Today I went field herping for the first time ever with some friends. We had a blast, and found some neat reptiles.
First critter found was this Ornate Box Turtle.
The next citter, and first snake we found was this big Bullsnake. He wasn't to happy that we visited him, either! He had a large section of tail missing, but he was still gorgeous. This is what I was hoping to see today, and I'm so glad we found one!
I also got a video of him hissing. I'll post it later.
Very soon after the Bullsnake we found this little Hognose. What a cute little guy! He was small enough to sex him as male.
Then we discovered this little 6-Line Race Runner. He was too quick and too deep in the cover for us to catch him, though.
This gorgeous Blue Racer was found next. I'd never seen this species before, and oh man they are pretty!
Later on we found 3 more Blue Racers. Two of them were caught in the act of mating, but quickly slithered down a hole together before a picture could be taken. I didn't actually see them myself, either. But right away we found the 4th Blue Racer, and the prettiest one in my opinion. This one had quite a bit more yellow on the sides.
There were also a variety of non-reptile wildlife that we found. Here are some pictures of them.
Silkworms
A type of Skipper Butterfly
Caterpillar
Flowers
Prickly Pear
And lastly here are some landscape shots of the prairie.
All in all it was a really fun day. The Bullsnake just made my day. I was really hoping we would find one. I love how they hiss! I can't wait until we go herping again soon. 
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Aubrey Ross
