The Herps of My Life

I was always into herps but especially turtles. On my last trip to Jekyll with my folks we checked out the educational animals. Walter a.ka. Coon Lee a.k.a. the Pine Snake is HUGE. I can't believe how big the snake is compared to 2 years ago.

Below you will find a series of shots of my favorites Jekyll herps:

Walter the Pine Snake


Shelby the Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Dorothy and Camilla the Eastern Box Turtles

And for a few herps from my current job at Green Cay we have 2 new additions. This large Snapping Turtle was released in the wetland last week. It almost was run over by a tractor but now it will be safe swimming in the murk of Green Cay Wetlands. And below that is a nasty Cuban Treefrog. If you know anything about these guys you know that they eat native treefrogs and have toxins that prohibit some birds and lizards from eating them. I love the color of this Cuban Treefrog though...and when we found it, the green was even darker. Nothing like a 3 inch treefrog to liven up the educational animal display.