We end the series on reptiles with a human interaction with a reptile – a Cobra snake!
Snake charming is the practice of appearing to hypnotize a snake by playing and waving around an instrument called a pungi. A typical performance may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerous acts, as well as other street performance staples, like juggling and sleight of hand. We found this snake charmer on a street in New Delhi, India.
A different and unique version of a reptile – a colorful display of reptile lanterns, an iguana at the Chinese Lantern Festival in Belmont, North Carolina
The American alligator, sometimes referred to colloquially as a gator or common alligator, is a large crocodilian reptile native to the Southeastern United States and a small section of northeastern Mexico. Here is an image of one captured in Florida.
Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida offers a vast variety of birds and even green iguanas like this one that camouflaged itself
The Mugger crocodile is a medium to large crocodilian species; an adult male may reach up to 4.5 meters (18 ft) in length and weigh 450 kg (1000 lbs). It has a distinctive aspect, and is the most alligator like of all crocodile species. While juvenile’s generally have a light tan coloring with some black cross-banding on the body and tail, adult specimens are generally gray to brown.
The Mugger is a hole-nesting species, with egg-laying taking place during the annual dry season.
Found this crocodile on than bank of a small river at Gir National Park, also known as Sasan Gir, a forest, national park, and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India.
There are three types of land iguanas to be found in the Galapagos Islands which are considered to be endemic to the islands.
Land iguana – the land iguana is the most ubiquitous of the three species of land iguanas, and this is the type that you are probably most likely to see on your visit to the Galapagos Islands. Caught this iguana nibbling on a piece of fruit.
Although Nile crocodiles resemble armored tanks with huge, teeth-filled mouths, these reptiles are unusually attentive parents. Large, lizard-shaped reptile with four short legs and a long muscular tail. The hide is rough and scaled. Juvenile Nile crocodiles are dark olive to brown with darker crossbands on tail and body. Adults are uniformly dark with darker crossbands on tail. Size averaging approximately 5 m (16 ft.) with maximum size of roughly 6 m (20 ft.) Weight adults of both sexes may easily exceed 225 kg (500 lbs.) Diet Up to 70% of the adult diet is fish. Other prey items may include zebras, hippos, porcupines, pangolins, and migrating wildebeest. Here is a Nile Crocodile captured in Ngorongoro National Park in Tanzania.
Our Catawba Valley Camera Camera Club had a competition on “Reptiles” this week, but I could not submit any entries. So I am posting my images on reptiles from my library this week for your review.
Reptiles are a class of vertebrates made up mostly of snakes, turtles, lizards, and crocodilians. These animals are most easily recognized by their dry, scaly skin. Almost all reptiles are cold-blooded, and most lay eggs—though some, like the boa constrictor, give birth to live young. Instead of possessing gills like fish or amphibians, reptiles have lungs for breathing.
Here is a Cottonmouth snake in a preserve in Florida …..
