Preperations for Snake Road Trip

 So as it gets colder and all of the reptiles and amphibians disappear from our sight in Ontario it makes sense to go elsewhere to find them. Friends of mine annually head down to Southern Illinois on Thanksgiving weekend just for this reason. This year I am lucky enough to go with them and a large group of us will be making the long journey from various places across Ontario all the way down to Snake Road. Here the reptiles and amphibians are still active and likely making their way to sites for hibernation over the winter.

 Thanksgiving will be a great one this year since I plan on being thankful to see all of these creatures in one weekend! [List from previous snake rd. trips]

1. Central Newt
2. Spotted Salamander
3. Longtailed Salamander
4. Cave Salamander
5. Northern Slimy Salamander
6. Marbled Salamander
7. Mole Salamander
8. Zig Zag Salamander

9. Southern Leopard Frog
10. Dwarf American Toad
11. Fowler's Toad
12. Blanchard’s Cricket Frog
13. Green Tree Frog
14. Cope’s Gray Tree Frog
15. Bird-Voiced Tree Frog
16. Bronze Frog
17. Spring Peeper
18. Bullfrog
19. Upland Chorus Frog
20. Western Chorus Frog

21. Mississippi Green Water Snake
22. Yellowbelly Water Snake
23. Copperbelly Water Snake
24. Black Rat Snake
25. Southern Black Racer
26. Rough Green Snake
27. Redbelly Snake
28. Midland Brown Snake
29. Eastern Hognose Snake
30. Eastern Garter Snake
31. Smooth Earth Snake
32. Eastern Ribbon Snake
33. Western Ribbon Snake
34. Plains X Mississippi Ringneck Snake
35. Speckled X Black (Shawnee) Kingsnake
36. Western Mud Snake
37. Western Cottonmouth
38. Northern X Southern Copperhead
39. Timber Rattlesnake

40. Red-eared Sliders
41. Eastern Box Turtle
42. River Cooter
43. Southern X Midland Painted Turtles
44. Stinkpot
45. Snapping Turtle

46. Northern Fence Lizard
47. Six-lined Racerunner
48. Ground Skink
49. Five-lined Skink
50. Broadhead Skink