We did just that, up by Robles' den. A flip of asphalt got us a four pack of Redbacks... with a fifth sneaking into a crack in the rock.
The next rock had just one loner.
Down in the Valley, I was happy to see our first October 2025 snake, a large Water Snake peeking out of the den entrance. Yes, I guess they are back, as they should be.
Gee, I hate to be boring with Redbacks, a species some "herpers" don't even count, but I love them and this guy was about 4 inches long... a beast!
A bit later, I went to flip a log that broke in half. Nestled inside was a Blue-Spotted.
We checked all of the known den-sites and saw nothing, so we headed towards the attached park. No frogs were out at the first bridge (no Joe!) but at the second bridge, while watching geese and ducks, we noticed a single Painted Turtle trying to catch some rays. Getting ready for Hallowe'en, she is sporting a Bride of Frankenstein 'do.
Out in the attached park, we looked around but the sun had gone behind clouds and it was pretty cool. It never got above 65° all day but with no sun, it was chilly. So, we headed back. I just had to check on the Valley on the way back. The same Water Snake was poking out. It was dark enough by this time that I had to use a flash, exposing some nice red markings.
Last up... more Redback beauty. So there.
That's it. And the rest of the year won't be much more interesting to people who like fancy stuff, but we're satisfied with our local commons. No trips for us this year (or likely ever again because I'm a lay-about) so we get what we get.
I'm really sad that this year ended so abruptly but what can you do? Hopefully, it will be nice enough this coming weekend to get out again and see if any tenacious critters are not yet ready to hang it up. I know I'm not.
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