As we exit this awesome month of August, the world of nature continues to be filled with varied and interesting happenings. For the first time since mid-April, we have a setting sun before 8 p.m. The ...

Learn why common snake repellents don't work and how to identify a Cope's gray treefrog, including its toxic secretions.

While poking around the garden the other day I found an adorable visitor, a small frog called a gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) resting among the brightly colored flowers. This amazing little ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gray tree frog uses its suction-cup toes to cling to the side of a house. You should be so lucky. My home is not so much unlike ...

The high trembling call of a tree frog sounded from a computer. Scott Jervas, aquarium manager at the Berkshire Museum, ran his hands over the keyboard with a live gray tree frog sitting on his thumb.

DENNISON TWP. – The gray tree frog has a couple odd things going for it. First, its feet are equipped with tiny suction cups, enabling it to climb any surface with ease. Second, it can change color to ...

A Green frog (Rana clamitans) peers out from a pond in Arrowsic, Maine. There are nine species of frogs in the state and this common frog lives in Maine ponds, breeds in the summer, and hibernates ...

This week I’m writing about things that go peep, croak and brr-wum in the night. If you’ve ever been near water at dusk or at night, you know what I’m talking about. We’re talking about frogs.

It was a chilly, sunny autumn morning when I discovered a frog in the grass below a maple tree in my yard. The cool weather had slowed its metabolism, and it hardly moved when I picked it up and held ...