A cautious ribbon snake on the forest floor raises its head at Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh North Carolina

A Carolina anole, also known as an American green anole, stops to glance back at Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh North Carolina

A rough greensnake, also known as a green grass snake, waits motionless in the bushes at Yates Mill County Park in Raleigh North Carolina.