Twelve Months of Northern Ohio Herps in 2019 (Part 2)

The month of May is usually the most productive for herping in northern Ohio - here's my first 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 fiesty 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.

Throughout the Summer, American Bullfrogs were regularly encountered on the banks and shallows of the Ohio & Erie Canal.

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 two Midland Painted Turtles bask in the foreground.

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

A July Eastern Garter Snake in northeast Ohio.

Perhaps our most commonly seen summertime amphibian - a Green Frog.

Red-ear Sliders aren't native to northern Ohio, but they can often be found in the company of Midland Painted Turtles.

A large Eastern Garter Snake going through a shed cycle, as evidenced by its cloudy blue eyes.