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mikevanvalen

Date

Jun 16, 2012

Place

Horry County, SC (Google, OSM)

Description

These tiny skinks can be quite numerous in the sandy pinewoods of Southern New Jersey down through Florida. They spend most of their time searching for insect prey in the leaf litter on the forest floor.

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mikevanvalen

Date

May 13, 2010

Place

New Haven County, CT (Google, OSM)

Description

The Red-eared Slider is a non-native turtle in Connecticut. They can be found across the state in a variety of freshwater habitat and are the result of unreleased and escaped pets. This species is native to the mid-Western and South-central United States.

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Yellowbelly Slider Trachemys scripta ssp. scripta

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mikevanvalen

Date

Jun 15, 2012

Description

The Yellow-bellied Slider is one of the most common turtle species in the Southeastern United States. This male Slider was found crossing a street.

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Southern Toad Anaxyrus terrestris

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mikevanvalen

Date

Aug 31, 2008

Description

This big Southern Toad was hunting insects under the lights at Flamingo Marina.

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Striped Mud Turtle Kinosternon baurii

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mikevanvalen

Date

Aug 29, 2008

Description

Shortly after a summer shower, this little Striped Mud Turtle emerged from the swamp and onto the pavement.

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Northern Black Racer Coluber constrictor ssp. constrictor

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mikevanvalen

Date

Sep 2, 2007

Place

Meshomasic state forest (Google, OSM)

Description

Face to face with a large Northern Black Racer.

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Timber Rattlesnake Crotalus horridus

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mikevanvalen

Date

Jun 26, 2008

Place

Connecticut (Google, OSM)

Description

Adult female Timber Rattlesnake.

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Northern Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix ssp. mokasen

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mikevanvalen

Date

Jul 31, 2008

Description

A pair of Northern Copperheads from Middlesex County, Connecticut.

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Peninsular Cooter Pseudemys peninsularis

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mikevanvalen

Date

Sep 20, 2011

Description

A wild Peninsula Cooter basking in one of the small streams in Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park.

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Florida Green Watersnake Nerodia floridana

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mikevanvalen

Date

Aug 31, 2008

Description

Red phase N. floridana on the crawl along a canal in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Northern Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus ssp. edwardsii

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mikevanvalen

Date

Jun 24, 2008

Place

Hartford County, Connecticut (Google, OSM)

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Northern Red-bellied Cooter Pseudemys rubriventris

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mikevanvalen

Date

Aug 30, 2007

Place

Burlington County, NJ (Google, OSM)

Description

An adult female Northern Red-bellied Cooter from Burlington County, New Jersey.

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Northern Black Racer Coluber constrictor ssp. constrictor

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mikevanvalen

Date

Jun 4, 2009

Place

Cape May County, New Jersey (Google, OSM)

Description

A juvenile Northern Black Racer found under plywood in the New Jersey Pine Barrens.

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American Toad Anaxyrus americanus

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mikevanvalen

Date

Apr 24, 2011

Place

Fairfield County, Connecticut (Google, OSM)

Description

A pair of American Toads in amplexus.

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Eastern Earth Snake Virginia valeriae ssp. valeriae

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mikevanvalen

Date

Aug 31, 2011

Place

Wicomico County, Maryland. (Google, OSM)

Description

This was the only snake seen at this particular location.

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Date

May 1, 2010

Place

Northampton County, Virginia (Google, OSM)

Description

This snake was under a wooden door at an abandoned house.

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Cope's Gray Treefrog Hyla chrysoscelis

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mikevanvalen

Date

Apr 30, 2010

Place

Worcester County, Maryland (Google, OSM)

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Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad Gastrophryne carolinensis

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mikevanvalen

Date

May 1, 2010

Place

Northampton County, Virginia (Google, OSM)

Description

This species is considered rare on the Delmarva Peninsula.

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American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus

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mikevanvalen

Date

May 11, 2011

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