tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post7088807249329727140..comments2023-02-13T23:54:18.193-08:00Comments on Trailblazin': adventures in wildlife ecology: Week's End Survey Round-Up: Snakes, Salamanders, and Mice (and toads), oh my!Trailblazerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-83534374461149370992011-05-27T09:17:03.598-07:002011-05-27T09:17:03.598-07:00Hey Dave,
I've never caught a watersnake this...Hey Dave,<br /><br />I've never caught a watersnake this way before! I'm usually trying to pounce on them basking in rip-rap, sedge hummocks, etc. in open wetlands....so catching them this way was a shock to me. B<br /><br />I usually keep the traps above the waterline because I'm always snagging breeding adult and newly metamorphosed juvenile amphibians in this wetland.Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-90921264138684622452011-05-27T08:59:41.035-07:002011-05-27T08:59:41.035-07:00Looks like a good haul. Minnow traps are actually ...Looks like a good haul. Minnow traps are actually a relatively effective way of catching water snakes; they're after the fish, tadpoles etc. Let that be a warning to all to make sure there is always some part of the minnow trap out of the water so these snakes don't drown.<br /><br />DaveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285610649119277081noreply@blogger.com