Some additional reptiles, following up on Part 1 posted earlier. As before, WC claims no expertise in identifying reptile species and cheerfully accepts corrections. What’s most striking about reptiles is there incredible diversity of forms and sizes, far greater than that of birds. Of course, reptiles have been around a lot longer than birds.
Reptiles – proto-birds, if you will – are never a primary subject for WC, but that hasn’t stopped WC from photographing a decent selection of this class of vertebrates. From time to time, WC will post albums of reptile photos. The photos ar of widely varying quality – some are scanned from slides or negatives…
WARNING. This post is a little gruesome. You’re going to watch a caiman – a cousin to a crocodile – munch down quite a large fish. If you’re easily upset by some of nature’s more gory aspects, skip this blog post. Caiman, carnivorous amphibians related to alligators, are native to the streams, rivers and lakes…
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