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The first (New Years Day) and last (Christmas Eve) snakes of 2017. North Florida Swamp Snakes (Liodytes pygaea) #snake #florida #floridaherps #floridabirds #nature #bird

This guy was hanging out under the bird feeder yesterday. Cheeky monkey! This morning I checked to make sure he had left. He was still there. I am used to the behavior of my non-venomous friends so I thought he might be dead. I threw pebbles and twigs with no reaction. I started scooping him up with a shovel to get rid of the "corpse". He sure did wake up then! I guess he was sleeping off a big meal. #easterndiamondback #rattlesnake #floridasnakes #floridaherps #watchwhereyoustep #floridaherping #snakes (at Palm City, Florida)

Anolis carolinensis on the nature trail at the @floridaoceanographic . One of our native Florida lizards. #anoliscarolinensis #reptiles #environment #floridalizard #floridaherps #floridaherping #floridareptiles #lizards #carolineanole #americanlizards #americanreptile #floridaoceanographiccoastalcenter #hutchinsonisland #roamflorida #floridawildlifephotographer (at Florida Oceanographic Center)

One of the baby gopher tortoises in my yard. They may have a little edge in areas where people walk their dogs. Turtle predators like raccoons are less inclined to hang out in an area with fresh signs of dogs. #endextinction #gopheruspolyphemus #gophertortoise #tortoises #tortoise #turtle #floridaherps #floridawildlifephotography #floridawinter #Florida #pesticidefree #roamflorida #reptiles #environment (at Palm City, Florida)

Make your yard a wildlife habitat. Let weeds grow. Plant native plants. It might take a while but the animals will come. While developing goes on around you be a safe space for those who can't talk. #floridawildlifecorridor #floridawildlife #gophertortoise #keystonespecies #Florida #floridaherps #floridaherping #roamflorida #tortoise #tortoises #floridanature #floridanative (at Palm City, Palm City, Florida)

Yellow rat snake waiting for a Thanksgiving mouse. #floridawildlife #reptiles #yellowratsnake #roamflorida #snake #Florida #floridasnakes #floridaherps (at Palm City, Florida)