It’s about 6” in total length and has two distinct stripes running down it’s back. I am concerned that it might be a baby copperhead, but don’t want to jump to conclusions since I know little to nothing about snakes.

Super rare and a lifer species for me!

Trying to talk to and or herp with people who know something cause all I find are red spot toads I don’t collect or anything just take pics

Hello people,

wow I am blessed that herping is a thing, i thought i just was the only weird kid looking for snakes and lizzards. How did you find fellows?

I am based in Central Europe (slovenia & netherlands) and I would love to meet people to go herping with!

Found this tokay gekko in my hostel in thailand last week.

We have an old cottage on my farm and I was showing my city friend when we stumbled across these two in the bath 😭😭 immediately left them alone

I don’t have any scientific evidence to support this, so I’m mostly just pulling this out of my ass, but I honestly believe that Nerodia are remarkably intelligent as far as snakes go.

In the wild they are skilled at maneuvering their environments, and they seem to possess above average path finding abilities (likely due to the intricate nature of wetland habitats).

For example, me and some friends once surrounded a young Plain Bellied Water Snake in a small pool of water, and it seemed to put a decent amount of thought into its path of escape. It came up to the surface for very short periods 3 times before it booked it to a drainage pipe on the other side of the ditch. it didn’t successfully escape my grasp, but it didn’t just go full throttle in one direction like many snakes do.

Not to mention their notorious attitude, a trait which may indicate a deeper understanding of the potential harm a larger organism might cause them. Many snakes chill out after temporary handling, yet adult Nerodia are pretty consistently nippy. Of course this could just be a product of the amount of harassment they may face from various freshwater creatures over the course of their lives, but I digress.

Even in captivity they display these traits. While handing a tamed down Salt Marsh Snake (one of the calmer Nerodia), it behaved rather inquisitively, calculating its movements to a degree far higher than that of many captive species. A Corn Snake may just go forward until it finds something that smells interesting, while Nerodia appear to assess mutiple angles before advancing.

Is there any scientific evidence to support this, and does anyone else hold this belief? I’d love to hear some insight

Me and my buddy were sitting in the backyard earlier today when I saw a lizard laying on a brick. I went to catch it but it didn’t even try to run away. When I picked him up his face was covered in dead shed, it completely covered his eyes and I’m not sure if he was able to see. I helped get the shed off his eyes but he still wasn’t moving very much. Besides acting very lethargic, he also looked very skinny. My friend is currently holding on to him while I am at work and I plan on dressing up a better care unit for him. Im hoping there is someone who can give me advice on how to care for him so I care release him healthy. But I’d also like to know if it would be better to just release him as is. I just want to help the little guy out.

I live in SW VA, and want to get started herping and am looking for tips. I have a snake hook, snake boots, camera, and good habitat, but any tips for the actual 💖finding💖 of herps?

In Massachusetts. Just starting to warm up. This little guys are always some of the first critters to appear. Within the next few days, I’m going to find hundreds of them swarming in my ponds at night, working hard to make new newts! It’s the coolest thing I think I’ve ever seen!

Hello!

I am interested in purchasing some literature regarding herping and herpetology itself! I live in Upstate NY, so any good field guides or other resources specific to the location would be helpful! Overall, I’m pretty much looking for any recommendations or “must reads” that you would suggest for a beginner herper / aspiring herpetologist to explore! Any advice is helpful! :D