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

The next day I decided to check out Mermet Lake which I had never been to previously.

On the way I stopped to help a turtle cross the road, but it turned out to be a discarded breakfast sandwich.

I did get to see some turtles though, like this Red-ear Slider.

And these Midland Painted Turtles.

Great Blue Heron.

It was fun to come across several of the smallest reptiles in North America, Little Brown Skinks (aka Ground Skinks).

Buckeye Butterfly.

A Cypress Swamp that was near the lake.

There were a number of Midland Water Snakes "periscoping."

Ground Beetle.

A group of melanistic Red-eared Sliders.

European Hornet.

Great Egrets were a frequently encountered bird.

Later that night I observed this Wolf Spider crossing the road, carrying her babies on her back.