NEPARC

We’re excited to announce that NEPARC’s 2024 annual meeting will be held at the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park in Winter Harbor, Maine from July 28-30. More details to come. We look forward to seeing you in ME and learning about all the great herp work in our region.

Working in association with Jekyll Island Authority's Sea Turtle Center, Animex installed custom wildlife fencing to protect diamondback terrapins🐢 Result? Over 80% less road mortality!🐢💚 #SaveTheTerrapins #TurtleConservation #ReducingRoadkill #KeepingSpeciesProtected

Come and find us at the @NEPARC conference today and tomorrow. We have an exhibit stand with tons of free stickers and fencing guides - we cant wait to see you! #NEPARC #Conservation #Conference #Wildlife #Wildlifefencing #Freestickers

ME and RI are the only NEPARC states without venomous snakes, although there were likely some historical pre-colonial populations there.

Happy #WorldSnakeDay! Did you know that the NEPARC region has 4 venomous snakes? The copperhead and timber rattlesnake are widespread, found from New England down thru VA. The cottonmouth is found in SE VA and the E. massasauga in isolated pops in PA and NY.

YOU. SHALL. NOT. PASS. This cottonmouth at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia would like to remind you that at a national wildlife refuge, sneks have the right of way. Photo courtesy of Kristopher Boldizar.

Happy #WorldSnakeDay! Here it is! We’ve put together 10 of our favorite stories from podcast guests over the years. So pretend you're sitting around a campfire with your favorite beverage in hand, and listen in to Some of Our Favorite Snake Stories. oriannesociety.org/snake-talk/

Happy #WorldSnakeDay, everyone! Here's our 2minute video highlighting the wonderful work our Snake Specialist Group members do around the world. Video, click here: youtu.be/-8COnwyW9kc

Effortlessly slither through this Sunday with the spirit of a Smooth Green Snake, which are docile and typically flee when threatened rather than attempt to bite. 🐍 #WorldSnakeDay 📷: Joey Cannizzaro

It’s hiss-terical to think we’d forget #WorldSnakeDay! For goodness snake. Of the more than 3,000 species of snakes on Earth, one of the most stunning is the timber rattlesnake, aka canebrake #rattlesnake. Sign up for our newsletter: ARCProtects.org 📷: Alexander Marsh

This #WoodTurtle has a classic case of what we call “slug face”. Slugs and other snails are a big part of the Wood Turtle’s diet, but they produce a defensive goo that sticks to the turtle’s mouth for hours, sometimes longer.

Happy #4thofjuly ! Salamanders feel pretty American to us, as the US has incredible sal diversity, containing about 1/3 of the world’s sal species. Appalachia alone has about half of those. It’s just another part of our country’s natural world to protect and be proud of!

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5 REASONS TO COME TO NEPARC 2023: 1. “Sharing the Landscape” panel discussion 2. Book Signing with social/dessert/live music! 3. Awesome field trips! 4. Limited edition shirt! 5. Keynote Speaker Dr. Kealoha Freidenburg of Yale University   Deadline to register is this Friday!

Kiley was surprised to hear Mink Frogs calling in Vermont's Champlain Valley and made sure to get a photo. Mink #Frogs are a northern species that favors more boreal habitats. This makes only two sites in Addison County with confirmed #MinkFrog sightings.

Our 2023 Annual Conference will take place August 25-27 in Illinois at the Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center! Register and find details here: mwparc.square.site/product/2023-m… #MWPARC2023 #HerpetologicalConference #Herpetology #WildlifeBiology #Conservation

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ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT to order this amazing shirt and to register for the NEPARC Annual Meeting! Don’t wait: order shirts at the link below, then pick up and pay for them at the meeting. Link for meeting registration is also below!