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We were just out for a walk on the trails, not really looking for anything. But the critters seemed to want to be found! And going on a hike without a camera wouldn't be any fun at all, so here they are. Glass lizard, some kind of skink or other, and a snake I couldn't ID (posted to the What is it? Forum for that )

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1.0.0 Normal corn snake (Frito)
1.0.0 Creamsicle corn (Tang)
0.1.0 Ghost corn (Raynham)
1.0.0 Bay of LA rosy boa (Rivet)
0.1.0 Cape Gopher (Mole)
0.0.1 African House Snake (Casa)

That unidentifiable snake is a cottonmouth, be careful!
Todd Hughes

Yeah... after some searching around online, that's what I thought it'd be (or a dark/oddly patterned copperhead) but it was pretty far away from the water, so I wasn't sure. I followed the "If you can't ID it, don't get within bitey distance" rule, though *hugs his camera's zoom*
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1.0.0 Normal corn snake (Frito)
1.0.0 Creamsicle corn (Tang)
0.1.0 Ghost corn (Raynham)
1.0.0 Bay of LA rosy boa (Rivet)
0.1.0 Cape Gopher (Mole)
0.0.1 African House Snake (Really Lil' Dude)

AS Todd said it is a cottonmouth. I lived in Gainesville and Herped that area. It is proabably the snakiest area I have ever been. Cottonmouths can be found some distance from water. That being said you are never far from water in that area.