Herping Snake Road (and the surrounding area) September 30 - October 4, 2018.

On the following day I visited Giant City - it has impressive natural rock walls.

I found two examples of my favorite snake - Black Rat Snake.

A nice-sized Fishing Spider.

A handful of Western Ribbon Snake, which is kind of like a more slender, more aquatic version of a garter snake.

Cricket Frogs in this area can sometimes have an attractive green coloration.

A baby Black Racer, by far the speediest snake in the land.

Sign of the times.

Black Rat Snake.

This was the only Fowler's Toad that I saw on the trip.

One of the two Eastern Garter Snakes that I found.

Green Frog.

Green Treefrog.

A sharp looking Western Ribbon Snake.

Here in Ohio, I enjoy finding Spotted Salamanders in the springtime; but I also enjoy a second opportunity to see them in the autumn in southern Illinois.