I found this red-backed Salamander under a rotted log off of the Kip Tract. It was a warm, sunny day after a weekend of rain.

This salamander I felt like I wasn't even looking for! Usually I look for larger logs, but I just happened to pick up this stick and it was there. This one is also cool because it shows how dark the sides of the salamander can be.

This was my third Red-backed of the day, and I really liked the coloration on this one. The red seems really bright compared to others I have found. The pictures show what it might look like right when you turn over the log and get surprised to find a salamander!

This was my second salamander of the day. I found it just around where I found my first one, but I made sure to put it back under exactly where I found it because Red-backed salamanders can be territorial. As you can sort of see from the picture, it was a beautiful sunny day!

I was out herping on this wonderful Monday with my class at Glenmeal State Forest, and I found lots of these. The first picture shows the log I found the salamander under. It was one of the first I picked up!

A baby dusky salamander, three red-backed salamanders (2 shown), one frog (possibly wood), and wood frog eggs were spotted in St. Lawrence County between the hours of 1-4 on a sunny day in April!  All herps were found along/near vernal pools!  Red-backed salamanders seemed to be bountiful.  This is in addition to the four photos I posted last week as encounters!

Found this small spotted salamander underneath a piece of old firewood at Higley Flow State Park during a herpetology class field trip. It was very active and quickly returned to hiding under its log. Someone else found a second one of similar size in the same area under a different log.

I found this green frog on a field trip with my herpetology class. It was is a very small, temporary stream where we were looking for salamanders. The frog was fairly small and had pretty dull colors

I saw this snake about 5 feet away from another garter snake. they were both basking in sunny spots next to the water.

I was out looking for frogs and almost stepped on top of this garter snake! It was basking in a sunny spot next to the water but didn't seem to mind that I had interrupted