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5080
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Most people think of the Southwest when they heard the words \"Texas horned lizard,\" sometimes called \"horned toad.\" Once kept as pets, these creatures either escaped or were released in a variety of places nationwide. The species was first reported in North Carolina in 1880; however, no colony was documented until 1989, when a thriving one was found in Onslow County near Swansboro. The Texas horned lizard is the only reptile species successfully introduced into the state.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 65 Issue 7, July 2001,
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8230
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Of the three North American species of hognose snake, two occur in North Carolina. The Eastern hognose snake is the more common of the two. It is found throughout the state but is most common in the Coastal Plain. The Southern hognose snake is smaller, more secretive, and more habitat restricted, preferring the Sandhills and southeastern Coastal Plain. Both snakes are harmless, though often mistaken for venomous ones. Their name derives from their wedge-shaped nostril scale, which they use for digging and which gives them a pug-nosed appearance.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 70 Issue 11, Nov 2006,
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6975
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The Eastern tiger salamander is North Carolina's largest terrestrial salamander. Although it may grow to a foot in length, the salamander is such a secretive creature that few people have ever seen one. Most of the state's tiger salamanders are confined to the Sandhills region. This salamander is on North Carolina's endangered species list.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 68 Issue 12, Dec 2004,
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34401
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Timber rattlesnakes vary geographically across the North Carolina Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain. The timber rattlesnake and canebrake rattlesnake are two forms of the same species which vary in their identifying characteristics and behaviors. This article discusses the biology and ecology of these snakes.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 82 Issue 4, July/Aug 2018,
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44162
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"The black snake is one of North Carolina's most familiar snakes. Or is it? Would it surprise you to learn that there's no such thing." Rat snakes are among the state's largest snakes, averaging 5 to 6 feet in length. Among the region's fastest snakes is the black racer.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 88 Issue 4, July-August 2024,
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10065
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Beane discusses the differences between frogs and toads and the state's six toads--the American, Fowler's, Southern, oak, Eastern narrowmouth, and Eastern spadefoot.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 72 Issue 5, May 2008,
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The coachwhip is North Carolina's longest snake with a record length of 8 and one-half feet. The snake is characterized by a slender body, extremely fast movement, defensive action when cornered or restrained, and alert and active in extremely hot weather. In the southeastern section of the state, the snake inhabits sand ridges, pine flatwoods, beach dunes, and other dry, open, sandy habitats. In 1999, Beane became the first person in North Carolina to radio-track a coachwhip. His article records the experience.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 71 Issue 9, Sept 2007,
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Through the work of taxidermists, an outdoorsman's fondest hunting or fishing memories can be preserved for a lifetime. Beane discusses what should be done with a future trophy animal or fish before the taxidermist begins work on it and what should be done to keep it in good shape after the taxidermist's work is finished.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 69 Issue 9, Sept 2005,
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23074
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North Carolina is home to both Dwarf and Neuse River Waterdogs, amphibious, permanently aquatic salamanders whose habitats are in the rivers of piedmont and coastal North Carolina. The history, life facts, and protection of the waterdogs are discussed in this article.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 79 Issue 3, May/June 2015,
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Nightjars, also known as goatsuckers, are known for their loud, melodic cries that “jar†the night's stillness. Over eighty species of the bird occur worldwide. Of the eight species in North America, three live in North Carolina--the whip-poor-will, the chuck-will's-widow, and the common nighthawk.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 71 Issue 6, June 2007,
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11337
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North Carolina is home to seven tree frogs: Cope's gray, gray, squirrel, green, pine woods, pine barrens, and barking. Their arboreal adaptations include long limbs and large adhesive toe pads.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 73 Issue 7, July 2009,
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3668
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Carolina bays are oval-shaped depressions found in the Coastal Plain that are dependent on rainwater and are less than six feet deep. Dry in some seasons, wetland-like in others, they provide habitats for rare and not- so-rare plants and animals.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 4, Apr 1998,
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The green salamander is North Carolina’s only endangered amphibian, and occurs in small populations in a few of the state’s southwestern mountain counties. In the past twelve years, most green salamander discoveries can be credited to Alan Cameron, a retiree and volunteer for Wildlife Diversity. Cameron has discovered new salamander sites, observed unreported behaviors and rare pigmentation patterns.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 81 Issue 5, Sep/Oct 2017,
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21037
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Beane explains how some creatures inhabiting our state--animals, snakes, amphibians--that lack claws, fangs, size, and protective armor, uses other devices to protect themselves. Some, such as opossums, make like carrion. Others, for example, hognose snakes, hedgehogs, and skunks, exude or excrete certain items that turn a would-be predators stomach.
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16680
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North Carolina is known for its salamander diversity; however one stands out from the rest and that is the Eastern hellbender. It inhabits clean, cold rivers and larger streams, and in the state they are found in the western mountain rivers. They can measure up to two feet and have a brown mottled coloration.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 76 Issue 3, May/June 2012,
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