by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Apr 21, 2015 | Feature
A five-foot long, 50-pound American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) found dead in Harford County on Friday is believed to have been an exotic pet, released into the wild when its owner could no longer care for the growing reptile. Not only did the alligator...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jul 2, 2014 | Feature
Effort Continues to End Turtle Derby and Frog Jumping Events (Bel Air, MD) – – Not all traditions are harmless, as evidenced by the Independence Day Turtle Derby and Frog Jumping contests held each year in Bel Air. These races have been local tradition...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jul 1, 2014 | Feature
Let’s face it, wild animals are extremely cool and can be adorably cute – but they often aren’t abandoned, don’t need rescuing, and make downright terrible pets. A baby wren never ceases to warm the heart as it chirps for a worm and a garter snake may impress all...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jun 1, 2014 | Feature
The Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas (MARA) project, a volunteer effort to document and map the distribution of every species of frog, toad, turtle, snake, salamander, and lizard in the state, is now in its fifth and final year. Here in Harford County, we’ve had a...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Oct 27, 2013 | Feature
Ask anyone you know and most will tell you a tale about the time they narrowly escaped a run-in with a copperhead. But the truth is more likely that the snake they encountered wasn’t a copperhead at all, and that it was much more interested in hiding or fleeing...
