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Herp Update: Saturday Night? – December 10, 2021

Posted on December 10, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, education, herping, road search, salamander, support, updates

Continuing Amphibian Activity Herpers, looking to replace Christmas movies with herping this weekend? The current weather forecast is for wet and warm (near 50°F) tomorrow evening (Saturday) either before or after dinner. I may not be able to make it…

Herp Update: Continuing Migration and Fundraiser– December 7, 2021

Posted on December 7, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, frogs, road search, salamander, support, updates

Man in blue raincoat, facing the camera, holds an adult snapping turtle head downward. The turtle is almost the size of the man's torso.

Continuing Amphibian Activity Herpers, with the temperatures at 50°F and the rains becoming heavy around 5 PM, I had to run over to the Morgan Road amphibian crossing here in Salisbury again last night. Given that this was both warmer…

Herp Update: recent herp activity, fundraising, and our new course – December 3, 2021

Posted on December 3, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in education, herping, road search, salamander, support, updates

Recent Amphibian Activity (last night) Herpers, aside from the occasional reports of snakes and salamanders spending the winter in people’s cellars, current herptile reports have stopped coming in. That said, I did head out to the Morgan Road amphibian crossing…

Herp Update: Annual Fundraiser and a New Course “Conserving Vermont Reptiles” – November 29, 2021

Posted on November 29, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in education, support, updates

A New Course Offering: Conserving Vermont’s Reptiles January through May 2022 through Vermont Family Forests Learn the identification, natural history, survey techniques, conservation, and management of Vermont’s turtles, snakes, and lizards with herpetologist Jim Andrews. The class will begin with…

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Herp Update: Musk Turtle, Herp Activity, Fundraiser – November 18, 2021

Posted on November 18, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in herping, support, turtles, updates

Eastern Musk Turtle Friend and conservation ally Sue Morse of Keeping Track sent the photo below of a tiny hatchling Eastern Musk Turtle. She was out searching for turtles with Dean B who took her to Niquette Bay in Colchester.…

Tagged with: fundraiser, fundraising, gofundme, musk turtle

Herp Update: Migration likely, Fundraiser, Reports – November 12, 2021

Posted on November 12, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, news, snakes, updates

Amphibian Migration Tomorrow (Saturday Night) Herpers, looking at the weather forecast for much of Vermont, it looks like tomorrow evening may generate some late-season amphibian migration. Since it is a Saturday and it is getting dark early, you could even…

Tagged with: amphibians, donate, fall, fundraiser, gofundme

Herp Update: Annual Fundraiser, Atlas Progress, News – November 5, 2021

Posted on November 5, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in news, support, updates

Our Annual Fundraiser Begins Today! Three years ago we organized our first fundraiser. It was motivated by a decline in our regular grant funding, a pressing need to get all our data online for future use, and to assign accurate…

Tagged with: Bobbie Summers, fundraiser, gofundme, hibernation, news, records, snakes, WCAX

Herp Update: Bobbie Summers, Road Search, more – October 31, 2021

Posted on October 31, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, news, road search, snakes, turtles, updates

Wildlife Hero I am very sad to report that Roberta (Bobbie) Summers passed away last Saturday, October 23rd. Bobbie has been a friend and contributor to the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas since 2005. She has contributed 451 records of…

Tagged with: amphibians, autumn, community, contributors, data, fall, migration, road search, salamanders, turtles

Herp Update: amphibian and snake activity – October 21, 2021

Posted on October 21, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, salamander, snakes, turtles, updates

Amphibian Activity Reports continue to come in reporting fall uphill migration of amphibians. Although I focused on the fall migrations of Eastern Red-backed Salamanders, Blue-spotted Salamanders, and Four-toed Salamanders in one of my previous Herp Updates, the reports include uphill…

Tagged with: amphibians, fall, frog, graduate research, migration, salamanders, snakes, turtle

Herp Update: Snake covers – October 13, 2021

Posted on October 13, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in road search, snakes, updates

Artificial Cover for Snakes A common method to survey for snakes is to put out artificial cover in good snake habitat. I have a series of slate “sandwiches” on my property that I have put out to attract snakes and…

Tagged with: fall, migration, snake covers, snakes