tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post5356445683878096194..comments2023-04-02T08:32:18.953-07:00Comments on nature of a man: Prehistoric Trail Trafficrandomtruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-9641987982779919532012-06-18T17:54:23.062-07:002012-06-18T17:54:23.062-07:00Fantastic Photos! I work for PG&E up in the Sa...Fantastic Photos! I work for PG&E up in the Santa Cruz mountains and I came across one of these guys just waddling across a driveway, I nearly passed over it with my truck. I feel lucky to have had the privilege to see it now that I know how rare such an encounter really is.Fixatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239466116454546451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-72101980061057914892011-04-27T05:37:44.982-07:002011-04-27T05:37:44.982-07:00Thanks*Thanks*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-37273150172083973742011-04-27T05:37:11.899-07:002011-04-27T05:37:11.899-07:00Hanks randomtruth! I will try that....what do sala...Hanks randomtruth! I will try that....what do salamanders eat???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-55535491140731875462011-04-16T18:06:24.132-07:002011-04-16T18:06:24.132-07:00Hi Kelsey - if it's slickery and shaped like a...Hi Kelsey - if it's slickery and shaped like a lizard, then it's very likely a salamander or newt. Newts being like sallys, but having bumpy skin and living more on land, like toads are to frogs. There's different kinds of sallys all over the world, small and large, so you might try image searches on Google for "_____ salamanders in ____" and put in info in the first blank about the color, spots, etc. and in the second blank put info about where you live, to create a search such as "orange salamander san francisco bay area"<br /><br />Btw - if you did that already and ended up on my site because you're in the SF Bay Area and found a brown sally with a head the size of a fingernail, then you might try looking up "slender salamanders" and "arboreal salamanders" for pics. They're two local species often found in backyards.<br /><br />:)randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-87442885043333834172011-04-16T14:55:28.954-07:002011-04-16T14:55:28.954-07:00Very Very Very cool! My little bro found a salaman...Very Very Very cool! My little bro found a salamander in our grandparents' garden...it's not quite as large as the one you found...its head is about the size of your pinkie's fingernail...not actually quite sure if it really is a salamander...any ideas on what it is?????<br />PLEASE REPLY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-68956179739384582492011-04-16T14:53:09.216-07:002011-04-16T14:53:09.216-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-14466692878280879672010-01-24T14:03:35.315-08:002010-01-24T14:03:35.315-08:00I enjoyed this post. Anytime you can combine herps...I enjoyed this post. Anytime you can combine herps and humor, you have a great post.. and what a beautiful area to hike in ..... Michelle<br /><br /><a href="http://ramblingwoods.com/2010/01/14/house-of-herps-2with-work-it-is-possible-to-tame-your-pet-common-snapper-but-only-to-a-certain-degree-it-will-never-become-a-pet-like-your-dogchelydra-org/" rel="nofollow">My Hoh-snapping turtles</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-42081808846212748402010-01-18T23:13:55.907-08:002010-01-18T23:13:55.907-08:00This is great! I am forwarding this link to my aun...This is great! I am forwarding this link to my aunt and uncle who live in Oregon and are quite fond of the salamanders that live in their ponds. This guy is so darn cute, and I love his "googly eyes." <br /><br />I call the young of any species, "babies," but then...I AM female.<br /><br />I have to admit, my favorite pic is the one with the banana slug oozing clear slime like a (not so) tasty sauce to go with the meal.<br /><br />Great natural history factoids too, just all-around, wonderful post. Thanks!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-27456363374901695382009-10-10T20:00:33.208-07:002009-10-10T20:00:33.208-07:00Thanks Hugh! I was hoping you'd like it - it&#...Thanks Hugh! I was hoping you'd like it - it's because of your writing that I knew what it was when I saw it.<br /><br />Thank you too Codger - for the kudos and the wishes of fortune! The cameras are in good spots for cougars and bears and other predators, so maybe I'll get some solid shots when I pick em up in a few weeks.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-6670343824165057712009-10-10T14:03:20.114-07:002009-10-10T14:03:20.114-07:00Wow, great find and exciting post. You are one luc...Wow, great find and exciting post. You are one lucky man. Finding an adult Dicamptodon -- wow -- very auspicious. Something equally exciting will soon happen at your camera traps.Camera Trap Codgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052159376463794204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533740979429003976.post-53239094939264361392009-10-10T10:31:15.698-07:002009-10-10T10:31:15.698-07:00Great post! Very nice pictures, and spectacular cr...Great post! Very nice pictures, and spectacular creatures. The CGS I wrote about was only about half the size of first one you showed. The flattened head shape of the larval form is distinctly different. Very neat.Hugh Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009591922841705072noreply@blogger.com