Last week my partner, Murphy, and I found ourselves getting scorched by the Florida sun in between the canals around Lake Apopka. The goal of our trip revolved mostly around the idea that we would be able to see some lifer herps and birds. While December is significantly warmer in Florida than it is in Michigan, I was aware that finding some reptiles in that part of Florida might still be difficult this time of year. Nonetheless, I had purchased Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida by Krysko, Enge, and Moler and had tried to learn as much as I could about the herps we may be seeing in the areas we would be visiting. This and the following two blog posts will cover the three full days we had down in Florida. Before we had started our hike, we walked down to the marina that was in the park. Right away we were able to see an Alligator, a Tricolored Heron, a Snowy Egret, and an Eastern Bluebird all right near the marina. As we began our walk along the gravel roads we
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