Science of Scales Archives - The Orianne Society

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Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake Conservation

ByHouston Chandler
August 3, 2022

…I nearly stepped on a large Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus; EDB for short) before I realized it was there. The snake ultimately retreated down a nearby tortoise burrow rather than be exposed to a potential predator (me).

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An update on our Spotted Turtle research program

ByHouston Chandler
July 7, 2022

The Orianne Society has now been working on Spotted Turtle research projects since 2014, and they have become one of our primary focal species in recent years.

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New published research: Reproductive ecology of southern Spotted Turtle populations

ByHouston Chandler
June 6, 2022

A female Spotted Turtle with radio transmitter and thread spool attached – Houston Chandler When I joined The…

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Recapping the 2021-2022 Indigo Snake Survey Season

ByHouston Chandler
May 8, 2022

Searching for Eastern Indigo Snakes – Ben Stegenga We recently wrapped up the 2021–2022 indigo snake survey season.…

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Ushering in Spring with Choruses of Chorus Frogs

ByHouston Chandler
April 12, 2022

A Spring Peeper calling in the mountains of Virginia – Houston Chandler Spring Peepers (Pseudacris crucifer) are one…

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Technician Spotlight: Kevin Hutcheson, Surveying for Rare Snakes

ByHouston Chandler
March 9, 2022

Truthfully, while my job was to find indigos as part of The Orianne Society’s annual occupancy surveys, I also wanted to find the far more elusive Florida Pine Snake… they’re both striking and cryptic, spending the majority of their lives in rodent burrows underground.