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That's a beautiful specimen Bob! Hi Sue, yes I've seen snakes with SFD lesions on them. That's the snake fungal disease that I described in my post above (#2). Thanks for posting the article, it's good that awareness is spreading. Regarding getting out of hand, some snake populations in the...

Yikes. Her face looks pretty banged up. Looks like under the eye, behind the head, and even around the left nostril.

Hey Guy, (s)he looks pretty freshly shed. I'm leaning more towards an injury on that side of the face. It could be a counter bite from a prey item, but it could also be a fungal infection. Just a heads up, there's one fungal infection (snake fungal disease, Ophidiomyces) that is causing some...

Good info Sue, you know your stuff! Coincidentally, my board checks were in mornings and evenings, and the area under the boards was pretty moist. I guess they ducked out the afternoons there and came up for dinner in time for the pics. Thanks for sharing!

Sorry that I overlooked this, I agree that this is how they would get to the area, but I was particularly curious if the ones that were already there tended towards questing at road edges because of the emissions. I...hate....ticks....evenmorenow. Another curiosity regarding ticks and their...

I poked around a bit and didn't see any formal studies supporting or refuting the auto emissions idea, but I did find this from TickEncounter Resource Center website. The example at the end made my skin crawl. 6. I read somewhere that a tick can follow you up to a mile and I've read other...

I'm not sure. What made me think of it was your statement plus a story shared by a friend recently who stopped on the side of a road near 95 in Bucks County. He ended up pulling many ticks off of him after stepping just to the edge of the grass. The bulk product of octane combustion should be...

I wonder if they are drawn towards road edges by auto emissions?

I've read reports of them in the Maurice as well as I believe the Raritan. The one that I found was in Pennsylvania (Bucks County).

I've held snappers using that technique but only smaller ones like Al said. The larger ones are very difficult. Plus they can get you with their claws pretty well when you reach behind their hind legs like that unless your hands are perfectly placed. The snapping turtle in that video was pretty...

Very nice! I love the pitcher plant flowers. The old timers used to call them 'dumbwatches', as they appeared like a clock with no hands.

Looks like he's got an eye injury. That's a nice specimen and still retains a lot of apparent banding, some of the water snakes that I've seen in the barrens are so stained by the tannins in the water that they appear black.

Unbelievable.

Yup, garter snake. Nice shot!

Here's another one that I found, which also provides some detail on the winds: http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/2014/08/23/new-jerseys-deepest-lake-also-dangerous/14503497/

Interesting article 46er, thank you for posting.

Hi 46er, that's interesting, and I appreciate that input because we have considered camping there as well. What causes those conditions to occur, and just out of curiosity, how bad does it get?

Interested in seeing how this proceeds.

In the article, they indicate that the bear weighs approximately 200-250 lb. The bear in the picture provided looks to weigh quite a bit more than that!

That's absolutely remarkable eyesight! The ground skink (Scincella lateralis) is skittish and a tough one to observe overall. I usually see the end of the tail as they scurry down into the leaf litter, yet she sees one basking on a sand road from a moving vehicle! Can she come with me on my next...