Third Eye - Snake Road 2016  
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Tim Spuckler tim@thirdeyeherp.com

The next morning I visited the Cache River to see some turtles.
Cache River

Red-ear Slider.
Red-ear Slider

Turtlehead.
Turtlehead

Spiny Softshell.
Spiny Softshell

A Duckweed coated Cottonmouth.
Cottonmouth

Due to the damp weather, there were many mushrooms to be seen, like this Orange Mycena.
Orange Mycena

Copperbelly Water Snake.
Copperbelly Water Snake

Eventually I made my way back to Snake Road.
Roan in Southern Illinois

Along the way, I found this Black Rat Snake.
Black Rat Snake

Free advice.
Free advice

A young Black Racer, also found on the way to Snake Road.
Black Racer

A view of the limestone bluffs as I approached Snake Road.
Snake Road

One I got there, I saw many Cottonmouths, most which were all-too-happy to say "cheese" for my camera.
Cottonmouth


Cottonmouth


Cottonmouth

Here's what Snake Road looked like on that day.
Snake Road

A sleepy Green Treefrog.
Green Treefrog

Western Ribbon Snake.
Western Ribbon Snake

An edible mushroom about the size of a Cabbage - Chicken of the Woods.
Chicken of the Woods

Bird-voiced Treefrog.
Bird-voiced Treefrog

A young Timber Rattlesnake.
Timber Rattlesnake

It wasn't long after that when it began to get dark.
Big Muddy Levee

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