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Herp Update: Fall Movement of Snapping Turtles – October 5, 2021

Posted on October 5, 2021 by

One type of fall movement of reptiles is the emergence of baby Snapping Turtles (see Pat Perry’s photo below) from their underground nests. Our other common turtle, the Painted Turtle, lays eggs at about the same time in the spring…

Tagged with: data gaps, fall, nesting, snapping turtle, turtles

Herp Update, January 18, 2021

Posted on January 18, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, turtles, updates

Herpers, surprisingly I have received reports of two Wood Turtles, one Spotted Salamander and one Gray Treefrog in the last two weeks. The Spotted Salamander was reported by Kristine G in Burlington. She sent a video that showed the poor…

Tagged with: salamander, treefrog, turtles, winter

Herp Update: first report of 2021

Posted on January 5, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, herping, reptiles, road search, snakes, turtles, updates

Herpers, our first herp report of the year came in on January 1st from Kiley Briggs and Melanie L who checked in on an overwintering site for Wood Turtles. He sent a video that showed two or three turtles underneath…

Herp Update & Upcoming Gus Speth Presentation

Posted on November 9, 2020 by

Jim Andrews Posted in education, event, frogs, snakes, turtles, updates

Herpers, last weekend with the temperatures soaring to 70 F, a variety of reptiles and amphibians were active that are not usually active at this time of year. Late Fall Herp Activity I received reports of Northern Map Turtles and…

Successful Herp Survey in the Northeast Kingdom

Posted on September 7, 2020 by

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

Herpers, this past Friday Matt Gorton, Kate Kelly, and I made a hike into Warners Grant near the Canadian border to locate and photograph reptiles and amphibians. Warners Grant has long been the least surveyed area of Vermont as far…

Tagged with: data gaps, herping

Herp Updates and a request

Posted on September 3, 2020 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, salamander, turtles, updates

Herpers, I am just starting to get reports of baby Snapping Turtles emerging from nests. Taking a quick look at HerpAtlas records, they are right on schedule with most records of emerging snappers in Vermont occurring between August 28 and…

Tagged with: fundraiser, Lamoille River, lampricide, mudpuppy, USFWS, VTANR

Herp Update

Posted on August 3, 2020 by

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

Herpers, as we move into August I have been receiving lots of reports of recently metamorphosed American Toads. Young American Toads are tiny. They could fit on top of a dime. If you look closely at them, you can see…

Tagged with: herping, Lake Champlain Basin, painted turtle, turtles

In the News: May 2020

Posted on June 5, 2020 by

Kir Talmage Posted in conservation, news, turtles, updates

A brief round up of this month’s news and mentions of the Atlas: May 18: “F&W: Turtles on the Roadway Need Your Help” from Saint Albans Messenger at https://www.samessenger.com/news/f-w-turtles-on-the-roadway-need-your-help/article_6f8ba722-9906-11ea-a519-13455e108690.html “When you spot a turtle in the road, you may be…

Tagged with: crossings, migration, news, publicity, road crossing, roadkill, safety, turtles

Herp Updates

Posted on April 5, 2020 by

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

Herpers, there have been lots of reports of herp activity this weekend. Wood Frogs have been reported calling in full chorus from many towns and large numbers of their fresh egg-masses are now visible in ponds in the central Vermont…

Tagged with: amphibian eggs, amphibians, frog, herping, migration, salamanders, snakes, spring, turtles

Mama turtles on the move

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, herping, turtles, updates

Herpers, this Tuesday I drove to Bennington and back and saw three Snapping Turtles and three Painted Turtles crossing the roads. From mid-May through June female turtles are leaving the water and traveling overland to their favorite egg-laying locations. This…

Tagged with: crossings, turtles