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Post by amaruq on Oct 6, 2015 9:49:24 GMT -8
Here's a Spotted Salamander, spotted in Algonquin this past weekend. I'm blaming it for busting my pace record, as I had to stop and get a photo or two of it.  Algonquin, Ontario |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2015 0:29:53 GMT -8
Here's a Spotted Salamander, spotted in Algonquin this past weekend. I'm blaming it for busting my pace record, as I had to stop and get a photo or two of it. I am glad you did. We don't have those out here in the west. BTW, here is an interesting fact that few know: There are 150 species of salamanders in North America (above Mexico). That is more species of salamanders than anywhere else in the entire world for the same area. -Don- Reno, NV |
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Post by cweston on Oct 7, 2015 3:33:48 GMT -8
Great Plains Ratsnake. Konza Prairie, Kansas.  |
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Post by amaruq on Oct 7, 2015 4:16:36 GMT -8
I am glad you did. We don't have those out here in the west. I'm not too upset over it, just giving the little guy a hard time. This is likely only the second or third salamander (or newt) I've ever seen in the local wilds. There are over a dozen known to make Ontario their home, but it's rare to come across them just hanging out on the trail catching some moisture. |
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Post by Coolkat on Oct 10, 2015 17:48:36 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2015 18:29:51 GMT -8
I'm not sure of the proper name but I know this as a Puff Adder and boy did he start his "puffing" as we coaxed him to get off the trail before a mountain bike ran over him. It's a harmless Hog Nosed Snake. They eat toads. The types of toads that are very poisonous just to about anything else that eats those toads. None in this area. East part of Colorado and more east is where most hognose snakes are found,even the Western subspecies. They are known for putting on a big show (hissing, playing dead and other tricks, but they never seem to bite. Harmless anyway. -Don- Reno, NV |
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Post by Coolkat on Oct 11, 2015 6:33:29 GMT -8
I knew it was harmless but wasn't sure of the proper name. As we coaxed him off the trail I was hoping he didn't start to play dead and put off the foul smell that they sometimes do. But this one only raised up and flattened his head like a cobra then started that odd hissing noise and his final act before slithering away was opening up his mouth as seen in the last picture.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 14:49:38 GMT -8
I knew it was harmless but wasn't sure of the proper name. As we coaxed him off the trail I was hoping he didn't start to play dead and put off the foul smell that they sometimes do. But this one only raised up and flattened his head like a cobra then started that odd hissing noise and his final act before slithering away was opening up his mouth as seen in the last picture. In which state did you find that hognose snake? -Don- Reno, NV |
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Post by Coolkat on Oct 11, 2015 16:52:50 GMT -8
In southern Michigan not too far from the Ohio state line.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 19:44:31 GMT -8
In southern Michigan not too far from the Ohio state line. Then that must have been the Eastern Hognose snake.-Don- Reno, NV |
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Post by Coolkat on Oct 12, 2015 4:17:16 GMT -8
And this is my "learn something new every day" info. Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2015 9:48:58 GMT -8
And this is my "learn something new every day" info. Thanks! You sure take great photos! BTW, I saw a couple of snakes last week, but didn't even think about taking photos. Both were common snakes. The California Kingsnake (here in NV--they cannot read the stateline signs all that well!), which was almost four feet long. and the even more common gopher snake, which was only a little two foot snake (but often grow to around seven feet). It's been unusually warm in the Reno area this week so the snakes and lizards are still seen. It's been around 85°F. during the middle of the day. -Don- Reno, NV |
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Post by red dog on Oct 14, 2015 14:17:17 GMT -8
They are known for putting on a big show (hissing, playing dead and other tricks, but they never seem to bite. Saw this in Arkansas years ago. Put on a terrifying "I am a king cobra" show for awhile, then just flopped over 'dead'. |
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Post by T4 on Dec 16, 2015 7:40:40 GMT -8
In an attempt to green this thread up a bit... Southern Leopard Frog  |
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Post by Coolkat on Dec 22, 2015 12:34:37 GMT -8
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