Photos of the Day: November 26, 2015

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Baby snake found during trail work on LGT …

 

Storeria occipitomaculata (redbelly snake) linville gorge
Only a few inches long, a baby redbelly snake tries to hide from volunteers working on the Linville Gorge Trail. Redbellies are nonpoisonous, and this one was gently relocated to safety away from the trail. (Photo: Nicholas Massey)

 

eastern hemlock linville gorge brushy ridge wooly adelgid
Nowhere is the plight of the hemlock more apparent than at the western end of Brushy Ridge, formerly covered by a solid stand of eastern hemlocks, now only by the remaining rhodo understory. (Photo: Kevin Massey)