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Gator Encounters

Posted: June 4, 2013 in Photography, Reptiles
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A fellow blogger http://busymindthinking.com/ asked me if I actually get close to gators when taking their photos. The answer is,”Yes!” Gators are not the monsters people think they are. Gators are actually quite docile, and are as curious about us, as we are of them. I often find they are quite afraid of humans. Here I am up close and personal with some gator friends. The ideal distance is 30 feet or more away from them. I might be cheating that a little here.

Ask me to do this for crocodiles and we have,”NO DEAL!” That is a totally different reptile with more aggressive tendencies.

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Sunning Alligator

Posted: June 4, 2013 in Photography, Reptiles
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It’s always nice to walk along a path and run into a reptilian friend.  It makes for great photo opportunities and observation. This young, or possibly female gator, was warming in the Texas sun along Elm Lake at Brazos Bend State Park.

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Copperhead- A Haiku

Posted: May 18, 2013 in Photography, Poetry, Reptiles
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This is why I never see too much above my head, or sometimes even in front of me when hiking in the South. You always have to be wary of poisonous snakes below.

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I slither and seek

My copper pattern warns you

Please don’t tread on me.

2013 Albert Moyer, Jr.

Photo taken by me along a trail in Louisiana at Jungle Gardens.

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Alligator and Red-Eared Slider

Posted: May 18, 2013 in Photography, Reptiles
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I could not resist taking this photo because I have never seen the two so close together. Is the gator a friend or waiting for supper? Only he knows.

Photo taken in New Iberia, LA.

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The 12 ft Gator

Posted: May 8, 2013 in Photography, Reptiles
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This is what a beautiful, fat, healthy, 12 foot gator looks like sunning himself in the wild.

This photo was taken be me at Chicot State Park in Ville Platte, LA at about 3o yards away in a canoe.

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Brown Anole

Posted: May 2, 2013 in Photography, Reptiles
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I am thinking this is some kind of Anole from a foreign land, or someone’s pet lizard escaped. I took this photo on my window ledge. I have never seen them before in Houston until the last year or so.

Anybody know what it is?

Updated: I found the answer it is a Brown Anole common to Florida with isolated populations in Texas.

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Coral Snake

Posted: May 2, 2013 in Photography, Reptiles
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The rule of thumb for avoiding a poisonous coral snake is RED touch YELLOW kill a fellow, RED touch BLACK friend of jack. This referring to the bands on the snake. As you see in this photo it is red touch yellow. A big four to five foot long coral snake. Personally, I find them relatively harmless and reclusive. If you get bitten by a coral snake, you were holding or molesting it.

I took this photo at the Houston Arboretum. He was on the run when he sensed my presence.

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Banded Water Snake

Posted: May 2, 2013 in Photography, Reptiles
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This photo was taken by me at the Houston Arboretum.  Many people confuse these for water moccasins or cottonmouths. This snake is harmless.

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Diamond Back Rattlesnake

Posted: April 18, 2013 in Photography, Reptiles
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Thank heavens this was taken at the Houston Zoo, and this rattler was behind glass. He even looks mean! These snakes are so deadly, and if not deadly, they will leave scarring devastation. When in Texas tread lightly in the wild, and always be on the look out.

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Head Above Water

Posted: April 10, 2013 in Photography, Reptiles, Travel
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This gator is barely,”Head Above Water.” I took this photo at Brazos Bend State Park in Texas. This park is loaded with BIG gators.  I estimate this bad boy to be 11 to 13 feet and probably anywhere from 400 to 700 lbs. This is also known as a Cajun Yard Dog in Louisiana.

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