Rattlesnakes: Reputation vs. Reality
Kiley Briggs
While it is true they are venomous and that a bite from a rattlesnake is potentially life threatening, they aren’t out there looking for people to chase and are actually fairly docile animals.
More than just camouflage: relationships between snake patterns and behaviors.
Have you ever wondered why some snakes have stripes, others are banded or spotted, and some are uniform in color? It isn’t always clear why an animal is patterned or colored one way or another, but nature is rarely random…
Rehab Wood Turtle
A young male Wood Turtle that was hit by a car last summer, patched up by our vet, and later released with small radio transmitter, survived his first winter since his injury and is in great health.
Ring-necked Snakes
Vermont is not known for having lots of different snake species, just 11, and where I live in…
The Wood Turtle Emergence
Spring in Northern New England is off to an early start. As water from melting snow replenishes woodland…
Improving Wood Turtle Habitat on Working Lands
With vibrant orange legs contrasted against a black head and brown shell, few people are likely to forget…
Territoriality in Male Wood Turtles
On a sunny May afternoon, I rounded a river bend and heard a curious noise coming from ahead… I approached slowly, until the scene came into view: two Wood Turtles engaged in fierce combat…
Why Wood Turtles Need Clean Water
Splitting their time almost equally between land and water, Wood Turtles are unique compared to other North American…
