A creepy view of a Stinkpot or Common Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) with a single eye visible staring back. Raleigh, North Carolina.

Appalachian brown or Appalachian eyed brown (Lethe appalachia) delicately perched on a cane leaf. Raleigh, North Carolina.

Close up of a Northern Black Racer lays in a coil as it relaxes on the forest floor. Raleigh, North Carolina.