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This spring, consider expanding your ID skills beyond birds—by looking down, not up. Lizards, snakes, turtles, and their cold-blooded brethren are likewise all around us to observe and appreciate. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many birders already share an interest in seeking out reptiles and amphibians, known as field herpetology, or herping for.

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