Category Archives: Reptiles, etc.

lampropeltis holbrooki Saturday, April 26, 2025 — 10:30 am Crawford County, Arkansas — Frog Bayou Wildlife Management Area I was birding the cells, mostly looking for shorebirds. I was walking through a patch of spotty weeds when I spotted this … Continue reading →

nerodia rhombifier Friday, May 10, 2024 – 10:05 am Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas I spotted the snake swimming along the muddy shore in one of the canals. As I watched, it crawled up onto the muddy bank like … Continue reading →

pantherophis obsoletus Saturday, May 4, 2024 – 12:20 pm Pope County, Arkansas – Galla Creek State Wildlife Management Area After a morning of birding at Holla Bend, I headed toward home via Atkins Bottoms. I decided to make a quick … Continue reading →

opheodrys aestivus Monday, April 1, 2024 – 11:08 a.m. Faulkner County, Arkansas – Kenny Vernon Nature Trail at Bell Slough Wildlife Management Area Birding along the maintenance road near the marsh, with woods on one side and swamp on the … Continue reading →

Nerodia erythrogaster Tuesday, April 2, 2024 – 10:33 a.m. Conway, Arkansas – Hendrix Creek Preserve I was birding along the trail between I-40 and the creek. I saw an approaching couple with two boys. They stopped and stared at something … Continue reading →