NatureNotes

A listener spots "Ground Pine," or "Ground Cedar," which is actually a moss, commonly called a Club-Moss.

The Hognose Snake, Heterodon platirhinos, come in several colors: reds, greens, oranges, browns, to melanistic (i.e. black).

Many listeners are reporting sightings of the beautiful Imperial Moth in South Carolina, often in mating pairs.

The Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Turtle leaves the water to lay eggs.

These jelly-like blobs can be found in clean, freshwater habitats. Called Bryozoans, they are actually colonies of very small animals.

The female Southern Black Widow spider is black with the red, hour-glass shaped marking on its back. The male--which is no danger to humans--has a red stripe on its back. And the Northern Black Widow has different markings all together.

This is the time of year when snakes are born or hatched, and you can sometimes find the young ones in odd places.

A listener finds a snake in a pile of dead and the snake vibrates the tip of its tail. In the leaves, it sounds like a "rattle." Do some snakes mimic rattlesnakes?

Listeners report sightings of two of South Carolina's most striking moths.

Mayflies spend most of their lives in the water.