GROTON LANDMARK (Massachusetts) 09 July 04 "Snakes of Massachusetts"
Groton: The Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA) invites the public to "Snakes of Massachusetts" on Tuesday, July 20, at 7 p.m., at the NRWA River Resource Center, 592 Main Street (Route 119). Peter Mirick, Mass Wildlife's magazine editor and snake enthusiast, will present a slideshow on our slithering friends. Learn about the various snakes that make their homes in Massachusetts, how to identify them, and what is being done to protect some of the rare snake species that live in our state. He will have one or more live snakes with him.
Mirick has been a Wildlife biologist/herpetologist with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife since 1977 and Editor of their magazine since 1981. He is the co-author (with Scott Jackson) of "Snakes of Massachusetts," and has written dozens of articles on many species (furred, feathered and scaled) native to Massachusetts. Mirick discovered/documented the first bog turtle population found in Massachusetts and the first black rat snake population in Worcester County (one of four in the entire state). He has been involved in the restoration of the Plymouth Redbelly Turtle (now called the Redbelly Cooter) since the project began in the early 80's and, most recently, launched an experimental program to enhance a seriously endangered black rat snake population in Sturbridge.
This program is free. To pre-register, contact Al Futterman at (978) 448-0299
"Snakes of Massachusetts"