What an amazing day on Snake Road, Illinois! We had 43 snakes which is a huge day for us. There were plenty of Cottonmouths, but we had some excellent variety with 7 different species. The highlight was probably the Copperhead, but those Ribbon Snakes certainly were exciting too.
Here’s the list of what we saw.
2 Dekay’s Brownsnakes
30 Northern Cottonmouths
5 Rough Green Snakes
1 Plain-bellied Watersnake
3 Western Ribbon Snakes
1 North American Racer / Black Racer
1 Eastern Copperhead
American Toad
Green Tree Frog
Southern Leopard Frog
Bobcat
Tricolored Bat
Tons of Armadillo
Be sure to check out Zeev’s Instagram at @z_e_herping
https://www.instagram.com/z_e_herping
And as always, if you want to learn how to identify what you see in the field, check out Schechter Natural History’s Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians.
https://schechterguides.com/herp-guide/
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