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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: reports of turtles, frogs — June 13, 2022

Posted on June 13, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in updates

Current Herp Activity Herpers, I continue to receive a steady stream of reports of Snapping Turtles, Painted Turtles, and even a couple Northern Map Turtles laying eggs. I also am receiving quite a few reports of Wood Turtles traveling on land, but since they feed on land,…

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

Posted on April 13, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in updates

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: amphibian reports, road search education, salamander ID — April 9, 2022

Posted on April 9, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, education, event, herping

Recent Activity Herpers, many amphibian reports and photos have come in over the past week. At the moment I have about 40 reports in my inbox and it will be a few days before I catch up with them and…

Herp Update: migration expected, reports, hormones — April 6, 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by

Jim Andrews Posted in amphibians, herping

Wood frog (L. sylvaticus) amplexing a Spotted Salamander (A. maculatum). Photo by Ashley Bray and used with permission.

Amphibian Migration Expected Tomorrow Night (Thursday) Herpers, the forecast for tomorrow night (Thursday) looks excellent for amphibian migration. Please take a look at our list of common amphibians that still need to be documented from your town. Just type in…

Tagged with: amplexus, data gaps, migration, spring, wood frog

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: Fundraising, herp activity, migration coming – March 24, 2021

Posted on September 13, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in event, support, updates

Fundraiser Herpers, we have reached our fundraising goal for the year! Thanks for your help. We will shut down the GoFundMe site early next week, but you are always able to make a donation directly by check or through PayPal…

Tagged with: frogs, fundraiser, snakes, spring, turtles

Herp Update: migration, records, oddities – April 25, 2021

Posted on April 25, 2021 by

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

Amphibian Migration I see a bunch of showers in the forecast for later this week, but the actual amount of rain forecast is minimal and the chance of showers in any one place is pretty low. If the ground and…

Tagged with: frogs, gartersnake, herping, snakes, spring, wood frog

Herp Update: Safety, salamander crossings – March 27, 2021

Posted on March 27, 2021 by

Jim Andrews Posted in conservation, herping, research, road search, updates

Herpers, in portions of the Lake Champlain Basin everything came together last night. Kate Kelly and I were investigating some previously unvisited locations in Rutland County. On our return we swung by two crossing sites near Fern Lake in Leicester…

Tagged with: crossing zone, migration, road search, safety, spring

Current Herp Activity & Videos

Posted on May 28, 2020 by

Jim Andrews Posted in frogs, herping, updates

a note from Jim Herpers, with this warm weather American Toads, American Bullfrogs, and Gray Treefrogs are all starting to chorus. This Friday night’s rains should generate movement of all three of these frogs. It may also generate some movement…

Tagged with: data gaps, frog, Lake Champlain Basin, spring