Thanks, Dan. I was wondering if the lizards eat snail/slug eggs. Online search seemed to indicate diet consists of small insects, etc. no mention of insect/bug eggs. Anyway, no matter what, I really enjoy the lizards .. sometimes scurry away when they see me, but often freeze and eye me ... maybe wondering if I'm too big to eat.....

I found a salamander type creature the other day - I have lots of holes in my woods from long gone trees and I went to put some leftover dirt in one of them. I pulled out a big clump of dead leaves from the center and there he was: all wet and happy in that group of decomposing leaves. I also find them under rocks. Bottom line - try to leave or create natural areas like rocks (just a single one on the ground, they don't have to be stacked) and decomposing vegetation. As for bees, think of flowers that are composed of lots of small flowers: viburnums (not the ball ones, those are all sterile flowers), elderberry, blueberries, hollies or this ninebark: One should consider whether you are using flowers that support pollinators like bees - those showy blue and pink hydrangeas? Mostly, if not all, sterile flowers.

Let me think... Green Treefrog Gray Treefrog Spring Peeper Blanchards Cricket Frog Western Chorus Frog Bullfrog Green frog Bronze Frog Northern Leopard Frog (heard) Southern Leopard Frog American Toad Dwarf American Toad Fowlers Toad Blue Spotted Salamander Tiger Salamander Spotted Salamander Smallmouth Salamander Marbled Salamander Mole Salamander Longtail Salamander Cave Salamander Eastern Zigzag Salamander Southern Redback Salamander Northern Slimy Salamander Western Slimy Salamander Common Snapping Turtle Midland Painted Turtle Southern Painted Turtle Common Map Turtle Red Eared Slider Blanding's Turtle Eastern Collered Lizard Northern Fence Lizard Southern Coal Skink Five Lined Skink Broad-headed Skink Ground Skink Western Worm Snake Midwest Worm Snake Southern Black Racer Northern Ringneck Snake Mississippi Ringneck Snake Prairie Ringneck Snake Black Ratsnake Western Fox Snake Eastern Hognose Snake Speckled Kingsnake Black Kingsnake Yellowbelly Watern Snake Midland Water Snake Northern Water Snake Broad Banded Water Snake Queen Snake Midland Brown Snake Northern Redbelly Snake Eastern Garter Snake Chicago Garter Snake Lined Snake Western Cottonmouth Timber Rattlesnake Scott

Ah yes...Lined Snake heaven and full of all sorts of other surprises. That is one of my favorite herping places, but its so close to a metro area and I see so much evidence of irresponsible herping (i,e-not putting rocks back properly) there, that I am glad you haven't disclosed the specific location publically.