Great report Thing1!
I'm a little wary around venomous snakes, particularly around the water moccasins due to a fishing outing with my uncle when I was a kid. He cut my line because two water moccasins were attached to the fish I had just caught. I would consider it a healthy respect rather than fear though. I like them, but would prefer to give them their space.

It's glad to see you girls aren't afraid to be outdoors and aren't timid about getting into the muck. That picture of the tree was pretty cool. That frog was huge!