Backyard Herping (Pics)

Found a few herps and even a couple'a mammals.
Wanted to share.

Eastern box turtle that my dog discovered (the turtle made its way into the woods).





Red eft I found in the staircase to our basement entrance.





Some newts or salamanders I caught in the creek. Any IDs?





Pretty moth



Finally, my grandfather mowed over a nest of rabbits. The mother moved them (I assume) sometime after. They are all gone but no signs of attack.

Great pics! I love the red newt!

The efts seem to like it here. I have found several.

Great finds!

As I'm sure you know, the newts are red-spotted newts. The other salamanders are Northern Dusky Salamanders.

Thanks for the ID! How about the moth?

The moth looks like a Ceanothus silkmoth, but that is a western species. Is the moth from VA?

If the moth was found in VA, I think is is Hyalophora euryalus.

Great pics, Dagan!

Great shots Dagan!

Great pics

Thanks, guys.

Fantastic finds

Great finds.

I live in a heavily wooded country area next to a river and a creek. I have access to the woods and mountains in our area. Any suggestions for finding some snakes? My grandfather sees black snakes often but I'd love to discover something a bit more interesting.

what kind of snakes are you looking to find?

nice finds i would love to find red efts

I would love to (carefully) find a copperhead.

Nice pics.