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Did you know fallen leaves play a role in herpetofauna conservation? The provide safe places to hide, help amphibians retain moisture and feed the insects they eat. Very cool 🍁 Let us know - Have you ever seen this dino-foot-shaped leaf in the woods?
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Comment below! For those of you who attended SEPARC 2026 -- What was the moment you learned something new, made a promising professional connection, or felt inspired? 🤔
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Everyone please give a big round of virtual applause to our award winners! 👏👏👏 #SEPARC #SEPARC2026 #PARC
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We wouldn't be SEPARC (Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) without our incredible community! 🫶 Thank you for all you do to make a difference out there. 🤝 #SEPARC #SEPARC2026
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🦠Urbanization, Disease, and Invasion Ecology Research Group — This team of undergraduates researches pathogens impacting amphibians & reptiles. UDIE Research Group is a loyal part of our SEPARC community. Check out their work. @ udie.research.group on instagram #notasponsor
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This green salamander isn't very green at all! 💛 Dorsal mottling in this species can range from green to gold. Might as well call this one a gold salamander. If you could rename a herp, what would it be? Comment below! PC: Jason Ondreicka
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Fun fact! Just like a human lacking caffeine, alligator snapping turtles don't really emote. 🐢 Too obvious? Here's a better one. Known as a lingual lure, these turtles have a strange tongue-like appendage that resembles a worm.🪱 PC: Sista Vongjintanaruks & Houston Chandler
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🚨 Quoting from the article, "A new threat to indigo snake recovery efforts is looming as energy development has been proposed at one of the indigo snake reintroduction sites." Read on! oriannesociety.org/blog/scie… PC: David Clode
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🐢 🦎 🐸 🐍 Slither to it! You don't want to be writing your proposal in the lead-up to Thanksgiving dinner. Read more about this opportunity here! oriannesociety.org/science-i… #Conservation #Herpetology #SEPARC
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🤍 Take it from a cottonmouth -- If the vast majority of the human population finds your existense unsettling (despite the fact that you are generally very easy to avoid and calm by nature), October offers the perfect opportunity to lean into the spook factor. 👻 #BeYourself
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2 pages and a breif outline could be all that's standing between your turtle conservation efforts and $2,000! 🐢 What's more turtly awesome than that?! Apply now at americanturtles.org/apply-no… #freshwaterturtles #conservation #Herpetology #SEPARC
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Southeast PARC retweeted
Several current and former members of The Orianne Society recently attended the 2026 Southeastern Partners for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation annual meeting. This meeting brings together a variety of individuals and organizations working towards conservation of herpetofauna..
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🧐 The smallest turtle in North America wants to know... What did you think of SEPARC 2026? If you have some photos from the event you'd like us to share on social media, please email separc@separc.org. #SEPARC2026
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Time is running out to apply for this one! ⌛ If you happen to have your college transcript handy, why not give it a shot? Read all about it here. usajobs.gov/job/883972100
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Hellbender Enthusiasts Unite! 🌊❤️🔥 SEPARC 2026 starts tomorrow! Please excuse us if this trend is getting old. Some of us have hellbender spirit animals going back far before the reign of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. #SEPARC2026
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📸 SEPARC 2026 starts this week! Have you submitted your work for the photo contest? Go to separc.org/2026-meeting to learn more 📸
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🥛 Got 10 minutes? In a podcast episode hosted by DoW PARC, Guests Jaquie Smith and Rebecca Stump (both natural resources specialists) discuss their Diamond-backed Terrapin Nest Survey and Conservation. Listen now at youtube.com/watch?v=RfMSqCBB… 🎧
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What are you looking at here? 🧐 Are these the jaws of an American Alligator, American Crocodile or Something Else? How can you tell? #ReptileID
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