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Herp Update: Snakes Moving & Snapping Turtles Emerging

Posted on September 20, 2026 by

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

Current Activity Snakes on the Move After the first cold nights of the late summer and early fall, snakes start moving back to their denning areas. Over the last month, we have received reports of all of Vermont’s snake species…

Tagged with: migration, road search, snakes, turtles

Herp Update: A Calling Turtle, Caledonia County Work, Salisbury Turtles and Snakes

Posted on September 2, 2026 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, turtles, updates

Current Activity A Calling Turtle At this time of year, most of the evening calling activity is coming from a variety of crickets, grasshoppers, coneheads, katydids, and other insects. We may hear the occasional Green Frog calling from a pond…

Tagged with: amphibians, education, frogs, news, turtles, wood frog

Herp Update: Mink Frogs

Posted on July 12, 2026 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, frogs, updates

Current Activity Mink Frogs Mink Frogs should be calling now and for the next few weeks. They are a Canadian species whose range extends into Northeastern VT, from Randolph and Braintree to Canaan. Check out our map of Vermont reports…

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Herp Update: Gray Treefrogs, Nesting Turtles, Bullfrogs

Posted on June 13, 2026 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, turtles, updates

Current Activity Gray Treefrogs Gray Treefrogs have been very active lately. We have received over 60 reports of them calling from the outside walls of houses, decks, grills, and outside furniture since our last Herp Update. The photo below was…

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Herp Update: Current Activity, Colonization, Permanent Ponds, and Life on the Edge

Posted on May 15, 2026 by

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

Current Activity All our amphibian and reptile species in Vermont are now active. The early spring-breeding amphibians, such as Spotted, Blue-spotted, and Jefferson Salamanders, and Wood Frogs, have left their breeding waters and are now back up in the woods.…

Tagged with: amphibian eggs, amphibians, data gaps, snakes, turtles

Herp Update: Vermont Edition, Data Gaps Filled, Four-toed Salamanders

Posted on April 13, 2026 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, frogs, salamander, snakes, updates

Vermont Edition, VPR this Wednesday Herpers, for many years, I have been a guest on Vermont Public Radio’s (VPR) Vermont Edition for a spring herpetology program. This started when Jane Lindholm was host and now continues with Mikaela Lefrak. This…

Tagged with: data gaps, frogs, migration, salamanders, snakes, spotted salamander

Herp Update: Amphibians on the Move, Reptile Reports

Posted on March 17, 2026 by

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

Amphibians on the Move in the Lake Champlain Basin With temperatures very close to 60 F, rain coming through at around 7 PM, and no snow left on the overwintering grounds, many amphibians moved downslope to their breeding habitat last…

Tagged with: amphibians, migration, snakes, spotted salamander, wood frog

Herp Update: Timber Rattlesnakes, Fundraiser

Posted on February 10, 2026 by

Jim Andrews Posted in education, snakes, updates

Presentation on Vermont Timber Rattlesnakes Herpers, I want to let you know about this upcoming presentation by Luke Groff, our Vermont Fish and Wildlife Herpetologist. I hope some of you can make it. Thursday, February 12, 2026, 7 PM to…

Tagged with: education, fundraiser, snakes

Herp Update: Fundraiser, Herp Activity, Proposed Wetlands Rule Change – December 18, 2025

Posted on December 18, 2025 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, road search, support, updates

Our Annual Fundraiser Continues We have raised over $16,000 since we began our annual fundraiser on November 11. This is 64% of our goal of $25,000. Thanks again to all of you who have already donated. We realize that for…

Tagged with: amphibians, road search, salamanders, wetlands

Herp Update: Fundraiser, Late Season Activity – December 2, 2025

Posted on December 2, 2025 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, salamander, support, updates

Our Annual Fundraiser has reached the Halfway Point We have raised over $12,000 since we began our annual fundraiser on November 11. This is just short of halfway to our goal of $25,000. Thanks again to all of you who…

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