I finally found an alligator at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge today. I know these are common down in SC, GA and FL, but in northeastern NC you really have to look for them. This one seemed to enjoy having its picture taken.
What I like about this one is that it doesn't appear to have been caught before or tagged. It has all its dorsal scales intact on its tail.
Oh, and a speedy Cottonmouth that was already fleeing by the time I could snap a pic. This message has been edited. Last edited by: Micropterus,
_____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau
September 30, 2018, 06:48 AM
henryaz
Looks like you got too close, again.
September 30, 2018, 06:57 AM
sybo
Man I love nature.....
September 30, 2018, 09:40 AM
muzzleloader
Next time run and get ahead of him for a good shot of that white mouth
"The days are stacked against what we think we are." Jim Harrison
October 02, 2018, 05:35 PM
jackimoe
Great pics!
October 02, 2018, 08:02 PM
ffips
Looks like he smiled for you.
October 03, 2018, 06:29 AM
Mars_Attacks
quote:
Originally posted by sybo: Man I love nature.....
Batter fried with remoulade sauce on a bun.
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Eeewwww, don't touch it! Here, poke at it with this stick.
October 03, 2018, 10:45 AM
az4783054
Maybe he wanted to wrestle? Beautiful images.
Beware of a man whose only pistol is a 1911, he's probably very good with it.
October 03, 2018, 02:55 PM
snipes
Decent size too. Nice.
October 03, 2018, 05:41 PM
Chris Orndorff
Snake looks like a Copperhead...great pics of the 'gator!
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