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WILD NEW JERSEY: WNJ Exclusive: Snakes and a spotted turtle on Great Swamp hike

WNJ Exclusive: Snakes and a spotted turtle on Great Swamp hike

Spotted Turtle, a state Species of Special Concern.
All photo courtesy of David Wheeler, Edison Wetlands Association

By WildNewJersey.tv's David Wheeler

New Jersey's best place in the wild for seeing snakes? Many say it's the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Morris County. The Great Swamp lived up to its reputation this past weekend, as Wild New Jersey's David Wheeler toured the boardwalk trails and found an abundance of water snakes and garter snakes, a spotted turtle, and ample birdlife.

Garter Snake.

While spring foliage makes it more difficult to see the snakes than the more barren branches of late April, the many open wetland clearings that line the Great Swamp's boardwalk trails offer plenty of chances for serpent sightings. See below for more photos from this nature walk. Click here to see highlights from Wild New Jersey's trip to the Great Swamp last year.