Three-toed Amphiuma...Dinner Time! Kory Roberts 2015-11-23 | Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum) chows down on a shrimp!(...with added sound effects for greater drama.)
Dwarf American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus charlesmithi) Advertisement call Kory Roberts 2016-07-14 | Chorusing males in the spring at a small breeding pond.
Northern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) Impromptu Feeding Experiment Kory Roberts 2016-07-13 | Does this Cottonmouth have an appetite for A) Crayfish, B) Cricket Frog, C) Tadpole, D) all of these, or E) none of these?
N. Diamond-backed Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer)...Do the Bites Hurt? Kory Roberts 2016-07-13 | So, let's find out what taking a good solid hit from a large rhombo really feels like!
Boreal Chorus Frog (Pseudacris maculata) Advertisement Call Kory Roberts 2016-07-09 | Male mating call. Also heard are Spring Peepers.
Three-toed Amphiuma...More Dinner! Kory Roberts 2016-07-09 | Three-toed Amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum) chows down on a shrimp!
Eastern Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) Eating DOR Frog Guts Kory Roberts 2016-07-08 | On a rainy night in fall, I came across this E. Gartersnake chowing down on the remains of a DOR frog.
Copes Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) and Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor), Concurrent Chorusing Kory Roberts 2015-07-25 | Cope's Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis) and Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) chorusing concurrently in the vicinity of Vaughn, Benton County, Arkansas, USA. Several other frog species are calling as well. Can you identify them? Hopefully I can get additional audio in the future that doesn't have so many other species mixed in.
Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons), Male Mating Call Kory Roberts 2015-07-23 | After some heavy rains, I located some Plains Spadefoot chorusing. I got one to catch onto my boot! In the background, you can hear Hurter's Spadefoot, as well.
Hurters Spadefoot (Scaphiopus hurterii), Male Mating Call Kory Roberts 2015-07-23 | After some heavy rains, I finally found more Hurter's Spadefoot for the first time in a few years. In the vicinity, I also found Plains Spadefoot.
Cajun Chorus Frog (Pseudacris fouquettei), Male Mating Call Kory Roberts 2015-05-05 | Male Cajun Chorus Frog mating call. Also heard are Strecker's Chorus Frog, Southern Leopard Frog, and Northern Crawfish Frog.
Western Bird-voiced Treefrog (Hyla avivoca avivoca), Male Mating Call Kory Roberts 2014-07-29 | Male Western Bird-voiced Treefrog mating call.
Copes Gray Treefrog (Hyla chrysoscelis), Male Mating Call Kory Roberts 2014-07-29 | Male Cope's Gray Treefrog mating call.
Giant Red-headed Centipede (Scolopendra heros) Kory Roberts 2014-07-28 | Just a "red-headed monster" out on the crawl...
Sandy Helps Destroy Junk Mail Kory Roberts 2014-07-16 | I gather up a stack of junk mail and then periodically contact the senders to take me off their mailing lists. It generally works (except for Lowe's...I cannot get them to stop mailing me their stupid fliers!). Sandy definitely knows how I feel about junk mail!
Texas Brown Tarantulas (Aphonopelma hentzi), Mating Kory Roberts 2013-11-14 | Near Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USAI came across this pair of tarantulas moments before mating took place. The male (foreground) had teased the female from her burrow. He initiates physical contact with the female, pushing her upward with his front legs while performing insemination with his pedipalps. After mating, he makes a hasty retreat while she returns to her burrow.This was the first video I ever shot with my new DSLR, so please excuse the poor execution (shaking, jumping focus, etc.).
Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) Calling on Canoe Kory Roberts 2013-07-16 | This Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) was calling from one of the canoes at Audubon Ecology Camp.
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) Out on the Road Kory Roberts 2013-07-16 | This Eastern Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) was found in the later afternoon out on the road.
Western Pygmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri) Kory Roberts 2012-10-03 | David and I found this little fella crossing the road. We had to bother it a bit for pictures and admiration.http://herpsofarkansas.com/Snake/SistrurusMiliarius
Summer Tanager Release Kory Roberts 2012-10-03 | This Summer Tanager was found flopping about in the road. I gave it a chance to recover before releasing it. Hopefully it just had a very bad headache.
Red-headed Centipede (Scolopendra heros) Kory Roberts 2012-04-25 | These are fairly common to find on rocky glades while flipping rocks for snakes. Never mind that I call it a "scorpion"! HA!
Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus sp.) Kory Roberts 2012-04-25 | These are fairly common to find on rocky glades while flipping rocks for snakes. These and scorpions are the main reason I wear gloves while turning rocks!
Western Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus) Kory Roberts 2012-04-03 | Three Cottonmouth share the same basking spot.
Spring Peepers (Pseudacris crucifer) and Friends Kory Roberts 2012-04-03 | Looking for Spring Peepers and finding a few other things as well.
Crawfish Frogs (Lithobates areolatus), Friends, and Enemies Kory Roberts 2012-04-03 | I go out looking for Crawfish Frogs...but I wasn't the only thing out that night looking for them!
Northern Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) Kory Roberts 2012-04-03 | A male Northern Green Anole flashes his dewlap.
Kicking up Western Mudsnakes (Farancia abacura reinwardtii) Kory Roberts 2011-06-05 | After turning up 4 Mudsnakes (Farancia abacura reinwardtii) in an afternoon in a swamp in central Arkansas, I decide to capture some video of the searching. Will I find another Mudsnake or get skunked? What else will turn up along the way? Can you spot a couple of snakes before I do?Video gets cut off a little short at the end... I say, "I'll get the leaves back and call it a day."
Mississippi Green Watersnake (Nerodia cyclopion) Catches a Fish Kory Roberts 2011-06-05 | A Mississippi Green Watersnake (Nerodia cyclopion) catches a fish in a swamp in central Arkansas. Unfortunately, you can't really see much of anything in the video...but you can listen to the audio play-by-play.
Northern Diamond-backed Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer) Kory Roberts 2011-06-05 | Northern Diamond-backed Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer) crosses paths, probably incidentally, with another in a swamp in central Arkansas.
Broad-banded Watersnake and Plain-bellied Watersnake Meet Kory Roberts 2011-06-05 | A Broad-banded Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata confluens) and Plain-bellied Watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster ssp.) are out hunting in a swamp in central Arkansas. They meet up nose-to-nose...what will happen? Some of the events get interrupted by a rude Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri).
Northern Diamond-backed Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer) Kory Roberts 2011-06-05 | Northern Diamond-backed Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer) in a swamp in central Arkansas.
Juvenile Mississippi Green Watersnake (Nerodia cyclopion) Hunting for Fish Kory Roberts 2011-06-05 | Juvenile Mississippi Green Watersnake (Nerodia cyclopion) out on the prowl in a swamp in central Arkansas.
Counting Cottonmouth at my Feet Kory Roberts 2011-06-05 | Counting Western Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma) around my feet as I waded this swamp in central Arkansas. A fifth one, I know, is somewhere right under me but I can't seem to find it again. A sixth is within flash-light distance, but a few steps away.Also, listen for the Bird-voiced Treefrogs in the background.
