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dominicתיאור
A small young one. Possibly a recent metamorph from this years eggs. Was honestly pretty shocked but happy to see one.
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dominicתיאור
The target species for the day! The largest siren I have ever seen, yes I do realize there are larger species, but this one was thick and long. Super happy I was finally able to get one in TN.
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greenesnakeתיאור
It was caught in a roadside ditch by a Great Blue Heron. In the first pic you can see one of the front legs. In the 2nd pic the heron is holding the siren by it’s leg. There's additional pics and a short video of the encounter here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S160276041
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dominicתיאור
This observation is for the leopard frog on the left. Wildlander ended up finding it a few feet away from the pickerel so decided to get a comparison shot. Note the bold worm creeping up in the second pic.
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סלמנדרה מנומרת (Ambystoma tigrinum)מתצפת.ת
dominicתיאור
First tiger of 2024!
Was debating going out for the night and I'm glad @wp_herping convinced me because as soon as I got to the spot, I saw this individual crossing the road.
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אנוליס מצוי (Anolis carolinensis)מתצפת.ת
escapedvelociraptorתיאור
Cute bugger. Found my cats blind spot lol
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סלמנדרה מנומרת (Ambystoma tigrinum)מתצפת.ת
wp_herpingתיאור
I got 3 hours of sleep, but it was soooo worth it.
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אנוליס מצוי (Anolis carolinensis)מתצפת.ת
mfawverתיאור
I see nine on the wall of the Ranger Station. Maybe they catch moths and other bugs attracted to a porch light at night?
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dominicתיאור
Super shocked to see this one using artificial cover. Had to fish it put to get a proper ID and am glad I did.
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dominicתיאור
LIFER!
Found by another in the group but I pointed out to check the legs and sure enough, no orange on them (2nd pic)
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dominicתיאור
Was walking through the creek when I see this sight! I always love watching feeding behavior with wild snakes. It just sucks it had to be red salamander larva.
This observation is for the larva in the snakes mouth.
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עכסן מעוצה (Crotalus horridus)מתצפת.ת
wp_herpingתיאור
My first Timber Rattlesnake!!! Man, this snake was HARD to find around here.
Sumner County
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dominicתיאור
Another individual. Was smaller than the other I saw at the spot. Such a beautiful species.
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don470תיאור
Stuck on road. Tail was run over. Snapped tail off and moved off the road. Scurried off in grass.
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אנוליס מצוי (Anolis carolinensis)מתצפת.ת
escapedvelociraptorתיאור
Lizard of some sort
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rossalleniתיאור
Approximately 35 eggs masses. Likely appeared earlier in the week.
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kristaallenתיאור
Male
Today a group of Virginia Tech students, Virginia Tech professor - Kevin Hamed, Tennessee State University professor - Bill Sutton, TDEC State Zoologist - David Withers, and Metro Park staff, studied Poplar Creek to check out how our population of the state endangered Streamside Salamander, ambystoma barbouri, are doing.
Bells Bend Park currently holds the westernmost population in Tennessee. Up until today, larvae and eggs had been spotted multiple times but never an adult. Today TWO adults were found!
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zvegsoתיאור
Very unfortunate DOR, but it was interesting to see evidence of a coral snake eating a coral snake mimic. I will post a separate observation for the scarlet snake
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zvegsoתיאור
This observation is for the snake that was inside the DOR coral snake
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captainironearsתיאור
No clue how close my ID is but looks like other Mud Salamander pics I’m seeing
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אנוליס מצוי (Anolis carolinensis)מתצפת.ת
pdubarmyתיאור
I saw this tiny lizard sunning itself on a dead tree by the mountain streams bank. It was a sunny autumn day, approximately 60°. A few hundred yards down the river, I observed two more equal size, one was more green than the other. Both specimens were approximately 2 inches in length.
