A Chronological Look Back at My Favorite 100 Herping Memories in My Home State in 2018 (Part 2)

The month of May was a good one for finding herps, like this Slimy Salamander that I found on May 2nd.

American Toads like this one were calling day and night at the beginning of the month.

Blanding's Turtles tend to bask in cool weather and this one on May 9th looked quite pleased.

My first Eastern Milk Snake of the year had a pinkish tint.

A good looking early May Green Frog.

Eastern Garter Snakes can be variable in appearance, like this one with a brown stripe.

A Midland Painted Turtle/Red-eared Slider combo.

I see non-native Yellowbelly Sliders with increasing frequency in northeast Ohio.

A nicely marked Eastern Milk Snake that I found on May 18th.

A tiny Redback Salamander.

A Common Snapping Turtle basking at Canalway Center on May 21st.

American Bullfrog.

A Common Snapping Turtle sporting some green on May 25th.

May was a very good month for Eastern Milk Snakes.

A Green Frog catching some rays.

Midland Painted Turtle.

A DeKay's Snake that I found on the first day of June.

An Eastern Garter Snake missing its dorsal stripe that I also found on June 1st.

I am lucky enough to have Two-lined Salamanders living in the creek in my backyard - here's one found on June 19th.

Northern Ringneck Snake.

An Eastern Garter Snake with a neat pattern.

A healthy-looking end-of-June DeKay's Snake.

American Toads were transforming from tadpoles to tiny toadlets.

This Eastern Milk Snake apparently did not want to be messed with.

A nice-sized Common Snapping Turtle in the Ohio & Erie Canal.