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Herp Update: Current Herp Activity, Vermont Association for Wetland Science, Press–May 30, 2023

Posted on May 30, 2023 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, news, turtles, updates

Current Herp Activity Over the last two weeks we have received many reports of female turtles on land looking for open, sunny places to dig a nest and lay their eggs. From now through June you will be seeing many…

Herp Update: Education through Press, Current Activity, Snake Hotels — May 10, 2023

Posted on May 10, 2023 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, frogs, herping, news, salamander, snakes, turtles, updates

Herp Education through the Press Herpers, thanks for all the questions you e-mailed and called in for our segment on the Vermont Edition program of Vermont Public. The producer and host were impressed with all the interest and we accomplished…

Herp Update: Special Request, Current Herp Activity – April 24, 2023

Posted on April 24, 2023 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, reptiles, updates

Special request Herpers, I have been asked to be on Vermont Public’s Vermont Edition program this Thursday at noon. It is an hour-long radio program from 12-1 that is rebroadcast at 7 PM in the evening. Jane Lindholm was the…

Tagged with: amphibian eggs, amphibians, migration, news, snakes

Herp Update: Current Herp Activity, Amphibians of Vermont Pocket Guide – April 15, 2023

Posted on April 15, 2023 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, field guide, updates

Current Herp Activity Herpers, this has been an unusual spring for amphibian migration. Here in the Lake Champlain Basin we had early migration of good numbers of Wood Frogs, and Blue-spotted, Spotted, and Four-toed Salamanders and then it dried out…

Tagged with: amphibian eggs, amphibians, migration, snakes, turtles

Herp Update: Current Herp Activity, Amphibians of Vermont Pocket Guide – April 7, 2023

Posted on April 7, 2023 by

Jim Andrews Posted in field guide, herping, salamander, updates

Current Herp Activity Herpers, the photographs and records have been pouring in over the last week. Almost all of these reports are coming from the lowlands of western Vermont (from Arlington north to Milton) with only a few reports for anywhere…

Tagged with: field guide, four-toed salamander, migration

Herp Update: Current Herp Activity, Amphibians of Vermont Field Guide, Vernal Pool Course – March 31, 2023

Posted on March 31, 2023 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, field guide, snakes, updates

Current Herp Activity We have started getting reports of major amphibian migrations here in the Lake Champlain Basin. Monica and Elka Erhart visited Morgan Road here in Salisbury and reported 181 Blue-spotted Salamanders, 48 Spotted Salamanders, 17 Wood Frogs, 2…

Tagged with: amphibians, crossings, field guide, migration, snakes, vernal pools

Herp Update: Current Herp Activity, Folding Pocket Guide, Changes in our Team, End of Annual Fundraiser – March 10, 2023

Posted on March 10, 2023 by

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

Current Herp Activity Thankfully, since our last update, cooler temperatures and snows returned, keeping our amphibians in the ground where they belonged. As a result, I have not received any reports of amphibians moving or calling above ground. We did…

Tagged with: amphibians, fundraiser, Lake Champlain Basin, migration

Herp Update: Current Herp Activity, Fundraiser – February 17, 2023

Posted on February 17, 2023 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, frogs, road search, salamander, turtles, updates

Current Herp Activity Since our last update we have received two reports of single Spotted Salamanders moving over the remaining snow. They originate from opposite ends of the state: Brattleboro and Montgomery. Sightings of winter movement of Spotted Salamanders in…

Tagged with: amphibians, fundraiser, road search, salamanders, turtles

Herp Update: Historic Snake Reports, Fundraiser – February 7, 2023

Posted on February 7, 2023 by

Jim Andrews Posted in news, snakes, turtles, updates

Current Herp Activity? I have not received any reports of Vermont reptiles and amphibians moving on the surface so far in February. This is how it should be for early February. Still we received an unusual report from New…

Tagged with: conservation, fundraiser, snakes, turtles

Herp Update: Current Herp Activity, Fundraiser, Eastern Musk Turtle – January 28, 2023

Posted on January 28, 2023 by

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

Current Herp Activity Now that more seasonal weather has finally arrived, reports have slowed to a trickle. Just last week though we did have a report of a Common Gartersnake moving (slowly) underwater in a small stream. We have received three winter…

Tagged with: disturbance, fundraiser, gartersnake, musk turtle, salamanders, support, turtles, winter