.

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Do you mean Eilat? If so, I've actually been there... it's a beautiful town, and definitely worth visiting. :gj:

I would go to VARNYARD home of the dog tame tegu's :D