On Monday things were looking good for Snake Road, with sun and temperatures in the upper 70s. I joined forces with my 2013 Snake Road herping buddies, the Vanderpoel brothers.

Black Rat Snake.

Stag Beetle.

We saw at least 50 Western Cottonmouths walking from the North to the South end of Snake Road. Here's one of them.

A "lifer" Dwarf American Toad.

One of the several Brown Snakes seen on the trip

Golden Mouse (Ochrotomys nuttalli).

We found a fair number of Plainbelly Water Snakes on the trip...

...but only one Redbelly Snake.

An oddly colored and patterned Green Treefrog with blue blotches.

Longtail Salamander.

A Western Cottonmouth saying "cheese" for the camera.

Ringneck Snake.

Slimy Salamander.

A large Western Ribbon Snake...

...and a baby Rough Green Snake.

Paper Wasp.