Reptiles and Amphibians

Just prior to doing some horseback riding on a beach, I decided to do a little walking. I had hoped to see some nice sea birds. Seemed like a reasonable expectation to me.

Lizards are annoyingly skittish when you want to take a picture of them. They're so skittish that 3 out of my 5 pictures are from a zoo.

If you've ever been to the Florida Everglades, you know that crocodiles are so common there it's amazing the park is open to the public. You'd think they'd lose more hikers than they do. Perhaps the crocodiles are so well fed that they can't be bothered to chase down humans.

A lot of people don't like snakes, but I do. Which isn't to say that they don't startle me when I stumble upon them. But when neither snake or I panic upon encountering each other, I take the opportunity to try and get a good picture.

Snakes bother a lot of people, but I like them. Undoubtedly it's because of the way they move and their lack of legs. I suppose the forked tongue doesn't help either. However, these very things make them good subjects for photographs. Of course, that's just my opinion.

Frogs abound in the parks I frequent. They're even on some corporate campuses that are open to the public that I visit. Frogs are fairly docile creatures which make them easy subjects for photographs. The hardest part is getting the camera down to their level for a natural looking shot.

I had pet turtles as a kid. I think I still like them although I don't have them as pets any more. The biggest obstacle to having turtles for pets is that they live a long time. And if given enough room, they can grow to be quite large. Nowadays, I have to settle for taking pictures of turtles.