Why did the salamander cross the road? (Answer: to get it on)
A yellow-spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) crawls through wet grass and dirt Tuesday night. As amphibians make their way toward vernal pools to mate, Paul Smith’s College students often help them cross roads.
(Enterprise photo — Jesse Adcock)
A spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) is seen crossing a road Tuesday night.
(Enterprise photo — Jesse Adcock)
Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center naturalist Thompson Tomaszewski transfers a redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) out of harm’s way from the middle of a road Tuesday night.
(Enterprise photo — Jesse Adcock)
A salamander safety squad scans a roadway for amphibians making the dangerous crossing toward vernal pools on Tuesday night.
(Enterprise photo — Jesse Adcock)
A yellow-spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) crosses a roadway on Tuesday night, heading toward its vernal pool to mate.
(Enterprise photo — Jesse Adcock)
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- A yellow-spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) crawls through wet grass and dirt Tuesday night. As amphibians make their way toward vernal pools to mate, Paul Smith’s College students often help them cross roads. (Enterprise photo — Jesse Adcock)
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- A salamander safety squad scans a roadway for amphibians making the dangerous crossing toward vernal pools on Tuesday night. (Enterprise photo — Jesse Adcock)
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- A yellow-spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) crosses a roadway on Tuesday night, heading toward its vernal pool to mate. (Enterprise photo — Jesse Adcock)
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- A spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) is seen crossing a road Tuesday night. (Enterprise photo — Jesse Adcock)
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- Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center naturalist Thompson Tomaszewski transfers a redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) out of harm’s way from the middle of a road Tuesday night. (Enterprise photo — Jesse Adcock)
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