Tim Spuckler's Blog » Months http://thirdeyeherp.com/wordpress1 Reptile Ramblings and More Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:26:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 A December Water Snake http://thirdeyeherp.com/wordpress1/2013/12/04/a-december-water-snake/ http://thirdeyeherp.com/wordpress1/2013/12/04/a-december-water-snake/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2013 19:55:11 +0000 tspuckler http://thirdeyeherp.com/wordpress1/?p=2935 Continue reading →]]> Yesterday I hiked near an iced-over beaver marsh.

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Hey, what’s that black thing over there?

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Answer: Northern Water Snake.

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Just chillin’ like Bob Dylan.

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It was moving very s-l-o-w-l-y.

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Eventually it found a hole in the bank of the marsh and disappeared.

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Who says herping season is over?

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]]> http://thirdeyeherp.com/wordpress1/2013/12/04/a-december-water-snake/feed/ 0 Early November 2013 Brecksville Metroparks Colors http://thirdeyeherp.com/wordpress1/2013/11/06/early-november-2013-brecksville-metroparks-colors/ http://thirdeyeherp.com/wordpress1/2013/11/06/early-november-2013-brecksville-metroparks-colors/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:57:34 +0000 tspuckler http://thirdeyeherp.com/wordpress1/?p=2787 Eastern Bluebirds
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Red Maple
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Red Squirrel
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Red Oak
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Redback Salamander
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Red Elm
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Black-capped Chickadee
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Blackjack Oak
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Orange Sulphur
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Common Periwinkle
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Scarlet Oak
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White-breasted Nuthatch
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White Oak
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White-tailed Deer
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]]> http://thirdeyeherp.com/wordpress1/2013/11/06/early-november-2013-brecksville-metroparks-colors/feed/ 0 October 2013 Herp/Leaf Combos http://thirdeyeherp.com/wordpress1/2013/10/23/october-herpleaf-combos/ http://thirdeyeherp.com/wordpress1/2013/10/23/october-herpleaf-combos/#comments Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:59:04 +0000 tspuckler http://thirdeyeherp.com/wordpress1/?p=2744 Continue reading →]]> The last reptiles and amphibians of the year seen this month, along with the changing colors of Autumn leaves.

Two-lined Salamander/Red Maple
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Common Snapping Turtle/Shagbark Hickory
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Black Rat Snake/Red Oak
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Green Frog/Cottonwood
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Midland Painted Turtle/Sycamore
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Redback Salamander/Tuliptree
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Slimy Salamander/Sugar Maple
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Bonus Non-herp: Mantis/Catalpa Tree
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