FLORIDA
December 2010
1 of 1
FLORIDA
December 2010
1 of 1
Another crop of Everglades and Big Cypress pics taken during our annual family vacation. This year there are
more alligators than we’ve ever seen before. Gave up counting when we hit 500+.
Lots of babies, including hatchlings and yearlings.
A Softshell unbothered by the alligator basking beside it, but this Redbelly had a less peaceful encounter in the
past. Note the punctured carapace and fractured plastron below the tail.
And speaking of hungry alligators . . .
Ron’s wife Lorisa captures the moment on video. Although it’s cool to watch a gator chow down a gar, I
especially enjoy the chorus of tourists in the background.
Alligators weren’t the only ones having fish for lunch. Birds were also out hunting, or working on their nests.
More herps poking up and out from the swamp.
Even on the road some Green Water Snakes would still periscope. Florida Water Snakes would just bite.
A pretty little neonate Water Moccasin.
At first I thought this was a Pygmy Rattlesnake, but turned out to be something even better. I know EDBs are
great wherever they’re found, but my favorites are those from the Glades.
Florida Softshell Turtle
Apolone ferox
Florida Redbelly Turtle
Pseudemys nelsoni
Florida Green Water Snake
Nerodia floridana
Florida Green Water Snake
Nerodia floridana
Florida Banded Water Snake
Nerodia faciata pictiventris
Florida Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti
Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (juvenile)
Crotalus adamanteus
