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

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

Several Eastern River Cooters (Pseudemys concinna concinna) basking in the sunshine on a log in the lake. Durant Nature Preserve, Raleigh, North Carolina.