our not-so-fun Florida trip

[drache]

PS.....Very nice pic of the curlytail lizard....I've never been able to get one to sit still enough for a good pic.

so that's what it was
very cool animal
never got close enough to one after that
but this one had a few interesting maneouvers
the trembling tail thing
the arching the back like a cat
for a moment I thought it was some kind of chameleon
wish I'd gotten a shot of that

[KITKAT]

The best areas of Florida to visit are the ones that are in the center of the state... because the coasts are highly developed. Bunnell, Flagler, and Volusia Counties have some interesting back roads that yield herps at the right time of day.

Then there is Merritt Island Wildlife Preserve... a drive through the wildest that Florida has to offer, with lots of birds, the occasional gator, etc.

You just gotta get away from tourists and the usual tourist haunts.

[GarterGirl]

The only thing that was actually fun was the everglades. At the hotel, there were some of lizards crawling around. I spotted most of them!

[adamanteus]

One day I would like to visit the Everglades. But if I ever get to the USA, I might prefer to visit the desert states, Arizona, New Mexico etc. I can dream!

Annoyingly, my brother who has no interest in reptiles, is flying to the States tomorrow...North Carolina, I think.

[Thamnophis]

Arizona, Mexico and California would be my states of interest.
And a few days in the city of New York would be fun too, I think.
And the swamps of Louisiana...
And the Everglades...
And the Grand Canyon...
And maybe Maine, to drink a Heineken with Stephen King...
And...

I wish I had retired and was rich