Check Out these Herps!

On the mission to photograph all the beautiful wildflowers at Ashland, April and Arthur found some more lively specimens to take note of.

This Red-Spotted Newt was caught bare-handed by April in the Ashland marsh. Isn't he cute?

This beautifully colored Eastern Box Turtle was just crossing the path when we came by. The red eyes indicate it's a male turtle. This guy is fully grown, but we're not sure how old he is. He was missing the toes on his right hind foot, but he seemed to make full use of his stump (see last photo)!