Sunday, August 3, 2008

Rodents











When we are trapping for reptiles we often get an assortment of rodents in the traps. Here we have a shrew (they bite), a deermouse, and a pocketmouse. The shrew is easy to spot with its long nose. We had to keep him in the bag since they can be aggressive. We place them in the bag to weigh them. After we have identified and measured them they were placed safely in a nearby bush.

1 comment:

Jana said...

They are so cute. I'm glad you let them go. :)