Some harder-to-find herps turned up as well, like this tiny Worm Snake.
Mississippi Green Water Snake.
An ultra-rare white stripe morph of Western Cottonmouth.
Aquatic turtles are very wary and difficult to get good photos of, but this "empty shell" was easy to get a shot of.
A Pickerel (I think).
Even if you're not finding stuff, climbing and exploring the limestone bluffs is pretty fun.
I found this huge Yellowbelly Water Snake while searching in the bluffs.
My friends from the Greater Cincinnati Herp Society showed up.
I sure was glad to finally see one of these guys alive and well (Black Rat Snake).
The highlight of the day was this Red Milksnake (lifer).
I returned in the evening for one last look at Snake Road.
Copperhead.
A large and ill-tempered Eastern Garter Snake.
A young Yellowbelly Water Snake found on the levee.
It was a herping weekend that was hard to beat!