Eastern Gray Squirrel

Squirrel, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

North American's ubiquitous comic acrobat, loved by one and all (except for folk with bird feeders...)

Black Rat Snake

Black Rat Snake, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

A funny thing to do is, if you're out hiking and your friend gets bitten by a poisonous snake, tell him you're going to go for help, then go about ten feet and pretend that *you* got bit by a snake.

Then start an argument with him about who's going to go get help. A lot of guys will start crying. That's why it makes you feel good when you tell them it was just a joke.

~Jack Handey

For the record, black rat snakes are not poisonous, they're "good snakes" and help keep rodents away...

Northern Fence Lizard

Northern Fence Lizard, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise you're just a lizard standing there with the sun shining on you.

Ken Kesey