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Meet the Animals!
Medusa, Eastern Garter Snake
Easter garter snakes are one of the common snakes found in the area. They live in forests, meadows, old fields, and even in your backyard. They birth live babies and can have anywhere from 10 to 40 of them. Medusa is sticking to a diet of small fish, crickets, mealworms, and roaches.
Tobert, Fowler Toad
Fowler toads live in ponds, lakeshores, marshes, wetlands, and forests. Fowler toads can fertilize 7,000 to 10,000 eggs at a time, which will hatch in 2 - 7 days. Fowler toads are primarily nocturnal, meaning Tobert will hide and sleep most of the day but will be active at night.
Doug, Broad-Headed Skink
Broad-headed skinks eat roaches, mealworms, and occasionally isopods. Doug is very fast and good at camouflage because of his color and being a burrower.
Gary, Painted Turtle
Painted turtles are the most widespread native turtle of North America. Fossils show that Gary's ancestors existed 15 million years ago. Painted turtles eat aquatic vegetation, algae, insects, and small fish. Painted turtles are active during the day and like to bask for hours on logs or rocks, as you can see Gary doing in this picture.
Cheese, Eastern Rat Snake
Eastern rat snakes live in fields, woodlands, farmlands, and around suburban communities. They are both swimmers and climbers. Eastern rat snakes eat bird eggs, young birds amphibians, and rodents. They are constrictor snakes, meaning they use their body to suffocate their prey.
Green Tree Frogs
These are 2 of our 3 green tree frogs! Green tree frogs are native to most of Maryland (although people usually think they only live in the rainforest), usually they are found near swamps, lakes, marshes and streams! They love to snack on roaches, mealworms, crickets, and other small insects or invertebrates.
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