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Nerodia fasciata pictiventris
with a friend i think unknowingly, we welcomed the new year yesterday by snaking along the paved roads of Everglades National Park in the early evening hours. we were privileged enough to find 11 different snakes crossing the road, all native, healthy and all we effectively caught and let go safely off of the road. unfortunately we saw close to two dozen different snakes dead as road kill and was really saddening. not to mention a baby box turtle and a uncalculable amount of leopard frogs and toads. :( the only red rat snake we saw last was dead, beautiful reds and oranges, at least 2.5 ft long. absurd that there is any roadkill within a park that is suppose to be Their protected area. the ride to Flamingo is far, and boaters and tourists are entitled, but the Park´s management needs fill that road with speed bumps, rumble strips or elevate the whole thing like they are doing tamiami trail. something to keep these sick drivers away from our family out there in their home. any ideas folks? culebra ♥
Crossing the Main Road of Everglades National Park, South Florida Peninsula
Happy Year of the Snake!
Spotted on Feb 10, 2013
Submitted on Feb 11, 2013
3 Comments
Sound like a very productive night! Nice spotting by the way!
It really was. One of those special moments you get to share with the territory you are in. To think we really went out to look for invasive pythons and never thought we could go out and not see a single invasive and see such a beautiful diversity of species as well as ages of the different snakes out last night. It fills you with the energy needed to keep up the fight to save our planet and all of its inhabitants. It is a labor of love.
What a great experience to find so much in one night.