My first finds of this season!

[AJherps]

I found my first herps of the year on March 10th. The salamanders were found in extreme SW British Columbia.

I will start by showing you the habitat:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6840506476_b62bd1e376.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68502996@N08/6840506476/)
DSCN6158 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68502996@N08/6840506476/) by AJherps (http://www.flickr.com/people/68502996@N08/), on Flickr

These were the first two that I flipped:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6840510624_db20c327dd.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68502996@N08/6840510624/)
DSCN6163 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68502996@N08/6840510624/) by AJherps (http://www.flickr.com/people/68502996@N08/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6840509480_6f529b04f9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68502996@N08/6840509480/)
DSCN6162 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68502996@N08/6840509480/) by AJherps (http://www.flickr.com/people/68502996@N08/), on Flickr

Here is a more orange looking western red back:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7044/6843118864_8c666b6166.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68502996@N08/6843118864/)
DSCN6194 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68502996@N08/6843118864/) by AJherps (http://www.flickr.com/people/68502996@N08/), on Flickr

I found a total of 6 salamanders! I also decided to put together another video to show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rotvHg-tbk]First Herps of the Season:


Western Red-Backed Salamanders - YouTube



Thanks for looking ;)

[marvelfreak]

Wow really cool pictures and video. Thanks for sharing.

[Trent]

Cool !! We have them all over the island :)

[JaySteel]

Nice little critters.

Jason

[Snakefood]

that's awsome!!

are you coming out to the show this month??

[AJherps]

that's awsome!!

are you coming out to the show this month??

I'd love to! I have never been to a show, where is it?

[Kingsnakechris]

That's awesome. Thanks for posting the pics!