Thankful for Reptiles & Amphibians 2012

[Mike VanValen]

I thought I'd share a few pics from my year. I am thankful, on this Thanksgiving day, that I got to see some cool things this year. Nothing amazing in the grand scheme, but I like the common stuff.


Cope's Gray Treefrog


Yellow-bellied Slider


Eastern Spadefoot


Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad


Eastern Glass Lizard


Six-lined Racerunner


Escaped/released Pituophis in Connecticut


Northern Ring-necked Snake


Eastern Snapping Turtle


Eastern Gartersnake


Northern Watersnake


Stinkpot


Northern Brownsnake


Sliders and Cooters


Bullfrog


Little Ground Skink


Peninsula Cooter


Horry County, South Carolina



I wish everyone a successful 2013 in the field.

[Tamara D. McConnell]

Nice diversity in this post. I really like the eastern spadefoot and the glass lizard.

[Kelly Mc]

Yep Thankful to see all those guys.

My favorite is the Gray TF.

[ugh]

What's the story behind the catenifer- did you get called to remove it or something? Is that pic in situ? Pretty crazy.....

[Mike VanValen]

What's the story behind the catenifer- did you get called to remove it or something? Is that pic in situ? Pretty crazy.....

The pic is in situ, on a bridge in a busy part of town. I got the picture and the call, but I could not make it out immediately. I sent someone to the location but the snake was never seen again, even after monitoring the spot for weeks.

[Kelly Mc]

Cornsnakes - have been found in strikingly odd Open places here and near the park even tho there be lots of more cover terrain. like they dont have a clue even in the warm spells which is most significant times of report.

[brick911]

You have a knack for injecting some personality into common species. I recall thinking the same thing every time I see one of your posts.

[dery]

Escaped/released Pituophis in Connecticut

Yikes!!! Is there any more??? People should watch their pets better and not release them, as we all know.

[Mike VanValen]

Yikes!!! Is there any more??? People should watch their pets better and not release them, as we all know.

I don't get many calls for snakes. I don't know if there are more, but I wish I could have got this one. One time I got a call about a snake spotted in the garden center of a local Home Depot. Before I could get there, someone had scooped up the snake and taken it. It was described as being "banded in red, yellow, and black".

[dery]

I hate people who release their pets.No matter what the pet is. Great to hear its the only one you know of.

[dery]

I hate people who release their pets.No matter what the pet is. Great to hear its the only one you know of.

The home depot snake could just have been a milk.