***Note If you see a toad mis-ided let me know.

Took a vacation down to SC to visit my family and to get a little bit of herping in.

Sept 16th 2007
Florence County, SC
Temps: 78f

1 Common King Snake
1 Unided Water Snake
3 Marbled Salamanders
3 Anoles
1 5-lined Skink
5+ Yellow Bellied Sliders
1 Leopard  Frog
2 Southern Toads
1 Fowler’s Toad
2 Slider Turtle Shells
2 Eastern Mud Turtle Shells

My father and I took a small trip down to the river a few miles down from
where my mother lives.

Flipped 3 Marbled Salamanders

Common King Snake

Seen these Yellow Bellied Sliders out basking.

And came across some Turtle shells.

Slider Shells

Mud Turtle Shells

Fowler’s Toad

Southern Toads

S. Leopard Frogs

Sept. 17th 2007
Georgetown County, SC

5+ Alligators
1 Race Runner **LIFER
2 5-lined Skinks
1 Anole

We took my daughter down to the beach and seen a few things.

Gators

Racerunner

Sept. 18th 2007
Berkeley County, SC

10+ Anoles
10+ Bull Frog Tadpoles
3 Alligators
15+ Sliders / Cooters
1 Banded Watersnake
1 Broadhead Skink

This day we went down to Cypress Gardens sence my daughter wanted to see
moreAlligators and this is a nice little spot to get out in a boat and have a good
time viewing all the wildlife.

A few Anoles around the park

Lots of Sliders around the Swamp.

Broadheaded Skink

2 of the Gators we seen.

After we got off the boat there was this guy trying to find a Park Attendent because there
Was this really HUGH Cottonmouth an one of the trails… My mom said just go grab
my son over there taking the photos.  So I went with the guy and attendent to find not a hugh cottonmouth but a Banded Water Snake. That wasnt even 3.5 ft. She looked very skinny. Probably just had babies (thanks Kyle Loucks for the info). So I took a few Pics and put her in to the water so she might not be bothered by the people coming up behind us on the trail.

And some Misc. Stuff from the Park.

Sept. 19th 2007
Florence County, SC

2 Three-Lined Salamanders **LIFER
1 Fowler’s Toad
3 Cricket Frogs
2 Ground Skinks
1 5-lined Skink
2 Anoles

Took a ride out with one of my old buds from SC that I use to do some herping with.

Three-Lined Salamanders

Fowler’s Toad

Cricket Frog

Ground Skink

Sept. 20th 2007
Sumter County, SC
Temp: 78f

15+ Yellow Bellied Sliders
3 Cricket Frogs
2 Cottonmouths
2 Southern Slimy Salamanders **LIFER
3 Worm Snakes **LIFER
1 S. Ringneck Snake
1 Green Tree Frog
2 Ground Skinks
1 5-lined Skink
2 Anoles
2 Cottonmouths (caught by Matt aka happyherper from the night before)

I meet up with Matt aka happyherper from Fieldherpforum.com at his research place.
I have frequented the spot a few times before but I had alot more luck with Matt.
I have to say that I give props to Matt for taking me out and that wading though
the bog in Hip Waiters is something I couldnt do 3 times a week. Yes I got Stuck more
times that one.

We checked a few turtle nets. 15 Yellow Bellied Slider for 1 trap.

Then we hit the bogs to check some traps but they all came up empty but seen 2 Cottonmouths. Photographed 1.

Matt had 2 other Cottons caught from the night before that I photographed.
1st one.

2nd one.

Next we went to check some Tin.

Green Tree Frog

3 Worm Snakes . These were probably the hardest things in the world to photograph.

2 under one tin.

Next one under another peice of tin.

Then we flipped another tin with a Southern Slimy and a Ringneck

Southern Slimy Salamander

Ringneck

Sept. 21st 2007
Florence & Sumter County

4 Anoles
2 Ground Skinks
1 5-Lined Skink
1 Fowler’s Toad
5+ Leopard Frogs
1 Rough Green Snake (fresh DOR)
1 Black Racer(DOR)

My mothen and I took my daughter to the Park to play some. Kyra caught her
first Anole all by herself so I was proud of her.

Ground Skinks

Slider

Fowler’s Toad with one eye

Leopard Frog

DOR Black Racer

When we were leaving the Park my mom said theres a snake in the road.
A Rough Green Snake :( Just hit and still moving around.
Thiswas the 3rd one I have ever seen.