The Amphibian Foundation's Frog Blog

Lot’s of great people and enthusiasm and lots of first time snake and turtle handlers. That is really what #outreach is all about! Here is the beautiful Erica, holding Patty — one of our female outreach Ball Pythons (#Python regius). I don’t usually post people pictures on this feed but this one came out perfect! #GlobalFest is an incredible event @ Morehouse — celebrating different regions of the globe. Today was focused on Rwanda, West Africa and China, so we brought Ball Pythons, our 3’ Savannah Monitor (#Varanus exanthematicus), A Big-head Turtle (#Platysternon megacephalum) and 4 charming Fire-belly Toads (#Bombina orientalis) … We hope to be able to partner with Morehouse in the future — this was an incredible evening! #AmphibianFoundation #Morehouse #snake #snakes #snakesofinstagram Quote of the day: 'What's that thing with that baby?'

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Spotted Salamanders usual breed by early March in Atlanta — but they have still been reproductive here in April, according to to Greg Greer, accomplished Atlanta-area herpetologist. Good morning everyone, I hope that everyone faired well through yesterdays amazing weather event.  At my place in Marietta, I received just a tad over 4” of rain.  It was amazing how constant the sever weather threat lasted and tremendous lightening. A fair amount of hail and lots of rain. I wanted to take advantage of an educational moment in regard to the weather.  A female Spotted Salamander ( Ambystoma maculatum ) depositing eggs on a submerged branch. In regards to the storms.  There is a major ecological benefit to lightening strikes.  Most people fear them but without lightening, the earth’s ecosystems would turn “belly up”.  Lightening accounts for a tremendous amount of available nitrogen to plants.  Nitrogen is free lofted in the atmosphere but not usable to plants until it comes

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We always love participating in events at The OAC @ WAWA (photo by Matt Mezzatesta) Princess, the Giant Toad ( Rhinella marina ) made another appearance (photo by Matt Mezzatesta) Oberon the Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis) is a beautiful and gentle snake that the visitors loved (photo by Matt Mezzatesta) Tony the Red-foot Tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria zoomed around greeting visitors and grazing on plants (photo by Matt Mezzatesta) Mark giving Anthony a piggy back ride (photo by Matt Mezzatesta) Thomas the Red-tail Boa ( Boa constrictor ) (photo by Matt Mezzatesta) Buttons the Snowflake Whites Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea) looking beautiful in a tree (photo by Matt Mezzatesta) Gabe near the Amphibian Foundation banner. Designed and provided by the Georgia Reptile Society (photo by Matt Mezzatesta) (photo by Matt Mezzatesta) (photo by Matt Mezzatesta) Thomas and Thomas! (photo by Matt Mezzatesta) Amanda talking with visitor