Yesterday I hiked near an iced-over beaver marsh.
Hey, what’s that black thing over there?
Answer: Northern Water Snake.
Just chillin’ like Bob Dylan.
It was moving very s-l-o-w-l-y.
Eventually it found a hole in the bank of the marsh and disappeared.
Who says herping season is over?
Eastern Bluebirds
Red Maple
Red Squirrel
Red Oak
Redback Salamander
Red Elm
Black-capped Chickadee
Blackjack Oak
Orange Sulphur
Common Periwinkle
Scarlet Oak
White-breasted Nuthatch
White Oak
White-tailed Deer
The last reptiles and amphibians of the year seen this month, along with the changing colors of Autumn leaves.
Two-lined Salamander/Red Maple
Common Snapping Turtle/Shagbark Hickory
Black Rat Snake/Red Oak
Green Frog/Cottonwood
Midland Painted Turtle/Sycamore
Redback Salamander/Tuliptree
Slimy Salamander/Sugar Maple
Bonus Non-herp: Mantis/Catalpa Tree
