A Chronological Look Back at 12 Months of Herping Highlights in My Home State in 2019 (Part 2)

The month of May is usually the most productive for herping in northern Ohio - here's my Northern Ringneck Snake of the year.

A juvenile Common Snapping Turtle - the smallest one that I found in 2019.

A nice looking Eastern Milk Snake.

An adult Common Snapping Turtle in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

A feisty end-of-May DeKay's Brown Snake.

An American Toad that I found in my yard on the first day of June.

An Eastern Garter Snake sporting a bit of orange.

A sharp looking Spotted Salamander.

A decent-sized DeKay's Brown Snake - they usually only grow to about a foot in length.

Common Snapping Turtles mating in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

A boldly patterned Eastern Milk Snake that I found in July.

A Two-lined Salamander that I found in the creek in my backyard.

A nicely marked immature Northern Water Snake.

One of the most commonly seen herps in 2019 - a Midland Painted Turtle.

An American Bullfrog catching some rays.

Double Common Snapping Turtle goodness.

Black Rat Snakes are my favorite snakes, and this year I was fortunate enough to find a few not far from where I live.

A Redback Salamander from Rocky River Reservation.

A female Map Turtle that I saw while visiting David Fortier River Park.

A huge Common Snapping Turtle snoozing while to Midland Painted Turtles bask in the foreground.

Duckweed-covered Midland Painted Turtles in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.