Earlier this month I went roadrunning (where you drive slowly down rural roads at night looking for herps) for my birthday. We came across a lot of snakes but unfortunately they were all dead on the road (DOR). We also spotted a few frogs and thankfully all but one was alive and hopping. Below is a list of what we saw:
Snakes
- Western Rat Snake (Scotophis obsoletus) – 2
- Great Plains Rat Snake (Pantherophis emoryi) – 2
- Blotched Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster transversa) – 1
- Checkered Garter Snake (Thamnophis marcianus maricanus) – 1
Frogs
- Coastal Plain Toad (Incilius nebulifer) – 2
- Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) – 1
- Hurter’s Spadefoot (Scaphiopus hurterii) – 1*
*New life list species for me
