Reptiles & Amphibians
Reptiles and amphibians aren’t numerous in North Idaho and those that do live here can be quite elusive. I’ve yet to see a blue-tailed skink or a northern alligator lizard. One more reason to be outside poking around!
Unlike southern Idaho, far north Idaho is thankfully devoid of poisonous snakes. Snakes living in the forested region of far north Idaho are harmless to…
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Movement in the garden soil caught my eye as I was preparing to plant seeds. Larger than the spiders, grasshoppers and other insects I had…
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Western painted turtles typically don’t wander far from their pond unless it is time to lay eggs. Finding two turtles on the West Side Road…
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Burrowed in mud at the bottom of a pond are turtles waiting out winter. Come spring, they will be basking on logs and rocks soaking…
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