|
1-3 of 3 messages
|
Page 1 of 1
|
|
A neat National Geographic cottonmouth article
|
Reply
|
|
by skyChimp on April 20, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
No questions. Just a neat tidbit of information.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/04/070416-cottonmouth.html
|
| |
|
RE: A neat National Geographic cottonmouth article
|
Reply
|
|
by thedude on April 23, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
Yeah, that population has been extensively studied for a long while. I was surprised it took so long for the major media to pick up a story on it. Cottons love to eat some nasty things! Herons and egrets are nasty animals too, they are in the same order as new world vultures, they puke and poop like crazy. Bleh!
There is a heron rookery on Colonial National Park Property directly adjacent to the Newport News Park swamp that I have wanted to check out for a while to see if cottons are congregating there like the Key snakes. I am pretty sure they are not as the cotton captures thin out as you proceed towards NP property (the egrets and herons probably eat more snakes than they feed here)- but who knows.
|
| |
|
RE: A neat National Geographic cottonmouth article
|
Reply
|
|
by skyChimp on April 24, 2007
|
Mail this to a friend!
|
I herped in the CP on sunday, in the area of the spring near Washington's Headquarters. I found lots of spring peepers and other frogs, and a few turtles, including one big snapper - but no snakes.
There are some really nice looking swamp areas back there that look like good cotton country. I just don't know how amiable the park rangers/police would be to someone stomping around in them. Over the years, I've seen tons of watersnakes in them just from the road. No reason cottons could call them home - unless they just don't.
|
| |
|
Email Subscription
You are not subscribed to this topic.
Subscribe!
My Subscriptions
Subscriptions Help
Check our help page for help using
, or send questions, comments, or suggestions to the
Manager.
|
