Hello,
Here are a few more photos of various herps that I was able to observe during my tracking research of E. Spiny Softshell turtles.
Enjoy!
A couple of very well disguised Fowler's toads:
A couple of days ago a wild-type female Garter snake wandered into our boat and dropped her litter. Interestingly, the babies were kind of trapped inside the boat so I was able to collect them all and release them after taking some photos. Notice there are three wild-types and seven melanistics:
Adult Melanistic Garter:
The DeKay's are out in full-force too:
An E. Ribbonsnake:
A Fox Snake nest:
Note: the log was so rotten that when I tried to turn it, the branch broke off revealing this cavity. I was able to wire the piece of wood back on and I am happy to report that there was a 100% hatch rate (these eggs were in an NWA so people couldn't hassle them).
I was also able to locate many more Milksnakes, Fox Snakes, Map Turtles, Softshell Turtles, etc, etc, but I have already posted these species below...
Cheers,
Ryan
P.S. Here's a piece of plastic I will likely not flip over again any time soon:
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