tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post6060366941098991144..comments2024-03-13T19:28:05.813-04:00Comments on Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: A "life" snake!!! And more snakes!Jim McCormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-39801906685269086352014-07-29T21:08:16.287-04:002014-07-29T21:08:16.287-04:00Hey Jim I've been looking for a while for a fe...Hey Jim I've been looking for a while for a few good herping spots near geauga ohio and I noticed your board flipping field is quite the spot for some of my target species such as the eastern milk snake and a smooth green snake. I would really appriciate if you could give me an adress near a good spot to find my lifer snakes. <br /><br />Herpetologist, Matt K mkoss1@roadrunner.com <br />Instagram @Mk_the_herperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-17019997127130860942014-06-22T12:19:50.777-04:002014-06-22T12:19:50.777-04:00Hi Jared, I believe it is slated to appear later t...Hi Jared, I believe it is slated to appear later this year, but don't quote me on that. It will be another voluminous tome, hundreds of pages, along the lines of the amphibian book.Jim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-78408943841393102402014-06-20T15:54:18.658-04:002014-06-20T15:54:18.658-04:00Ken--The CVNP is a wonderful spot for snakes. I r...Ken--The CVNP is a wonderful spot for snakes. I really don't know too many places where so many species occur together. In the past few years I've had: Eastern Garter, DeKay's Brown, Northern Water, Eastern Milk (these four species common), Ringneck (fairly common-uncommon, Red-bellied (scarce), Smooth Green (2 records), Racer (2 records), and Black Rat (1 record). Combined with Queens at Hinckley and Ribbons in nearby Portage Co we have 11 species in the area to seek. Not shabby. I find most snakes by flipping railroad ties, discarded boards, etc. Evenings are best. But regretfully I haven't done much searching this year; embarrassingly I am a bit turned off by the abundance of ticks in the fields. I hope to brave them soon though...I miss snakin'! And that muddy ball of garters does sound like a hibernaculum to me!<br /><br />Jim--I recently became aware of the new Amphibian book, but am curious when the reptile book may be released. Any details?jaredmizaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105608831486294795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-23895901228348343572014-06-20T10:45:32.817-04:002014-06-20T10:45:32.817-04:00Jarad: Cool! I will have to go back there. I do li...Jarad: Cool! I will have to go back there. I do like finding snakes when I go hiking. They are nice to find because they are not very common...compared to birds, I guess. I remember that I was once hiking in the spring near Columbia Road in the CVNP. I walked past a collapsed bank along a creek. There was a small hollow exposed in the bank where a ball of muddy garter snakes were swarming. Probably their wintering spot?<br /><br />KenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-59658320814397642112014-06-19T20:42:38.267-04:002014-06-19T20:42:38.267-04:00beautiful snakes! they are just fascinating.beautiful snakes! they are just fascinating.Halliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100795625135791077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-54182991234808953692014-06-19T19:32:32.650-04:002014-06-19T19:32:32.650-04:00I suspect you're right, Jared. But it's no...I suspect you're right, Jared. But it's not really my statement - I took the four extant county info from the Div. of Wildlife reptile publication, which isn't that old. Maybe the soon to be released tome on Ohio's reptiles will shed more light on this...Jim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-28029504390890998932014-06-19T19:04:42.029-04:002014-06-19T19:04:42.029-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.jaredmizaninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105608831486294795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-14963294489573818802014-06-19T09:53:41.045-04:002014-06-19T09:53:41.045-04:00I don't see snakes that often when I am hiking...I don't see snakes that often when I am hiking in NE Ohio. I occasionally see garter snakes or a big black rat snake sunning on a trail. And, there are the water snakes along the rivers. Many years ago I saw a green snake in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. It was in a small tree in a field uphill from the Jaite area where there are crabapple trees. I went back there many times to look for another. But, I never did find one. That was back in the late 80s. Wish I still had the photo I took that day. <br /><br />Ken Andrews<br />Maple Heights, OhioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-21168484066046971612014-06-19T09:33:47.801-04:002014-06-19T09:33:47.801-04:00Congrats on your new snake sighting. It is a beaut...Congrats on your new snake sighting. It is a beauty. Seeing this will make me take a closer look on any green snakes I come across here in SW IN.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com