First Herps of 2012

[Pierre-Yves Vaucher]

See also http://fieldherping.eu/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=912

Oups I have seen at this time this thread... sorry....

[Bobby Bok]

No problem The biologist who has a private nature sanctuary tolled me he haven't observed any negative influences on the local wildlife, they eat mostly rats/mice and most people in the area are glad to have them. Even the grass snakes profit since people make places for the ratsnakes to lay their eggs and the grass snakes also use the compost heaps. You can see both species basking together as well.

Thanks Daniel!

[Gerald Ochsenhofer]

..he haven't observed any negative influences on the local wildlife, they eat mostly rats/mice..

I think the rodent guys won't sign the first part

[Niklas Ban]

First visit in this area and quite successful

[Michal Szkudlarek]

My first B. bombina this year.



Was rather small- about 3cm SVL. Seemed to had brown parotoid glands. Found under plank among ponds with opaque water.

[Niklas Ban]

[Kevin Byrnes]

Not my first herp of the year but an interesting picture from today, N natrix basking on V berus

[Stéphane Aubry]

Great shot !

The adder seems less comfortable than the grass snake

[Bobby Bok]

haha, very cool shot!

Here one from me from last night, from my bedroom window I heared lot's of Natterjack toads calling so I decided to take a look. One was on the move on the path.

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

Not my first herp of the year but an interesting picture from today, N natrix basking on V berus

Officially jealous ! ! !