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Yup, the turkeys are everywhere. Also saw some babies near Lake Lenape. Also saturday i ran into something strange, a peafowl. Definitly a released pet.

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If you're looking for Timber Rattlers and Milk snakes... i know there are some nice populations in New York, PA, and CT. I've never found a milk or rattler in NJ (where i live), but in one trip to PA i scored both.

I've found 6 worm snakes in the past 3 years in the Pines- 2 this year under boards. They like cover adjacent to marshes and swamps with a high ammount of understory growth.

I personally have no experience with finding corns, so I don't know when they are active. But according to Carl Kauffeld's "snakes and snake hunting" they're active right after the moon goes down, and probably throughout the night. He's only ever found 2- both at Crossley, road cruising.

Corn snakes, are in fact attracted to hollowed out railroad ties for many reasons. For one, there isn't much to hide under in the Pines to get away from the summer heat...there aren't lots of rocks, so where else to go then to ties? RR Ties also provide a good place for Corns to lay their eggs...

Dragoncjo....about the painted turtle... It's funny how many reptiles/amphibians can survive in Brack/Salt water habitats. My first ever black rat snake was actually IN a salt marsh while i was out birding, basking on top of some dead, pushed over weeds. 4' and healthy. The same day I found...

Yup the spotted turtle was in Atlantic Co. It is weird i've found NO racers... not in PA neither, lots of rat snakes there too.

Sweet Stuff!! Found a spotted turtle about a week ago crossing my path.... cool snakes too. I've found LOTS of Black Rats in the Pines, but never ever a black racer.... Weird???? And yeah, that's an old five-lined skink.

Yeah, diving ducks are sweet. At a pond near my house a big flock of about 12-20 ring-necked ducks wintered out. They also dived for their food. I was herping out near Lake Lenape thursday with my friend Andrew, we ran within 15-20 feet of a Turkey! I never got so close to one, and was...

There are TONS of tent catapillars over in my area (atlantic Couty) near Brigantine, and lots i saw over in Mays Landing. No inch worms though.

I was off Sunday so i decided i would go herping for a couple hours even though it looked kind of crappy out. Saw lots of Forster's Terns that I guess just came in, along with some Water Thrushes..cormorants, wood ducks, mute swans, egrets, herons, osprey......etc. Only herps seen was some...

How about turtles?? So far i've already found 3 dead redbelly turtles, a dead red-eared slider, a dead snapping turtle,and 2 dead box turtles. All in areas that run into the egg harbor bay.

Rat Snake......sweet find! I can see he still has some white speckling on his body. I guess i should try at some of my ratsnake spots soon.

I'm not sure what kind it is, but i'm sure you can find out on the computer. I've found quite a few of those too, just make sure if you find a Saddleback Caterpillar don't touch it... my friend rubed against one a couple years ago and his arm swelled up for about a day, and he said it stung.

Some of the water snakes we found, and also a painted turtle decided to throw in there..in one of the pics you can see how wet i got catching the water snake. I can see getting soaked for something like a kingsnake or something, but a water snake? what was i thinking?

My friend Andrew and I went out Sunday looking for a Kingsnake...no luck with them, but found 9 Nerodia. One was a nice big one out basking after eating a frog, andrew was about to grab it but missed and i jumped in the water after him, was a pretty heroic catch! I'll post pics later.

Yeah definitly, i'll have your number so i'll hit you up sometime late May or in June.. Map Turtles and Softshells aren't on my lifelist yet so why not! My friend Andrew might be interested as well. I'll PM you my cell # too.

What days are you off? I might be able to find you a marbled salamander.

i envy your finds more and more everyday. You virtually found all my goals for NJ within a two week time span! Awesome find, and yeah I can see the rattlesnake's head sticking out! How many rattlesnakes have you actually found in the pines?