Third Eye - Herping Ohio 2010  
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tim@thirdeyeherp.com

On September 13, it seemed like a pretty good day to check out a dozen or so strategically placed boards in the Greater Cleveland area.

 

Eastern Milk Snake Hunting
Artificial Cover Artificial Cover
Pieces of plywood or corrugated metal set out in semi-sunny areas at the edge of the woods and a field will often attract snakes.
Eastern Milk Snake Tiny Treasure
The first board had two milks under it, a yearling and an adult female. Smaller Eastern Milks often have "chestnut" blotches on a grey background, which change colors as the snake ages.
Eastern Milk Snake Mad Milk
The larger milk was this freshly shed female. She was quite feisty and did a lot of tail vibrating and striking.
Click here to see another photo of this snake
Eastern Milk Snake Cleveland-area Constrictor
He's a photo of the younger one after I got it out from under the board. It had kind of a whacky head/neck pattern.
Eastern Garter Snake Ol' Blue Eyes
The most commonly seen snakes were Eastern Garters. We saw 10-12 of them. This one has bluish eyes because it is in a shed cycle.
DeKay's Snake See What Brown Can Do For You
Only one DeKay's Snake (Northern Brown Snake) was seen.
Eastern Milk Snake Last Lampropeltis
The short outing came to a close with this way-cool male Eastern Milk Snake.
Click here to see Part 5