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Turtle on the bottom.

First one I've seen for the year. Never seen one with the olive green coloration before.

Crawling across the highway.

Very dry. Only one found.

Unbelievable lol

whoa

Road temperature 80° air temperature 79° cloud cover 11% partly cloudy 68% humidity

Sumner County!!!

An unexpected but most welcome find.

Perhaps a Slimy salamander or possibly Black-Bellied Salamander? Sorry so out of focus.

Found by WP_herping. 75 degrees 1 hour before rain

Just in the concrete! Tried to move it higher but didn’t feel like getting bit “as I was stung by a wasp the earlier day” so I just hoped it was safe.

The third metamorph seen for the night! Came at the right time as they were moving en masse.

First adult seen for the night. Looks like it had a prior injury on its back but made a full recovery.

Was quite the pleasant surprise for the night. Was not totally expecting to see them this late in the year.

Third night it has set up on my security camera. It must be taking advantage of the bugs attracted to the Infared.

:D !!!!

7:50PM - 76°F - ish

Macon County!

Finally got one there :)

Seen crossing the flooded section of the road. Kind of surprised at how chill it was.

second individual !!

Only one caught for the day. Squeaked as I was lifting my net up. Was fairly calm for a siren.

Mole Kingsnake about 24 to 30 inches long.

Finally got a cottonmouth in my home county this year- did nearly step on it, but thankfully I didn't! It was closer than the snake or I would've like it to be.

70

Isolated wetland, long cycle hydroperiod, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Rhododendron spp., Vaccinium spp. and Kalmia latifolia, Nyssa spp. Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua community

Western Lesser Siren being eaten by a Great Egret!

A small young one. Possibly a recent metamorph from this years eggs. Was honestly pretty shocked but happy to see one.

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY

The target species for the day! The largest siren I have ever seen, yes I do realize there are larger species, but this one was thick and long. Super happy I was finally able to get one in TN.

FOS in my driveway

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Found by a friend of mine.

Recently deceased: it was in a hemlock I was cutting up.

First tiger of 2024!

Was debating going out for the night and I'm glad @wp_herping convinced me because as soon as I got to the spot, I saw this individual crossing the road.

apparently they can dilate each pupil separately!

Found under a log.

December 25th, 61°F

Cute bugger. Found my cats blind spot lol

I got 3 hours of sleep, but it was soooo worth it.

Richland County, SC

Found at the base of rock wall in Tishomingo SP.

I see nine on the wall of the Ranger Station. Maybe they catch moths and other bugs attracted to a porch light at night?

Super shocked to see this one using artificial cover. Had to fish it put to get a proper ID and am glad I did.

!!!!

Located at Fire Tower ILF

LIFER!

Found by another in the group but I pointed out to check the legs and sure enough, no orange on them (2nd pic)

First one of the year for me :)

Macon County.

Found in a wetland crawling across mud.

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