Today I caught a little Plains Leopard Frog a good distance from the water, which is why I was able to catch him. Here are the best of the pictures I took (after I was able to get him to calm down).
Monday, May 18, 2009
Plains Leopard Frog
There are three types of leopard frog distributed throughout Iowa (the Southern Leopard Frog, the Northern Leopard Frog and the Plains Leopard Frog). There is another species very similar that often is labeled as a leopard frog, the Pickerel Frog.
Today I caught a little Plains Leopard Frog a good distance from the water, which is why I was able to catch him. Here are the best of the pictures I took (after I was able to get him to calm down).
Today I caught a little Plains Leopard Frog a good distance from the water, which is why I was able to catch him. Here are the best of the pictures I took (after I was able to get him to calm down).
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Another Herp Trip
Today, May 16th, was a cooler day. The high only reached 60 degrees. So in the early evening I asked my sons and their friend who was staying over if they wanted to go on a snake hunt. They were all game. I had seen a new spot recently and wanted to check it out so off we went. We mostly came across brown snakes and garters but we also saw some cool spiders. Here are the pics...
This next Eastern Garter was a beauty! She was over 30 inches long and had a real deep copper color. She was real docile as well because of how cool it was. The person holding it at the end is Noel, this was his official FIRST find on his own. He was a little hesitant but he overcame it and caught the biggest snake of the day!
This next Eastern Garter was a beauty! She was over 30 inches long and had a real deep copper color. She was real docile as well because of how cool it was. The person holding it at the end is Noel, this was his official FIRST find on his own. He was a little hesitant but he overcame it and caught the biggest snake of the day!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Recent Herping Trips
Here is a video from one of our most recent herping excursions...
Here are some pictures from that same trip:
My most recent herping trip was today (May 14, 2009). I had a little success. No video but here are the best pictures I shot:
Here are some pictures from that same trip:
My most recent herping trip was today (May 14, 2009). I had a little success. No video but here are the best pictures I shot:
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Nice Surprise!
On Friday, May 1st, we were at a local softball field at Fort Des Moines County Park getting in some practice. Afterwards we took a walk around one edge of the lake. Of course, I was on the prowl for any snake I could find.
I came across these two Northern Water Snakes sunning in the grass. They couldn't have been more than three feet apart and they were actually about ten feet or more from the shore. They were in a pile of rocks off shore.
Each snake was well over 40 inches long. The one in the photo with the dark belly was the longest (and the meanest). It was a nice find on a really pretty day!
I came across these two Northern Water Snakes sunning in the grass. They couldn't have been more than three feet apart and they were actually about ten feet or more from the shore. They were in a pile of rocks off shore.
Each snake was well over 40 inches long. The one in the photo with the dark belly was the longest (and the meanest). It was a nice find on a really pretty day!
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