Yesterday afternoon the sow and 3 cubs were behind our office walking east behind homes on Bakke. We tried to haze the bears but once we arrived to where they were, they were gone (possibly in the woods behind Bakke
We have been noticing the sow with her 3 cubs in an oak tree at 49 Mayo for several days now. Not causing any problems but just eating acorns. This will be throughout the day
Sow with three cubs seen at 5 Mayo in tree. Climbed down and went into fence at 1 Mayo and then climbed out of fence and ran into woods
Sow in oak tree with 3 cubs
This organism was observed off of a trail in NATL under some leaf litter, and moved quickly once approached. The ambient temperature was in the mid to high 80s and it was a sunny day with little recent rain.
Classification:
Class Reptilia - Terrestrial, keratin scales
Subclass Lepidosauria - not extinct, transverse cloacal slit
Family Colubridae - smooth scales, slender body, narrow neck
Genus/Species Rhadinaea flavilata - reddish-orange color with white around the jaw/mouth and a thin dark line that runs from the eye to the corner of the mouth