Reptiles of North Brevard - 1
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Titusville, Florida - America's Space Coast
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Alligator on the bank of a canal Bob Paty |
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Alligator grinning! Bob Paty |
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I Ordered Ham On Rye! Bob Paty
P.S. This is illegal and can lead to very dangerous interactions with humans and pets. |
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Pigmy Rattlesnake Don't let this guys brilliant color and small size fool you. The Pigmy Rattlesnake accounts for more poisonous snake bites in Florida than any other pit viper. Bob Paty |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A large alligator attacks and eats a smaller one in a natural display of cannibalism. Although this event has been observed infrequently by Kennedy Space Center's staff photographers, it is common feeding behavior among the wild alligator population on the space center. Alligators are carnivorous and will eat any living thing that crosses their paths and is small enough for them to kill. For this reason, it is dangerous to feed wild alligators, and in Florida, it is also illegal. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is located on the Kennedy Space Center.
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Gopher Tortoise emerging from egg Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
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Holding a very young Gopher Tortoise found in the Enchanted Forest Nature Sanctuary. DRich |
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An adult Gopher Tortoise heads for home in his burrow in the Enchanted forest. DRich |
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A Gopher Tortoise caught in a downpour in the Enchanted Forest Nature Sanctuary. DRich |
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Indigo snake.
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7 foot Indigo snake in the Enchanted Forest Nature Sanctuary.
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Reptiles of North Brevard
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INDEX OF PHOTOGRAPY COLLECTIONS
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University of Florida's Online guide to the Snakes of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History - HERPETOLOGY
8/24/98.
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