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  1. dragoncjo

    Day at Manumuskin Nature Preserve

    I agree you don't hear as much about the southern range of the pine barrens on this website. I always like that area, and in my search for turtles always seem to find more down there, especially box turtles. I go to menatico ponds alot and have heard that the New Jersey state bass record was...
  2. dragoncjo

    Day at Manumuskin Nature Preserve

    I was my first time back there. I have been meaning to explore more of the southern end of the pine barrens. I go to menatico ponds alot, but wanted to attempt to find a back entrance to the ponds. In doing I stumbled upon Manumuskin Preserve. Unfortunately is was absolutely pouring out and...
  3. dragoncjo

    Day at Manumuskin Nature Preserve

    Went down to the Manumuskin Nature Preserve of rt. 55 today. Was hoping to see some box turtles but I got down there a little late in the day. Did manage to find two males. Here is a pic of one(picture quality is poor) Also saw a bunch of wild turkey's. Thats about it though
  4. dragoncjo

    Rough green snake!

    I use to see alot of those green snakes near my house at a place called crows woods. Haven't seen one in years but haven't been looking real hard. Once again nice pics.
  5. dragoncjo

    Rough green snake!

    nice pictures the second bird is a green heron, I'm pretty sure. I'm sure that blue heron will be showing up at my pond soon trying to eat my goldfish on its way to the south.
  6. dragoncjo

    bog turtles

    I saw this thread on another forum it is a pic of a baby bog turtle found in new jersey. http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=908566,908722 Just wondering if anyone in here has every seen a bog in the wild in the pines. Personally I am unsure whether or not they occur in the pines but I...
  7. dragoncjo

    Mud Turtle..no?

    I think the barbs on the neck indicate that is in fact a musk turtle.
  8. dragoncjo

    I got cancer.....

    My dad has the same thing it is a benign cancer, as said early fair skin people get this from too much sun exposure. I agree it sucks being so young and having that happen to you. When I was 19 I was diagnosed with cancer. I'm now 24 and five years out. I definetly isn't something I wanted...
  9. dragoncjo

    Bear tracks near Carranza Memorial

    I saw similar tracks over at whitesbog two saturdays ago. They were leading down into one of the recently drained lakes, and were right off the trail were there are many of blueberry bushes. Glad the bears are coming south.
  10. dragoncjo

    Mud Turtle..no?

    Upon first seeing this I thought that it was a musk. However the one thing that was throwing me off was the smooth shell. To be honest it seems to have characteristics of both. For one the smooth shell makes me think mud turtle. However, if you look at the second picture the extremely long...
  11. dragoncjo

    Toad Identification

    toad glad to see he is doing well, they are sometimes tricky to raise inside. Glad to see yours is doing well.
  12. dragoncjo

    Toad Identification

    toad yeah that is def a fowler's toad. Are you keeping him inside or outside. I have a fowler's that a friend gave me as a baby. He found it in late september it was very young and it was the first week of october. I decided to keep it since fowler's hibernate very early, and i didn't think...
  13. dragoncjo

    Not really in the Pines but.....

    philly diner I believe it was called the century diner I could be mistaken since I was pretty young at the time.
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