Andrea Drayer

Research Analyst at University of Kentucky. Herpetologist. Salamander lover. Nature enthusiast! Avid Knitter :)

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Big fat pickerel frog! https://t.co/kunFCjgWy1

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Got some Longtail salamander larvae this week! https://t.co/tL32HXg9zV

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Little mini snapper! https://t.co/hypqFYMnzq

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The twitchers have become movers. There's 107 in there! https://t.co/rOpTnRHlbk

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Sweet little snapping turtle hatchling. #springbabies https://t.co/2C9FZ6ya4M

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Snakes are back! https://t.co/X4nELKHW49

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The sally babies are out! 83 at my first site! https://t.co/UvqPLnPJNR

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We went snowing! First time for me in 18 years...and not one fall 😊. @ Snowshoe Mountain https://t.co/tsnKpgWJ9J

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Mountain chorus frog from yesterday ☺️ https://t.co/Coz6mcvI9a

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Little spotted sallies https://t.co/EwkuigPozv

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Little twitchers 😍 https://t.co/dbsA1hZMWx

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Today was a good field day before winter sets in again. Found this little lady Eastern fence… https://t.co/Jf80l8B8nL

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Developing Notochords! AKA salamander spinal chords! So cool! https://t.co/aqL9ghGrol

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SEPARC 2018 was good one! Beautiful friends, mountains, and even some boogers. Oh and awesome… https://t.co/2g9O3DrcUn

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79 degrees and sallies. I'd say it's a good day! https://t.co/9keRlVPS0G

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The chunky monkey sallies are at it again!

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I'm a little late to this #Herper party, but #snakesareforgirls Look at this beautiful milk snake!

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#tastiness 😆

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#AmbystomaWeek

Perhaps the most beautiful of the mole salamanders, the Marbled Salamander.

Cool Fact: Their larvae are ferocious!

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Toad tadpoles turn homegrown poisons on each other - first animals thought to use toxins against their own species. https://t.co/GW9r0yuPbJ