Reptiles and Amphibians

Introduction to Tadpoles (and ID)

Tadpole 101 and Identification Do Tadpoles Really Have Teeth? It's Spring, and despite the weather doing its bipolar dance of…

10 years ago

Spring Peepers

An Introduction to Spring Peepers Spring Peeper Basics As surely as crocuses and daffodils mark the arrival of spring, so…

11 years ago

10 Facts About How a Snake Can Smell

10 Facts About How A Snake Can Smell The World of Snake Smell-Tasting When you ask people what creeps them…

11 years ago

What Do Snapping Turtles Eat?

Answers The Question: What Do Snapping Turtles Eat? Food Preference of Snapping Turtles You're driving down the road on a…

11 years ago

How Do Frogs Make Sound and Hear It?

Frogs Make Sounds and Hear in Surprising Ways Frog Sounds and Listening As warm weather is setting in the chorus…

11 years ago

Can Turtles Breathe Through Their Butts?

Turtles Breathe Through Their Butts Vent Breathing Through Cloacal Bursae In a previous post I talked about the difference between hibernation…

12 years ago

Toad Houses

Toad Houses: Fun and Useful For The Garden How to Build Toad Houses If you're like me you don't like…

12 years ago

Copperhead Snakes and Water Snakes

Copper Head Snakes and Water Snakes Identification of the venomous copperhead snake and the harmless northern banded water snake In…

12 years ago

Journey North, a Powerful Teaching Tool for Educators

An Introduction to the Teaching and The Citizen Science Website Journey North Journey North is a Citizen Science Website That…

13 years ago

Resources To Help You Learn Frog Calls

Want to Learn Frog Calls? Resources for Mid-West to Eastern North America Where To Find Helpful Frog Call Resources As…

13 years ago