tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post8425726295821718937..comments2023-02-13T23:54:18.193-08:00Comments on Trailblazin': adventures in wildlife ecology: Winter is for mammals....but summer is for HERPS!!!!Trailblazerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-78829459194992293042013-06-08T07:16:59.214-07:002013-06-08T07:16:59.214-07:00Looks like a great haul! Man, the bull snake is go...Looks like a great haul! Man, the bull snake is gorgeous!Piedmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04122199005682331056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-60227969348974158912013-05-28T17:10:30.623-07:002013-05-28T17:10:30.623-07:00Hey Alyssa...
Yeah, folks frequently ask me about...Hey Alyssa...<br /><br />Yeah, folks frequently ask me about a "cobra" they saw while out hiking. This is the defensive posture of the hognose. They are all bluff. When threatened, they hiss very loudly and flatten their heads (sometimes their entire bodies) to appear bigger. They may lunge (but I've never known them to actually bite....just sort of bump their noses off of you, if anything). If that doesn't work, they roll over and play dead! No joke. It's pretty impressive!Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-57800757754883781172013-05-28T10:15:02.196-07:002013-05-28T10:15:02.196-07:00Wow hognose snakes are REALLY flat...am I wrong if...Wow hognose snakes are REALLY flat...am I wrong if I say that I think I've heard someone refer to them as "cobra-like"?Alyssa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944057074589003472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-79320931854215764362013-05-26T19:57:12.739-07:002013-05-26T19:57:12.739-07:00Great pics. Looks like business is good. Love th...Great pics. Looks like business is good. Love the hognose and bull snake pics. I haven't seen a bull snake in years!<br /><br />Billknapperbillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05315701418222648635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-86399918118051494852013-05-25T09:35:17.933-07:002013-05-25T09:35:17.933-07:00Thanks, man!
One of the biggest differences I&#...Thanks, man! <br /><br />One of the biggest differences I've noticed between the south and the north (having lived in NC) is that although the snakes are not active as long up here....their activity is so concentrated that you can really find alot at the right time. In NC, I frequently felt like...because they had optimal conditions for so long during the year....I couldn't pin down days where I knew I would see herps if I went to the right spot. Up here....if the conditions are right....I have a much better shot at finding a good number of herps at one site, or a handful of sites.<br /><br />Down there, i had limited success with cover objects (or at least it was much more spotty). In contrast, up here cover objects are a gold mine! The snakes have a shorter window to be active and have to take advantage of every opportunity to warm up that they can get....especially the gravid females. If I have a good board location, on the right day, I might find four or five snakes under the same board!<br /><br />The differences were really interesting (and sometimes frustrating....) when I lived in NC.Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-68543630147603866732013-05-25T09:24:21.819-07:002013-05-25T09:24:21.819-07:00Wow...after spending so many years in the south I ...Wow...after spending so many years in the south I forget that days like this are possible way up there. Really a great haul-those hogs are great finds.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285610649119277081noreply@blogger.com