Reptiles (Snakes, Lizards, Turtles, and Alligators) of the Big Thicket in East Texas

Cottonmouth Snake

Rat Snake

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Approx. 5 ft. American Alligator

American Alligator

American Alligator

American Alligator, (at least 10 ft.)

American Alligator

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Old Large Cooter Turtle

Old Large Cooter Turtle

Red Eared Slider Turtle

Cooter Turtle on Nest

Uknown Turtle Nest

Razorback Musk Turtle

Pseudemys sp.

Pseudemys sp.

Trachemys scripta elegans

Pseudemys sp.

Sternotherus carinatus

Razorback Musk Turtle

Razorback Musk Turtle

Razorback Musk Turtle

Razorback Musk Turtle

Large Spiny Softshell Turtle

Old Large and Easily Spooked Soft Shell Turtle

Sternotherus carinatus

Sternotherus carinatus

Sternotherus carinatus

Sternotherus carinatus

Apalone spinifera

Large Spiny Softshell Turtle

Large Spiny Softshell Turtle

Spiny Softshell Turtle, Juvenile

Spiny Softshell Turtle, juvenile

For Later Use

For Later Use

Apalone spinifera

Apalone spinifera

Apalone spinifera

Apalone spinifera

Turtles

American Alligator - Alligator mississippiensis

Ground Skink

Green Anole Lizard

Eastern Fence Lizard

Eastern Fence Lizard(see blue patch on throat)

Six Lined Racerunner, Whiptail Lizard

Six Lined Racerunner Whiptail Lizard

Scincella lateralis

Anolis carolinensis

Sceloporus undulatus ssp.

Sceloporus undulatus ssp.

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

Cnemidophorus sexlineatus

Mediterranean Gecko

Mediterranean Gecko

Mediterranean Gecko

For Later Use

For Later Use

For Later Use

Hemidactylus turcicus

Hemidactylus turcicus

Hemidactylus turcicus

Lizards, Skinks, Geckos

Five-Lined Skink

Five-lined Skink

Five-lined Skink

Older Five-lined Skink

Five-lined Skink

For Later Use

Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus)

Southern Copperhead Snake

Eastern Hognose Snake

REPTILES (SNAKES, LIZARDS, TURTLES & ALLIGATORS) of the Big Thicket in East Texas
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Cottonmouth Snake (left) Copperhead Snake (right) Venomous
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Rat or Chicken Snake (left) Hognose Snake (right) Non-venomous
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