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On vacation in NC around late December we had a warm snap that brought temps to around 74 so i figured i would go out and do a little herping in a wooded lot around the house i was staying in.

Here is what I found. Nothing big, but a herp none the less.

Alantic Slimy Salamander (found under rotting log)

Cool find, I dont think I've ever seen one of those. Are they common?

Dan Eby

In my opinion, they are the most common salamander in the piedmont. I am a snake kinda guy myself so i dont go salamandering that often but when i do happen to stumble upon one, its usually a slimy.

By the way i really enjoy reading your posts and viewing ur photos keep em comin!

Thanks! I know what you mean, I'm a snake guy myself, but finding tiger salamanders & northern long toed salamanders is always a real treat for me because they arent out & about all the time. Thanks for the compliments on my pics too, heres a few more.

Yeah a tiger sally would definately be a real treat for me too! ha well thanks for the pics i love the plains hog. Where I live in South Florida for some reason i have never seen an eastern or southern hognose snake... Maybe one day. Whats the temperature like this time of year in your region?

Right now its arround 30f, & has been between 15f & 40f for the last couple weeks. The 2 weeks before that were between -30f & -5f, with -50f windchills. I wont be herping for a few months.

Dan

Oh ok... It hasnt gotten below 42 in south florida where I live yet its usually around 70-80 high. For some reason i still dont see many herps this time of year...You ever been herping in florida?

No, but I hope to soon! Its just so hard for me to get away (snake collection, job, money, you know), but as soon as I get a chance I'll be there.

Dan

Yeah i see what you mean... Well if you go to the right places in south florida like the big cypres swamp or everglades you will most likely be pleased with what you get. Among what types of snakes are in your collection?

I have a quite a variety, but mostly locality BCI, hognose, & milks.

Dan

Man I keep seeing these great pics of all your Montana herps and i relay want to get up there to do some hearping the hogs in particular. They were my first snakes and I have always had a love for them.

Thanks for posting all the eye candy.

Thanks!
The hogs are my favorite MT herp too. They sure arent easy to find in this part of the state.

Dan Eby

I wish I could find them around here even if they were scarce.
all that we have locally is prairie rattlers garters and a few different amphibians.
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1.2 sunglow motley het lav corns
1.0 ultramel motley corn
1.1 anery corn
1.1 okeetee corn
0.0.1 sunkised corn
0.1 hypo brooks
1.0 pastel ball
0.1 yellow belly ball
1.0 anery Honduran
0.1 hypo Honduran
0.0.1 amazon tree boa
1.0 redtail
0.0.1 cane toad
0.0.1 western toad
ASF colony
1.3 rats
ginger mouse colony
1.2 rex rabbits

Where are you? North Dakota?

Dan Eby

I'm in Laramie WY at 7200 ft not alot of herps around every now and then i can kick up a bull snake in some of the surrounding areas but theirs not alot to be found.
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1.2 sunglow motley het lav corns
1.0 ultramel motley corn
1.1 anery corn
1.1 okeetee corn
0.0.1 sunkised corn
0.1 hypo brooks
1.0 pastel ball
0.1 yellow belly ball
1.0 anery Honduran
0.1 hypo Honduran
0.0.1 amazon tree boa
1.0 redtail
0.0.1 cane toad
0.0.1 western toad
ASF colony
1.3 rats
ginger mouse colony
1.2 rex rabbits

Love the sallies, none around me but last year I flipped one passing through Alabama on my way east. Cool!
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Todd Hughes

Yeah salamanders are neat little critters if you ever go to NC you will be sure to find plenty.

I found a boatload of those in Brevard, NC this summer. Nice, thick-bodied critters!
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0.0.1 W/C Scarlet King
0.0.1 W/C Eastern Milk
0.0.1 W/C Yellow Rat
0.0.1 W/C Western Garter
1.0 C/B Black Lab
1.0 C/B Min. PoodleXAmer. Eskimo hybrid
1.0 C/B Goofy Cat
1.2 C/B Children
0.1 W/C wife

Yeah these are definately common little guys, but cool to find when i come to north carolina with me being from south florida and all. ;]

Go to mountan lake VA they are all over the place I went out one day and ended up with 9 of them nice I have not seen them that big wait do you have really small hands?

Ok thank you for the tip. And no it was just really big that is the first one i have seen that size as well.