Banded water snake

At night during the Split Oak Forest Bioblitz, a fellow naturalist hopped into a pond and caught this beautiful nonvenomous banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata) so that we could document it. I didn't get any good full body length shots, but I would estimate that it was about 3 feet long. Notice how it's flattening out its head in a threatening posture and resembles a venomous cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) head shape.

Banded water snake

At night during the Split Oak Forest Bioblitz, a fellow naturalist hopped into a pond and caught this beautiful nonvenomous banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata) so that we could document it. I didn't get any good full body length shots, but I would estimate that it was about 3 feet long. Notice how it's flattening out its head in a threatening posture and resembles a venomous cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) head shape.

Banded water snake

At night during the Split Oak Forest Bioblitz, a fellow naturalist hopped into a pond and caught this beautiful nonvenomous banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata) so that we could document it. I didn't get any good full body length shots, but I would estimate that it was about 3 feet long. Notice how it's flattening out its head in a threatening posture and resembles a venomous cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) head shape.

Banded water snake

At night during the Split Oak Forest Bioblitz, a fellow naturalist hopped into a pond and caught this beautiful nonvenomous banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata) so that we could document it. I didn't get any good full body length shots, but I would estimate that it was about 3 feet long. Notice how it's flattening out its head in a threatening posture and resembles a venomous cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) head shape.

Alligator front left foot

This female alligator was about 7 feet long and was guarding her babies nearby

Alligator smile :D

This female alligator was about 7 feet long and was guarding her babies nearby

Basking baby alligator

Alligator back left foot

This female alligator was about 7 feet long and was guarding her babies nearby

The Three Amogis

Male wood ducks (Aix sponsa) on the Silver River

Golden-winged skimmer (Libellula auripennis)

Wing of sleeping dragonfly

Golden-winged skimmer (Libellula auripennis)

Florida ivory millipede

Chicobolus spinigerus Despite the name "ivory", these can also be orange or reddish.

Florida ivory millipede

Chicobolus spinigerus Despite the name "ivory", these can also be orange or reddish.

Florida ivory millipede

Chicobolus spinigerus Despite the name "ivory", these can also be orange or reddish.

Southern toad after a fire

Southern toads (Anaxyrus terrestris) were everywhere the night of the controlled burn on UCF campus last week! They didn't seem at all bothered by the still smoldering ash-laden landscape.

Southern toad after a fire

Southern toads (Anaxyrus terrestris) were everywhere the night of the controlled burn on UCF campus last week! They didn't seem at all bothered by the still smoldering ash-laden landscape.

After the burn