Snakes Playing Poker

My people and I went out to Shelby Forest for a BioBlitz this weekend. A BioBlitz is an event where you spend the day running around in the woods with a bunch of nature-lovers, identifying and documenting every living organism you possibly can. My friend, Austyn, and I went out really early for the birds and then ran across half of the herpetology class after it got a little warmer (it was so cold that morning!). It was a good day for plants. A great day for plants! Not so much for herps... We did end up seeing a slimy salamander and a few frogs, though. The snakes were too busy playing poker to come out and greet us.