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In this episode of Camochair Productions
we're exploring the Appalachian Mountains of Western Maryland
the habitats here include rocky slopes
mountain seeps
and swampy bogs
we're hoping to find a good variety of herps out here today, so lets's get to it
let's get herping
we're in this creek and we just flipped this Northern Red Salamander
they come in a wide variety of colors, this ones a little orange
which i've never seen before, kind of neat
but we're going to look and see if we can find a much brighter red one
HE'S GETTING AWAY !!!
that is a really pretty one
I'm having trouble catching this one
Thats a really pretty red one
theres juveniles here too
lets see that red
theres several juvenilles here
thats a big one, nice find Matt
we were just walking along this creek here
we found this wood turtle he was just swimming along the bottom of the creek
this is the first wood turtle I've actually had my hands on in the wild so I'm
actually really excited about this
he is a very pretty turtle orange in color
we'll take a few photos
and give you a close look at this pretty orange turtle
really neat looking
and put him back where we found him
Queen Snake. A lot of queen snakes all over this place
OK I just flipped this log and found a Mountain Earth Snake
this is a really cool snake, here in Mayland it is a State endangered
species
so i've already taken a few pictures of this small snake to submit to the
maryland amphibian and reptile atlas project
since I've done that, I'll let this guy go right back where I found him
currently the state of maryland is looking for people to volunteer their
time to help ***
the maryland amphibian and reptile atlas project
or MARA a for short, is an ongoing survey of maryland reptiles amphibians
the project is ongoing until 2014 so be sure and get involved
by contacting the local county coordinator or look them up online
so you can volunteer your time
to help better preserve
and protect maryland's herptifauna
Hurry UP! Chop Chop!
RATTLESNAKE !!!
OhYeah
I have snake boots I'm still scared
First black phase I've ever seen grab my camera QUICK !
His tounge is black
I have never seen a black phase before
he's gonna disappear on us
Sure, just grab him, where did he go?
He is in that tall grass, it makes me not want to go up here now
just walk behind me
no snake boots
look at this
All right coming up this hill
we've already seen one
black phase timber rattler
and Matt just found this
cute little eastern milk snake
so we'll keep on hiking
and see what else we can find out here today
wanna see how big a Northern Red Bellied snake can be?
This is a Northern Red Bellied snake
you can see where it gets its name from the brilliant red belly
they are a really neat little mostly fossorial found under
cover objects i just flipped this one under a rock right over here
I'd be willing to bet five dollars
theres a timber rattlesnake in this rockpile right here
this is a good indicator that you'd be
by a rattlesnake den finding
rattlesnake sheds left out in the open
OK we have two big timber rattlesnakes right under this rock over here
theres a yellow phase and what looks like another big black phase
why don't you come over and check them out
This is how I like to find rattlesnakes
Calm so you can get a good picture?
UH OH !!!
UH OH !!! He's coming this way!
Oh BOY !
That ones really pretty
Get your camera out, God it's
HUGE
look at that
probably a gravid female
UH OH, too close
LOOK! Theres two more on this side !
There's more sheds back here too
they're denning under this rock, yes this is a den
This is a den for sure
While we did find a lot of really neat reptiles and amphibians on this trip
there are a few other species I would of liked to have seen
and that will probably bring us back out here again to see if we can find them. Until then stay
tuned for more videos on Camochair Productions dot com
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