On the following day I checked out the surrounding area - Great Blue Lobelia.

A Kingsnake in a shed cycle.

This freshly shed Kingsnake was only a few feet away from the first.

An oddly patterned Green Frog.

I wasn't kidding about all the orbweavers - Long-jawed Orbweaver.

Blotched version of a Midland Water Snake.

Banded version of a Midland Water Snake.

They have some pretty large millipedes in southern Illinois.

Ringneck Snake.

This Cottonmouth was seen basking in the same spot three days in a row.

Katydid on the tracks.

Later that night I saw this Copperhead crossing the road.