Read More 1 minute read Longleaf Savannas Initiative First Finds of Indigo Survey SeasonByDirk StevensonNovember 17, 2016 Dirk Stevenson, Director of our Longleaf Savannas Initiative (LSI), and Ben Stegenga, LSI Field Technician, found the very… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 1 minute read Longleaf Savannas Initiative Little IndigoByDirk StevensonOctober 24, 2016 Ben Stegenga of The Orianne Society, photographed here with Matt Elliott, Nongame Biologist with the Georgia Department of… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 1 minute read Dirk Stevenson Migratory SnakesByDirk StevensonOctober 18, 2016 The changing seasons have the snakes on the move, heading for cover, returning to dens where they will… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 2 minute read News What’s on the Menu? The Diet of the Alligator SnapperByDirk StevensonSeptember 12, 2016 Alligator snapping turtles are the only turtles in the world to have evolved an oral predatory lure. These… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 2 minute read News Alligator Snappers vs. Common SnappersByDirk StevensonSeptember 12, 2016 Although most folks are familiar with the Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina), few except experienced fisherman and river… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 2 minute read News The Author’s BiteByDirk StevensonSeptember 9, 2016 Although it is extremely difficult to get bitten by an alligator snapping turtle or Common Snapping Turtle, I… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 4 minute read News Spotting Spotted TurtlesByDirk StevensonJune 16, 2014 As you may know, the southeastern United States is recognized for its extraordinarily high species diversity of turtles—a… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 4 minute read News Monitoring Eastern Indigo Snakes – I Have Only Been Bitten OnceByDirk StevensonDecember 16, 2013 From six feet I zoomed in on the head of the 87 inch Eastern Indigo Snake, attempting… Read More 0 0 0