American alligator
Scientific Name : Alligator mississippiensis
Habitat : Southeastern United States, from Great Dismal Swamp in North Carolina, south to Everglades National Park in Florida and west to the southern tip of Texas
Eat : eat a wide variety of animals, including invertebrates, fish, birds, turtles, snakes, amphibians, and mammals
Interesting Fact : Adult male American alligators measure 3.4 to 4.6 m (11 to 15 ft) in length, and can weigh 453 kg (999 lb)
Habitat : Southeastern United States, from Great Dismal Swamp in North Carolina, south to Everglades National Park in Florida and west to the southern tip of Texas
Eat : eat a wide variety of animals, including invertebrates, fish, birds, turtles, snakes, amphibians, and mammals
Interesting Fact : Adult male American alligators measure 3.4 to 4.6 m (11 to 15 ft) in length, and can weigh 453 kg (999 lb)
Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus
Common Name : water moccasin
Habitat : swim close to the top of the water with their heads out.
What does it eat : eat fish, small mammals, birds, amphibians; reptiles such as lizards, baby alligators and turtles; and other snakes, including smaller water moccasins.
How big can it get : ranging from 2 to 4 feet long (61 to 121 centimeters).
Interesting Facts :
- Water moccasins are often confused with non-venomous snakes, leading to the death of many a harmless snake.
- the water moccasin’s eyes do not protrude and are not visible if one is looking down at the top of the snake.
Habitat : swim close to the top of the water with their heads out.
What does it eat : eat fish, small mammals, birds, amphibians; reptiles such as lizards, baby alligators and turtles; and other snakes, including smaller water moccasins.
How big can it get : ranging from 2 to 4 feet long (61 to 121 centimeters).
Interesting Facts :
- Water moccasins are often confused with non-venomous snakes, leading to the death of many a harmless snake.
- the water moccasin’s eyes do not protrude and are not visible if one is looking down at the top of the snake.
Plestiodon egregius
Common Name : mole skink
Habitat : Found in sandhills and scrub.
They often like to be buried underground and live there .
What does it eat : Like other mole skinks, it feeds primarily on cockroaches, spiders, and crickets.
How big can it get :grows to 9 to 15 cm (3 to 6 inches).
Interestng Facts :
- The bluetail mole skink is an endangered species.
- It shares habitat with the sand skink, which is also endangered,
Habitat : Found in sandhills and scrub.
They often like to be buried underground and live there .
What does it eat : Like other mole skinks, it feeds primarily on cockroaches, spiders, and crickets.
How big can it get :grows to 9 to 15 cm (3 to 6 inches).
Interestng Facts :
- The bluetail mole skink is an endangered species.
- It shares habitat with the sand skink, which is also endangered,
Farancia abacura reinwardtii
Common Name : western mud snake
Habitat : the edges of streams and cypress swamps,
What do they eat :
How big can it grow :40 to 54 inches (1-1.4 m),
Interesting Facts :
- Breeding takes place in the spring, mostly in the months of April and May. - Eight weeks after mating, the female lays 4 to 104 eggs in a nest dug out of moist soil.
Habitat : the edges of streams and cypress swamps,
What do they eat :
How big can it grow :40 to 54 inches (1-1.4 m),
Interesting Facts :
- Breeding takes place in the spring, mostly in the months of April and May. - Eight weeks after mating, the female lays 4 to 104 eggs in a nest dug out of moist soil.