On my final day at Snake Road, it was mostly sunny. Here's what Winters Pond looked like.

A baby Fence Lizard in the parking lot.

Question Mark Butterfly.

Cottonmouths were the most commonly seen snake that day, I saw over 20.

It was awesome for me to find this "lifer" Zigzag Salamander.

A Black Rat Snake that was in the bluffs.

Slimy Salamander.

Arrowhead Orbweaver.

I closed out the day with this really nice looking Spotted Salamander.

On my last day I only had an hour to kill, so I decided to return to the Cache River to look for Box Turtles.

I came across my second "lifer" of the trip - this State Endangered Eastern River Cooter.

Luck was not with me in the Box Turtle department, but I did find this Western Mud Snake "on the crawl."

Another photo of the same snake.

And if that wasn't enough on my way home, I saw this Eastern Hognose Snake crossing the road (cobra mode).

Another photo of the same snake.

It was a great visit to southern Illinois!