Just like mammals, amphibians come out again in the springtime. It Is also the time they start laying eggs, hatching, growing, and developing into the amphibians they are supposed to be. Depending on where you live, you can have a lot of fun watching and listening to them during the springtime. So, what happens to these amphibians during the winter and spring? Carve Me A Bear! Chainsaw Carvings delves into this below.

Toads

Toads and frogs often get mistaken for each other. But toads are dry and have warts on them. If you look closely you can tell that they have crests behind the eyes and parotoid glands. You can find toads throughout the United States. They prefer moist open fields and grasslands. It is not common to find toads in your backyard with their diet being mainly insects. Toads in the United States range from 1 inch to 9 inches. They also like to puff up their bodies to make themselves look bigger than they are. Toads hibernate in the winter, they will often bury themselves in their home. They will start to come out during April depending on the season.

Frogs

If you live anywhere there are frogs you may hear the sound of chirping in spring and early summer that frogs often bring. Some frog sounds often get mistaken as bird calls. But you can hear these frogs chirping often at night. Frogs like toads hibernate and come out in the spring. Frogs hibernate in leaves and they can do so because they are protected by a natural anti-freeze inside their bodies keeping them from freezing. They are one of the first to mate and lay their eggs. They can lay thousands of eggs at one time. In the spring it can be so fun to find these eggs, watch them hatch into tadpoles, and then watch them turn into frogs.

Newts

Newts are part of the salamander family. They can alternate between water and land habitat and can breathe in both. Newts look like a cross between a frog and a lizard and come in many different colors. Newts along with frogs and toads have a warning sign that they are poisonous if they have bright-colored bellies. Newts are not very big, they are about 3 to 4 inches but can get up to 7 inches long. Newts also hibernate usually under a log that is close to water. When they come out of hibernation in March or April the females will lay their eggs close to a body of water in the grass.

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It can be so fun hearing the sounds of frogs in the springtime, watching them grow, and having them in your backyard. If you love toads, frogs, newts, or any type of amphibian then get a wood carving of one and put it in your backyard. Call Carve Me A Bear! Chainsaw Carvings and see what we can carve for you today.