Live Herping in the Finger Lakes finding 7 Snakes | Field Herping New York

Air quality in New York was pretty bad, so it was best we limited our time outside. Even with only 5 minutes to look for stuff we found 7 different snakes spanning 3 different species. It's pretty incredible how much wildlife was in this pocket right at our Airbnb
What we saw:
Common Garter Snake: Thamnophis sirtalis
Ring-necked Snake: Diadophis punctatus
Dekay's Brownsnake: Storeria dekayi
And as always, if you want to learn how to identify what you see in the field, check out Schechter Natural History's Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians.
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[@smetlogik]

Man, you booked the right Airbnb. Looking out of the window to find curled-up snakes. Quad flip, nice. If I extrapolate, that could have been another 77 snakes if you would have herped an entire 60 minutes.

[@SchechterGuides]

I like that math. We're not entirely sure how many snakes were around the house but I think we saw at least 12 individuals during our stay. Mostly additional garters but a couple ring-necks added to the count as well.

[@CandyLindTX]

That was fun, and gives me ideas on where I can do the same thing!

[@SchechterGuides]

Cool. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you see a lot