| VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park | |
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leftoflarry VHS Moderator
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| Subject: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Sun May 20, 2012 11:34 pm | |
| The Virginia Herpetological Society conducted its annual spring survey this weekend. This year we chose the Shenandoah River State Park located in Warren County, about 20 min. south of Front Royal. It was a successful survey. Here are all of my PICS. Some of the highlights were that we found a Corn Snake and a Copperhead snuggling together under a rock. That is a double slam dunk find!!! We also found a Milk Snake and a Rough Green Snake!!!!! We also found various turtles, salamanders, lizards, and frogs. We had about 3 or 4 County Records and 3 or 4 vouchers for species suspected to be there. Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortix mokasen) and Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestevus) Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortix mokasen) close up Me, after tubing the copperhead Me holding the corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum) | |
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Stray VaHerp Senior Crew
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Mon May 21, 2012 12:45 am | |
| Some amazing pictures!!! That is a gorgeous Copperhead, and I love the contrast of he and the Corn next to each other XD
Congratulations on a successful trip! | |
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smd58 VaHerp Board Member
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Mon May 21, 2012 7:24 am | |
| Some great finds, the corn and copperhead together was a vary insterstring find. | |
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MADKATTER VaHerp Senior Crew
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Mon May 21, 2012 10:05 am | |
| It's almost like the corn snake is saying "Dude! Don't move! There is a copperhead right next to me!" | |
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leftoflarry VHS Moderator
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Mon May 21, 2012 12:00 pm | |
| - MADKATTER wrote:
- It's almost like the corn snake is saying "Dude! Don't move! There is a copperhead right next to me!"
The copperhead does provide some protection, there may be something more to this phenomena. | |
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Stray VaHerp Senior Crew
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Mon May 21, 2012 12:06 pm | |
| Or maybe the Copperhead knows how horrible Corn Snake poop smells so he's banking on that to keep people away from him. | |
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jw VaHerp Board Member+
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Mon May 21, 2012 1:06 pm | |
| The near-sighted, male copperhead is trying to put the moves on the female cornsnake. Her reply is simply, "Sorry, you're not my type."
Larry, thanks for organizing such a great survey! I just found out that the total species count was 34! | |
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leftoflarry VHS Moderator
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Mon May 21, 2012 1:10 pm | |
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jw VaHerp Board Member+
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Fri May 25, 2012 3:19 pm | |
| Some pics from the survey... Northern Red Salamander - This guy was found far from water at the top of an upland trail. Somewhat atypical for the species. Eastern Ratsnake - Both these ratsnakes were found at the edge of our campsite. In addition to the snakes we had meadow voles, baby cottontails, a red fox and a trio of red-headed woodpeckers in or at the edge of our site. - A gravid cornsnake - Long-tailed Salamander And two of the three red-headed woodpeckers. | |
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Don Moderator
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Fri May 25, 2012 3:30 pm | |
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Focal VaHerps Janitor
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Fri May 25, 2012 4:04 pm | |
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jw VaHerp Board Member+
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Fri May 25, 2012 4:33 pm | |
| Thanks! It was a lot of fun. | |
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Bobbykaizer VaHerp Senior Crew
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Fri May 25, 2012 4:59 pm | |
| nice! wish i could've seen all that! | |
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smd58 VaHerp Board Member
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Fri May 25, 2012 5:06 pm | |
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leftoflarry VHS Moderator
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Fri May 25, 2012 6:09 pm | |
| Awesome pics as always john! It was a very fun survey... I encourage everyone on this forum to join the VHS and come have fun with us field herpin! | |
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Bobbykaizer VaHerp Senior Crew
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| Subject: Re: VHS 2012 Spring Survey of Shenandoah River State Park Fri May 25, 2012 6:15 pm | |
| would definitely love to try it out. we have some very cool native species! | |
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