Tag: reptile
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passing through
A Gopher tortoise plods through our back woods. Endangered and protected here in Southwest Florida, we hope this basketball-size friend feels safe and will stick around.
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little ‘gator on a log
A little alligator maybe a year old finds a spot of sunlight penetrating the cypress canopy in a swamp.
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diamondback
Basking in the late afternoon warmth of the tarmac in southwest Florida, this beautiful but dangerous rattlesnake would surely become a target for a passing motorist, so I encourage him to leave the roadway for the palmettos and pines of his native habitat.
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alligator
American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, a common reptile throughout Corkscrew Swamp. Alligators spend much of their time basking in the sun, or lying motionless waiting for some unsuspecting prey to wander too close.
david korte photographs 