Pickerel frogs usually stay close to the water. Few move into wet habitats. I have seen pickerel frogs away from streams in damp, forested uplands in Allamakee and Clayton Counties. These are usually large adults that will not dehydrate as quickly as smaller specimens. They hibernate in streams or rivers or may migrate to shallow ponds, if close.
Pickerel frogs produce toxic skin secretions that are distasteful and harmful to predators.
Food Pickerel frogs consume insects, earthworms, and other invertebrates.