In between last week I did a little daytime road cruising in the Ouachita national forest and came across a Hognose. My first in Arkansas. The following links are to two photos of the Hognose on my flickr stream:

http://tinyurl.com/5sdlf35

http://tinyurl.com/3s4osxj

The next day I came a cross a Common snapping turtle on the edge of the road about twenty feet or so from a little creek. His shell measured 8" front to back and approx 7" side to side:

http://tinyurl.com/3temlop

http://tinyurl.com/5tguask

Three days later turned up this Eastern Racer:

http://tinyurl.com/65v9vbt

Also seen but not photographed:

A nice healthy looking large Rat snake and an equally fat and healthy looking Garter snake.