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05-02-2004, 11:19 PM
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Field Report from the Weekend
Spent a good 12 hours in the field yesterday and found the following:
1 - Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)
1 - Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma opacum)
2 - White-spotted Slimy Salamanders (Plethodon cylindraceus)
TMTC (to many to count) - Red-backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus)
3 - American Toads (Bufo americanus)
TMTC - Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana)
TMTC - Green Frogs (Rana clamitans melanota)
TMTC - Southern Leopard Frogs (Rana sphenocephala)
8 - Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata)
1 - Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina)
3 - Eastern Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta picta)
1- Northern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor)
13 - Eastern Ribbon Snakes (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus)
7 - Northern Water Snakes (Nerodia sipedon sipedon)
1 - Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen)
The copperhead was found near one of my best mole king spots. The spot was an old farm property that I had herped for almost 20 years. However, yesterday I discovered that my old herping ground had been converted into a nice new townhouse development. With the sound of trucks and bulldozers in the air, I found a small island of remaining grassland. Within this small, soon to be bulldozed oasis I found a single sheet of remaining tin and under the tin was a fairly large (around 4 foot) copperhead. I brought the snake home and will either give it to a nature center or release it at one of my other spots (if that spot is still there).
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05-02-2004, 11:21 PM
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sound like a good time in the woods, john.
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05-02-2004, 11:36 PM
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That is very impressive! I've never even come close to finding such a variety of herps. Sorry to hear about the destruction of the field...In my opinion, there is WAY too much developmenting going on around here...everywhere i look there's a new neighborhood where woods used to be.
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05-02-2004, 11:51 PM
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Thats a great report John.
Did you get any pic's of the copperhead?
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05-02-2004, 11:53 PM
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lol... you know he did, and he'll surely post some pics to WOW us shortly.
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05-02-2004, 11:53 PM
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In my opinion, there is WAY too much developmenting going on around here...everywhere i look there's a new neighborhood where woods used to be.
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I agree!
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05-02-2004, 11:59 PM
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Thats a great report John.
Did you get any pic's of the copperhead?
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Thanks, also saw some cool birds and even found a nice gray fox skull! 
I'll post some pics soon. 
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05-03-2004, 01:24 AM
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Sounds like an awesome day!
My sister and I went out for a couple of hours today in Raeford, NC and found a couple of salamaders, a toad, and three black racers.... nothing like your list!
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05-03-2004, 01:32 AM
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Yes, it was a good day. I wish your sister would of been with me. If I remember correctly, the last time we went herpin, she out herped us all!
Do you know which species of toad and salamander(s) you found? Got any pics?
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05-03-2004, 02:25 AM
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Wow John you've got some nice finds! Where do you live to get such nice finds?
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05-03-2004, 10:27 AM
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05-03-2004, 12:10 PM
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I am about 70% sure that the salamander we caught was a Slimy Salamander, Plethodon glutinosus. We didnt get any pics of it. The slime it excreted was nasty! I had to scrub the slime off of my hands with soap and a scrubbing sponge. Normal soap and water wouldnt touch it! The toad was a plain old run of the mill Fowler's Toad. We did get some decent pics of the racers though. I will get them posted tonight.
Heres a great resource that I came across trying to figure out what the salamander was....
http://www.bio.davidson.edu/projects.../herpcons.html
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05-03-2004, 01:09 PM
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Yep, that sounds like a slimy alright! 
The Davidson site is a good reference. Dr. Mike Dorcas of Davidson has a couple new books coming out, a small snake book (field guide), similar to "Snakes of VA" and a more in-depth book on the herps of NC.
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05-03-2004, 02:00 PM
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Sorry to hear about your hold herping spot getting bulldozed.. at least you got one last good find for it
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