Herping with Dylan: Amphibian Road

[Tokay18]

one of my favorite times of year, great to see and hear all of the life waking up. It is an awesome thing to see suck protection afforded for the amphibians and reptiles of the snake road area

[Tokay18]

@Tokay18 such*

[nickeftink]

How do you find tree frogs? I live in flrida and every night I can hear them but they're all calling WAY up in the trees. How do you find them

[xxVxLCxMxx]

go to northwestern WA and their are TONS of pacific tree frogs! and their are tons of northwestern salamanders!

[reptilelife101]

TOAD ORGY!!!!!!!!!!!

[TamboresDeJaykub]

man what do you do during winter haha

[zachman8357]

where is snake road?

[JoseCAM10]

@sdzoo2000 that would be an Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma (Cottonmouth or Boca de Algodón in spanish), grettings form México.

[herpindude2010]

i see toads all the time soo thats cool

[yay2green]

Dylan i want to know where you made this film. I live in kentucky and right now im working on the toad detour project which is closing off roads during the mating seasons for toads. i love all your films, keep up the good work!!!!

[nickthestick26]

Dude 4:55 the chorus frogs are going insane!!

[trumpicana]

a symbiotic relationship, the algae produce energy and transfer it somewhat to the eggs and in the meantime the eggs provide a safe and stable place and protien for the algae to feed on, mutualism, and after the eggs are gone the algae can feed and soon it is time for another brood to be protected.

[joefarah06]

@trumpicana  - you're a fucking low-life and I'm going to verbally bitch slap you all over the place

[trumpicana]

@joefarah06 good luck with that

[glassboxphotogeek1]

There is a place you can check. Except it's in Northern Illinois. I found a huge group of them down Rainbow Road in the long grass. What an amazing sound.

[masterflamerider97]

don't miss with the eggs

[dylan2771]

can u find them in alabama in a river/creek

[TheMatt1215]

do you have any frogs your self

[AmphibianTeam]

what time was it at this time around 5:00pm?

[Urabus08]

wtf do some of you idiots watch these videos just to crack stupid ass comments like that for. fuckin idiots

[leeerocks]

X) thanks for all the vids lovem all very informant wish i could go herping live in ny so not alot around here :-\ O_O i want hair like urs

[kramo619]

is it true taht u lick a salamander to tell if its poisunus or not?

[PumilioTurkey]

u insert them into ur ass to find out.....

[CodyDaBoss88]

lol

[lamecow21]

What is the best season to go herping?

[danecook321]

Late spring/early summer

[de3shawn2k9]

y do u mess wit poisunus snakes

[mcducky13]

he is informing us of how dangerous they are, even if he is risking his saftey to do it

[SpaceBatDemonDragon]

No, not really. It just makes him look bad-ass

[SpaceBatDemonDragon]

Because it makes him look bad-ass.

[MrHello23152]

is there any good herping places in wales

[therat499]

dude i caught a salamander its coulor is dark green in a leopord pattern on its back the rest of its body is black exept the stomach thats grey please reply

[machinima678]

tiger salamander they get huge!!

[gordybeahnau]

a couple days ago i found my two frogs breeding they died i do noy know why

[diamondiceage]

kids crazy lol hes messin wit a cotten mouth hes not even a pro but hes seems to know alot about his reptiles and amphibians props

[xD774]

were r u at in the vid??

[sirderek10]

geart vids

[Rman811]

hi im rman811

[260k1s]

Where is snake road????

[Zguys]

that is a red back salamander, a zig zag is when they have zig zags going down its back. I found over 20 yesterday in brown county, Indiana

[sirengrove]

mating toads

[sdzoo2000]

wat snake was that????!!!!

[mamoonkhan007]

how dirty is ur

[SUCHOSO]

Hi from Spain Dylan , you are The Best!!!

[dartfroglover99]

where did you go

[rob224a]

sick vid

[PhulxySp55r]

where is this place?

[downrazor11]

30 min sw of carbondale in illinois

[gekperson]

hey what/when/where is the best time to go: herping for snakes and herping for amphibians? i live in jersey by the way. . .

[HardCoreWildMan12]

Great video, i took a trip up to snake road yesterday doing some herping and there where an unbeleivable amount of lepard frogs all over the road.

[Reebbo]

yea southern IL is so full of those guys that it is hard to drive on some roads after rain.

[angelofdeath251]

@Reebbo where i live its literally crawling with foxes

[zachman8357]

@Reebbo where is snake road



[Loracool]

we have salamanders in our back yard and we live in mill creek

[mrjohngarland28]

i dont think there fight'in

[GirlCrazeProductions]

this is by far my favorite video of yours... i also love salamanders and go herping with my uncle everynow and then..i dont live in a good area so when i go over we take walks sometimes

[Twinbladechaos]

You look like Ashton Kutcher!

[Airsoftman67]

at 0:46, it is called a vernal pool.

[CrimsonClan]

hey i live in IL,where about do you live-down south like Marion or just a suburb out by some forest preserves?

[Reebbo]

I actually live up north a little more.

Belleville area.

[atl1192]

i went out today and cought 7 salamanders and i brought some eggs home with me, what kind of habitat should the eggs go in????

[NotTheirFuckingTool]

I appreciate your enthusiasm but before you put stuff like this up for all to see you should really make sure you have the knowledge to "inform others". Thinking that a globular mass of eggs in the water could even possibly be from a Zigzag (or any species in the genus Plethodon for that matter) is a HUGE lack of basic knowledge. Plethodon dorsalis has direct developement on land...that is obviously an Ambystomatid egg mass and you should have known that if you are making videos on amphibians.

[Reebbo]

yes, I know that. Go watch some of the other videos I have about Plethodons we have seen. I mentioned that several times. I only mentioned them here because they are an extremely common species in the area. Only a few minutes before hand we had shot a video of some zig-zags right next to that very same pool. So I figured it was worth mentioning them.

[thebakery]

Nottheirfuckingtool is a dickhead

[NotTheirFuckingTool]

thebakery obviously is a master at coming up with intelligent insults...am I a douche bag too or is that stinger a little too sophisticated for you? I was simply offering Dylan some good advice that might help him become more informed if he plans on continuing this video series...he was able to be civil and take some criticism so I don't see why someone such as yourself, who obviously has nothing better to do than make retarded comments, couldn't keep their dumb fucking mouth shut.

[ihatepanda]

there is nothing in california i wish i lived where dylan is

[Nelsin82]

Now im motivated to go herping lol, but im not sure how much i would find in good ol' northern jersey... the garden state? Lol, more like the garbage state :P

[MoreSnakes]

lmao me too, im going to start herping aswell but im also stuck in nothern jersey

[ihatepanda]

omg there so much creatures where dylan lives i liv in cali and theres nothing here

[eclipsegsx765]

at. 5:34 where are those type of frogs ushally you can find in like i live in pennsylvania andi wana if you can tell me if there is any good wild life here? like reptiles

[atl1192]

pennsylvania has tons of stuff. i live in cunnecticut and theres alot of this stuff here too

[ratmanryan]

Awsome vid!

[BrianEdwinBaker]

refering to the algae and the salamander eggs, do they hatch quicker because of the amount of light that the algae gather which may warm the water quicker, speeding up the incubation time.

[AOButtish]

Yes! Give in to your hatred!

[ihatepanda]

take the egg mass bring it home put it in a jar and watch it hatck thatll b cool i would do that

[BenCints]

same here

[CorriexxFlexon]

Around 7:45 in the video...that is so pretty! :)

[leojp]

dylan is soo cute..

[donnuh]

I know...he can talk about my reptiles any day lol :)

[kateam1975]

WOW

[Basketbreaker]

The algae you are talking about is oophila(egg loving) ambystomatis. I had read some research paper where the algae is correlated with increase oxygen to the eggs and also provide some crypic coloration.

[Reebbo]

Yea but it was later discovered that the oxygen provided by the algae is not actually providing more than if the eggs had no algae. There was some intensive research done here in Illinois about that algae. Still nothing concrete as to why the eggs with it develop faster.

cryptic coloration is a big help in survival though.

[Basketbreaker]

BTW, i also know my salamanders, from the looks of the egg mass up picked up I would say is A.maculatum. The consistance of the egg mass is an easy way to tell. The eggs are definatly not dorsalis, as far as i know plethodons either are stream breeders or direct developers. Pretty sure dorsalis is direct development.

[Reebbo]

yea we determined that it was maculatum for sure.

only other suspect could have been A. texanum.

[gustyfoo]

It is known that eggs that are warmer grow faster. The algae would provide more surface area to heat them up. Many species of frogs actually lay their eggs on top of each others just to make more surface area and heat up.

[5LbSquirrel]

cricket frogs: also have a different call than spring peepers...should have mentioned that

[Reebbo]

two different species of frog ... thats kind of a given I thought.

[5LbSquirrel]

that is true lol. but ya never know...thanks to hollywood many people believe all frogs sound like the pacific treefrog

[Reebbo]

haha yea.

Ribbit Ribbt!

[JosjeNL1]

man go work for discovery channel or something, you good!!!

[homercatmano]

hey man i love all ure vids ure prety smart man keep it up

[Reebbo]

thanks a lot

[ericazielinski]

cool video

[MrAcid85]

GREAT i love it!

[maarakailet1]

It is so great to see so many herps together. I hope that wetland area is private or protected.

[Reebbo]

yea its state protected and they are pretty strict with it(thankfully)

[BobbyHill27]

Just found some spotted salamander eggs in the little pond by the house the other day, I frequently see them in and out of the pond during the spring/summer months. Hopefully this year I'll see some garter snakes, havn't seen any in some time, I believe this to be the over pop of coyotes here in Ma.

[rockythegecko22]

all ur videos are awsome man keep it up

[BobbyHill27]

Awesome vid, keep em coming :)

[homeya100]

Once again Dylan, fabulous work! Keep em coming...

[Reebbo]

thanks man. I have a few places I want to hit next week but the weather got really cold again ... so we'll see how it turns out.

[jbre5]

You do great stuff I watch with my Grand kids, we both learn allot. Thanks for posting

[n5scobel]

good to have you back dylan, im looking forward to more of this stuff from you this year. im heading to snake road in late april, hopefully i'll have some luck just as you did

[Reebbo]

you cant go wrong at snake road... you are like guaranteed to see stuff.

[mylifeislikeasitcom]

this video was great very informative!!