A five foot alligator feeding on…..one inch poeciliid fishes?

A few weeks ago while biking the 15-mile loop of the Everglades Shark Valley, I came across an alligator in a drying pool engaging in some interesting behavior. It looked as if the alligator was employing a feeding technique to capture and eat poeciliid fishes (perhaps Gambusia holbrooki). The alligator was in a small muddy […]

Water snakes galore in the Everglades

The Everglades, southern Florida’s vast wetland, are an amazing place to observe nature. Over Memorial Day weekend I went to the Everglades to do some fishing and nature photography. At dusk, I observed three species of water snake, the southern water snake (Nerodia fasciata), the Florida green water snake (Nerodia floridana), and the brown water […]