Herping the Tracks (continued)


Redbellies.


Copperhead.


Cottonmouth on the tracks.


Cute yellowtail

Two Northern Redbellied Snakes under track ties, within a foot of each other.  One a rusty orange, the other a dark grey and opaque.

We also found a Midland Brown Snake under track tie.

Several Fowler's Toads under debris and along the edges of wet areas.

Copperhead under rotted railroad tie near the trackbed.  More Southern than Northern in patterning and appearance.  This was the first copperhead for a number of folks present.

Ringneck Snake under debris, showing a 'Northern' pattern on the ventrals.

A number of Cottonmouths, out in the open and under debris.  Several juveniles.  Most common in riprap at the creek's edge.

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