There were 20 hikers led by Shawn Gossman last Saturday at Snake Road in Union County. The weather started off a bit cool, with a light, short rain shower,  not really conducive for snake movement,  but, later the clouds cleared and the sun popped out.  The trek South only revealed 2 cottonmouth snakes…1 juvenile curled on a tree branch, and another adult in the middle of the road. 1 pair of hikers came all the way from Carmi. Many of the participants were on the hike to view amphibians & snakes. We met quite a few other hikers, not with the Trail Society group, heading South…as we were heading back North.

The trek back North on the road, given that the Sun was out, and temps were slightly warmer, did give a chance to view a few more migratory organisms….a ringneck snake, a large bullfrog sunning on a small log and several other small snakes.