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Two weeks ago I got to make a trip to the Everglades for the first time. It was incredible! Though I only spent two days and one night I found quite a lot of stuff. I hope to go back in the fall and spend a bit more time. I apologize that the pics at the beginning aren't so great. I had a new camera and was still learning to use it. The pics get progressively better, haha.
This was the first wild gator of the trip. I saw plenty more!
First A. p. conanti. This was a lifer for me.
First Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea) of the night, also a Lifer for me.
Second Scarlet Snake of the night, roughly 5 mins later.
First Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis elapsoides) of the night. And my third Lifer of the night.
Cornsnake, and Lifer number 4.
Aberrant saddle on the above corn.
S. m. barbouri, yet another Lifer.
Crocodylus acutus. This was an amazing animal, I was awed to be in her presence. She was Lifer number 6 of the night.
Cuban Tree Frogs hunting.
Scarlet Snake number 3
Green Water Snake. Nerodia floridana? Lifer number 7.
Banded Water Snake. Nerodia fasciata. Lifer number 8,
Cottonmouth #2, a juvie.
Some gators feeding at night.
And that ends Day One! I will post pics of Day 2 later. Yeah, I know. I take a lot of pics, haha.
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Great beginning to Day 2: Sunrise in the Everglades pine woods!
Big gator! They are so impressive.
Then it was little lizard time. I don't know the IDs on any of these, and would appreciate help. Anoles really aren't my thing, though they were fun to photograph. I got destroyed by biting flies while squatting on the ground waiting for them to flash their throat patch.
This one was my favorite, because of the cool crest down its head and back.
Another really neat one.
Vultures are one of my favorite types of birds, and there were tons of them there. This pic was shortly before this one charged me, and ran me all the way back to my vehicle, lol.
One of the funnier things I have found while road cruising.
First snake of my last evening there. Juvie A. p. conanti.
Second, and last snake of that evening. A. p. conanti.
This was the first wild gator of the trip. I saw plenty more!
First A. p. conanti. This was a lifer for me.
First Scarlet Snake (Cemophora coccinea) of the night, also a Lifer for me.
Second Scarlet Snake of the night, roughly 5 mins later.
First Scarlet Kingsnake (Lampropeltis elapsoides) of the night. And my third Lifer of the night.
Cornsnake, and Lifer number 4.
Aberrant saddle on the above corn.
S. m. barbouri, yet another Lifer.
Crocodylus acutus. This was an amazing animal, I was awed to be in her presence. She was Lifer number 6 of the night.
Cuban Tree Frogs hunting.
Scarlet Snake number 3
Green Water Snake. Nerodia floridana? Lifer number 7.
Banded Water Snake. Nerodia fasciata. Lifer number 8,
Cottonmouth #2, a juvie.
Some gators feeding at night.
And that ends Day One! I will post pics of Day 2 later. Yeah, I know. I take a lot of pics, haha.
---------- Post added at 10:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:53 AM ----------
Great beginning to Day 2: Sunrise in the Everglades pine woods!
Big gator! They are so impressive.
Then it was little lizard time. I don't know the IDs on any of these, and would appreciate help. Anoles really aren't my thing, though they were fun to photograph. I got destroyed by biting flies while squatting on the ground waiting for them to flash their throat patch.
This one was my favorite, because of the cool crest down its head and back.
Another really neat one.
Vultures are one of my favorite types of birds, and there were tons of them there. This pic was shortly before this one charged me, and ran me all the way back to my vehicle, lol.
One of the funnier things I have found while road cruising.
First snake of my last evening there. Juvie A. p. conanti.
Second, and last snake of that evening. A. p. conanti.
