A day in the Swamp

[John_White]

Eastern Painted turtles out basking

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Marbled Salamander

Common Watersnake

Sometimes I just can't help it!

Shhhhhhhh...... future mom's resting.....

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Green Frog - As with several species within the genus Lithobates (formerly Rana), the sex of the green frog can be determined by the size of the tympanum (ear drum) in relationship to the eye. In male frogs the tympanum is larger than the eye.

Bullfrog

Watched by a pair of mallards.

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American Toad

Eastern Ribbonsnake

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Seen but not photographed:
Wood frogs - TMTC
Southern Leopard Frogs - TMTC
Pickerel Frogs - TMTC
Wood Turtle - 1
Snapping Turtle - 5
Northern Spring Peeper - 1

[Sakara]

I wish I could find that much stuff

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[Ophiophilia]

Great photos.

Thanks for sharing.

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[Hypoboa1234]

nice pics i feel like was there!!

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[BlackLava]

you have such a talent for photography, and especially for finding all those animals!

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[PaganMommy]

Very nice! I wish I could go out and do stuff like that.

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[John_White]

Thanks all for the kind words.

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[Stargazer]

Those are amazing. I can't believe you get that close. You just couldn't help cuddling that beautiful snake, could you?

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[John_White]

Thanks!
The temperatures in my area are just starting to warm-up. The reptiles are still pretty cool and slow.
There's a trick to photographing ribbon snakes. During early spring if you scare them off a basking area, they usually return to the exact same spot within 10-15 minutes. I've only observed this behavior in the early spring.

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[Ali]

Thanks for the pics!

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[Mike Schultz]

Cool finds. I've been finding a few snakes here in VA but mostly early risers such as garter snakes and racers... but we did find a small black ratsnake yesterday afternoon!

Awesome Marbled Salamander too, all I can find are redbacks and spotties.

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