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Herp Update: news, upcoming migration, skink, snakes — April 13, 2022

Posted on April 13, 2022 by

Herps in the News Herpers, on the first of our two public educational events at the Morgan Road amphibian crossing here in Salisbury, we had two VPR reporters in attendance. Their coverage went online today. It is a nice piece…

Herp Update: migration starts, vacation – March 20, 2022

Posted on March 20, 2022 by

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

Amphibian migrations have started Herpers, I just returned from a warm southerly vacation to find that temperatures in Vermont were just as warm, at least temporarily. So, I have been scrambling to get caught up. The warm weather at the…

Herp Update: Field Trip Winner, Cellamanders, Exotics – March 1, 2022

Posted on March 1, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, lizards, turtles, updates

Field Trip Winner One of the promotional gifts during our annual fundraiser is entering anyone who contributes $200 to $999 in a drawing for a free herp field trip in Vermont for them and up to ten friends. Yesterday, I…

Tagged with: anole, exotic, gecko, pets, turtles

Herp Update: Cellarmanders, new reports, fundraising – February 18, 2022

Posted on February 18, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in herping, salamander, updates

Recent Reports Herpers, we were surprised to receive a report of a male Blue-spotted Salamander (see photo below) that was crossing a road in Ferrisburgh on February 12. This is the first February report we have had of this species.…

Tagged with: blue-spotted, overwintering, salamander, spotted

Herp Update: Critical Habitat Protection – February 11, 2022

Posted on February 11, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, news, turtles, updates

Spiny Shoftshell turtle basking on a barkless log, in the sun. Photo copyright Josh Lincoln and used with permisson.

Protection of Critical Habitat Herpers, as of this week, the state of Vermont has for the first time designated specific areas of habitat as critical habitat to be protected for two state-listed species. This has been in the works for…

Herp Update: End GoFundMe ’22, field trip drawing, thanks to illustrators – February 1, 2022

Posted on February 1, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in news, support, updates

Fundraiser for 2022 has ended Herpers, we shut down our GoFundMe site today. We had a very successful fundraiser raising $24,424 for our work in 2022. Thanks to everyone who contributed and helped make this drive successful. If you were…

Tagged with: ashley wolff, cassidy arden, field trip, fundraiser, thanks

Groundwater, Ice, and Herp Survival – January 28, 2022

Posted on January 28, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping, updates

Great Blue Heron preying on Green Frog tadpole at an icy pond. Photo © copyright Rich Armitage and used with permission.

Groundwater helps keep herps alive in the winter Herpers, I could not wait until next week to show you this great photo sent to me by wildlife photographer Rick Armitage. Rick lives in Whitehall, NY, but has sent quite a…

Tagged with: heron, overwintering, predation, tadpole, winter

Herp Update: Quick reference photos, fundraiser – January 25, 2022

Posted on January 25, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in education, herping, updates

New Feature on our VtHerpAtlas website! Herpers, last year Kate Kelly added a new feature to our website. She added separate quick-reference photo guides for adult snakes, juvenile snakes, turtles, salamanders, and frogs. Hopefully these will help report-contributors save time…

Tagged with: fundraiser, guide, identification, reference

Herp Update: Upcoming Presentation on VT Snakes — January 18, 2022

Posted on January 18, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in education, snakes, updates

Eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum) eating another Eastern Milksnake

Upcoming Presentation Herpers, Green Mountain Audubon Society has arranged for me to give an online Powerpoint presentation on Vermont snakes this Thursday, January 20th at 6:30 PM. The presentation is free and open to the public. If you would like…

Tagged with: fundraising, milksnake, presentation, racer

Herp Update: Reports, Digitizing Atlas files, Fundraising – January 7, 2021

Posted on January 7, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in updates

Recent Reports Herpers, I was surprised to receive a report and photo of an Eastern Milksnake that was seen December 29th in West Haven (photo below). You don’t often see snow and snakes in the same photo. West Haven and…