That is one reason I dislike living here in Maine. Field herping here is limited pretty much to a few amphibians & various garter snakes. I did just get back from a drive from Maine to Arkansas and back, but it's so late in the year I saw nothing in the few places I stopped to field herp.
Herps next summer I will make a trip down to Florida to do a bit of herping. I want to try to get down to the Daytona Expo anyways, maybe I will head down a week or two early and get some herping in.
Rick