The following day I checked out this habitat.

It's easy to see how Ringneck Snakes got their common name.

Praying Mantis.

My only DeKay's Brown Snake of the trip.

Herp habitat.

Also known as “The Little Brown Skink,” the Ground Skink is one of the smallest reptiles in North America.

Mississippi Green Water Snake.

A colorful Eastern Box Turtle that I helped across the street.

Diamondback Water Snake.

Yellow Bullhead.

A Copperhead crossing Snake Road, showing off its heat-sensing "pits," which is how Pit Vipers get their name.

Fowler's Toad.

A young Rat Snake in the limestone bluffs.

Buckeye Butterfly.

A well-marked and colorful juvenile Cottonmouth.

Double Green Treefrog goodness.

A Rat Snake on the levee road on evening.

Blue Lobelia.

A nice-sized Diamondback Water Snake.

Clouded Sulfurs and Unclouded Sulfurs were seen in many areas if Illinois.

Herp Habitat.

A juvenile Cottonmouth.

Double-crested Cormorant.

Obscure Bird Grasshopper.

This large Timber Rattlesnake resting beside Snake Road was a great way to close out the trip.

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