Duckweed-covered Snapping Turtle
This time of the year a lot of amphibians are completing metamorphosis. There are many small Leopard Frogs out.
This orange-tinted Eastern Garter Snake was "cashing in" on the frog bounty.
A Wood Frog that still needs a bit more time before becoming terrestrial.
Non-native Yelly-belly Slider
A Jefferson Salamander that was maybe three inches in total length.
Northern Water Snake
And here's a few things from today - Midland Painted Turtle
A DeKay's Snake doing the "flatten out" defense behavior.
An Eastern Milk Snake in shed. This snake was under a rock that often has Eastern Milk Snakes - but only ones that are in shed.