Read More 6 minute read Faces of the Forest Great Northern Forests Initiative Phantoms of the Forest: The Secretive Nature of Timber RattlesnakesByKiley BriggsJanuary 5, 2021 Timber Rattlesnakes, although very dangerous animals when harassed, rely first on their camouflage for defense, and last on… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 18 minute read Faces of the Forest Great Northern Forests Initiative Enduring and Avoiding the Cold – How Reptiles and Amphibians Survive Northern WintersByKiley BriggsJanuary 4, 2021 This post was adapted from an older magazine article the Kiley wrote in late 2017. With each trip… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 4 minute read Faces of the Forest Great Northern Forests Initiative Diamonds in the Rough: Are Populations of Elusive Ribbonsnakes Hiding in Plain Sight?ByKiley BriggsSeptember 7, 2020 As a kid back in the 1990s I was absolutely positive I had both Common Gartersnakes and Eastern… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 4 minute read Faces of the Forest Great Northern Forests Initiative Elusive Wood TurtlesByKiley BriggsJuly 6, 2020 “I’ve lived here my whole life and if there were orange-legged turtles crawling around on my farm I’d… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 13 minute read Faces of the Forest Great Northern Forests Initiative Winter Blizzards Bring Spring Lizards: How to find amphibians during their spring breeding migrationsByKiley BriggsMarch 9, 2020 Every spring in the northeast, as the snows melt and the ground begins to thaw, frogs and salamanders… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 4 minute read Faces of the Forest Great Northern Forests Initiative Baby Wood Turtles: A 2019 HighlightByKiley BriggsJanuary 14, 2020 While adult turtles have very high survival rates from year to year and can live exceptionally long times,… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 3 minute read Faces of the Forest Great Northern Forests Initiative A Gardener’s Friend: The Secretive Red-bellied SnakeByKiley BriggsFebruary 4, 2019 Northern New England is not known for having high reptile and amphibian diversity, yet most people here are… Read More 0 0 0
Read More 7 minute read Faces of the Forest Great Northern Forests Initiative Combating Misinformation with Identification Tips and ResourcesByKiley BriggsJanuary 8, 2019 Like so many other people, I grew up falsely thinking brown recluse spiders are common in Vermont. In… Read More 0 0 0