Florida herping pics
 

I just got back from a few days in Florida for a family reunion and found some time to do some herping within Orlando where my parents live and Merritt Island where my Grandmother lives. These first pics are from Orlando and verious lakes and ponds
Sunset
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...viersunset.jpg
Sunrise
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...ts/sunrise.jpg
Great blue Herons
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...blueherons.jpg
River otter
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...riousotter.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...tats/otter.jpg
Ibis
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...coupleibis.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...itats/ibis.jpg
Wood pecker
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...tats/woody.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...woodpecker.jpg
Dragon fly
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63.../dragonfly.jpg

And the rest of th pics are from Merritt Island
3 Stripe mud
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...ts/3stripe.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...3stripemud.jpg
Florida softshell
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...tats/softy.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63.../softyhead.jpg
I watched this one lay a clutch of eggs :DD
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...emalesofty.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...tats/water.jpg

Brown Anole
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...tats/anole.jpg
Alligators
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...torbasking.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...tothewater.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63.../babygator.jpg


Leopard frog
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...eopardfrog.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...eopardfrog.jpg
Gopher tortoise
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...ats/gopher.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...linggopher.jpg
Cooter not sure which species most likely a pennisula or Florida red belly
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...oreofapond.jpg

Grey squirrel
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...s/squirell.jpg
Caught these guys in the small ditch behind me within 50 feet of each other
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...pperandres.jpg

Upclose of the RES
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63.../femaleres.jpg
And one of the Florida Snapper
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...idasnapper.jpg
Thise guy got atleast one story worth tell with battle wounds like these
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...s/plastron.jpg
amd my 2 favorite pic
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...appermacro.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a63...ts/killyou.jpg

X those are some great pics. Thanks so much for sharing!

Why didn't you pick up the gator? lol

Awesome pics Xavier! Looks like you had a blast!

Nice pics, and good finds, X.

Looks like a good time. Thanks for sharing the pics.

Man.What a great trip you had.Very nice.Love the softshells.And the snappers awsome.