A huge Cypress Tree in Johnson County.

Eastern Ribbon Snakes are streamlined and fast-moving.

An Eastern Box Turtle strolling through the woods.

Central Newt.

A fairly large number of Cottonmouths were out and about.

A Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar in pre-pupation coloration.

A Rough Green Snake "periscoping."

An Eastern Fence Lizard in the limestone bluffs that border Snake Road.

A "kinky" yet undeniably handsome Black Rat Snake crossing Snake Road.

Green Treefrog snoozing on Poison Ivy.

Eastern Garter Snake.

Great Blue Heron.

I haven't seen a Mississippi Green Water Snake since 2013, this year several were seen each day a few days in a row.

Five-lined Skink.

A "canebrake-looking" Timber Rattlesnake.

Pheasantback Mushroom.

Shawnee Kingsnake.

Kingsnakes in this area are considered to be naturally occuring intergrades between Eastern Black Kingsnakes and Speckled Kingsnakes.

A Leopard Frog crossing the Big Muddy River levee in the evening.

A "sunset edition" of a Diamondback Water Snake.

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