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Kiley Briggs

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Enduring and Avoiding the Cold – How Reptiles and Amphibians Survive Northern Winters

  • ByKiley Briggs
  • January 4, 2021
Views:9,955 views This post was adapted from an older magazine article the Kiley wrote in late 2017. With…
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Smooth Greensnakes: My Most Abundant White Whale.

  • ByKiley Briggs
  • November 11, 2020
Views:123 views Ever since childhood I had a fondness for snakes and some of my earliest memories involve…
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Filling the Void: Public Outreach in the Year of Social Distancing.

  • ByKiley Briggs
  • October 5, 2020
Views:12 views I am very thankful that due to the nature of our Wood Turtle conservation program and…
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Diamonds in the Rough: Are Populations of Elusive Ribbonsnakes Hiding in Plain Sight?

  • ByKiley Briggs
  • September 7, 2020
Views:35 views As a kid back in the 1990s I was absolutely positive I had both Common Gartersnakes…
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On the Longevity of Turtles

  • ByKiley Briggs
  • August 3, 2020
Views:785 views I would wager that the oldest terrestrial animal in almost every state in the lower 48…
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Elusive Wood Turtles

  • ByKiley Briggs
  • July 6, 2020
Views:268 views “I’ve lived here my whole life and if there were orange-legged turtles crawling around on my…
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Why Turtles Cross Roads and How to Help

  • ByKiley Briggs
  • June 2, 2020
Views:19,751 views This is a perilous time of year for turtles. Year after year in late spring, female…
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On Winter Perseverance of our Cold-blooded Friends

  • ByKiley Briggs
  • May 4, 2020
Views:12 views Today marks the 180th day in a row I have had snow in my front yard.…
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