Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s National Reptile Awareness Day! introduces the day and explains which animals are being celebrated. It goes on to recommend ways that you can have fun and celebrate this important day.
An Adorable Little Green Tree Frog Hidden in the Grass explains how and why the image was produced with a tunnel vision effect.
An Awesome New Neighbor is a Gopher Tortoise tells the story of the author’s encounter with her new neighbor, a Florida gopher tortoise. It then goes on to explain one of the laws protecting these threatened animals from their worst enemy, man.
The Pine Woods Tree Frog is a Beautiful and Helpful Little Frog shows readers one of these frogs in it’s green coloring and gives some facts about their habitat, diet, and breeding behaviors.
The Striped Eye of an Aquatic Turtle is Quite Beautiful explains how the author happened to intact with and photograph this Florida aquatic turtle.
The American Bullfrog has an Interesting and Complex Social Structure tells readers about the lifestyle and breeding behaviors of this beautiful frog. It also explains why it is great to have around in it’s native habitat, but how it can easily become an invasive and harmful species in other ecosystems.
The Southeastern Five-lined Skink had an Interesting Lifestyle tells the story of an encounter with a juvenile skink. It then goes on to give some information about these skinks and their lifestyle.
Brown Anoles are Nonnative, but Great for Gardens introduces the brown anole, a native of the Bahamas and Cuba. They are highly adaptable and tend to outcompete native species. But they are here to stay, so you might want to accept them in your garden for pest control.
Black Racers are Beautiful, Helpful Garden Snakes tells of the author’s encounter with a juvenile Southern black racer snake in a small woody park. It also explains why these nonvenomous snakes are good to keep around.
The Brown Phase of the Beautiful Green Anole explains several reasons why green anoles change from green to brown. It also shares several photos of a green anole in the brown color phase.
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