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October 21, 2020



Iguana show you this on National Reptile Day!



Here’s a beautiful reptile: a common iguana! I loved seeing wild iguanas in Costa Rica.


Back in the day when I ran the Cape May County Zoo Reptile House, we had a small Cuban iguana who would ride around on the back of a large, old redfoot tortoise named Mikey.


I’ve owned several iguanas over the years: Mickey, Hillary, and Stu. Just remember if you ever want to own one, they get a whole lot bigger than the size you can buy one in a pet store!


For another reptile, SCROLL DOWN…



October 21, 2020



Karma Chameleon



Here’s an in your face, beautiful reptile to help celebrate National Reptile Day!


This beautiful chameleon (as well as the previous pictured iguana) was just one of the reptiles, including Turtlesinger turtles, participating in the Gloucester County 4-H Skin and Scales Herpetology Club’s Reptile and Amphibian Expo in Clayton, New Jersey some years ago.


Herpetology is the study of both reptiles and amphibians.


For another of our favorite reptiles, the turtle, SCROLL DOWN…



October 21, 2020



What Kind of Turtle is That!?



Softshell turtles are an incredibly wonderful reptile to celebrate on National Reptile Day!

This is a closeup of the head of the softshell turtle you saw in the past September 26th Turtlesinger Blog. We had the best time watching this incredible water-dwelling reptile at the New Jersey Aquarium burrow under the sand until only his head peered out.


Softshell turtles are definitely not slow, and are one of the fastest moving turtles on land. They’re definitely one of my favorite turtles and reptiles!


OK, now for those of you who cannot abide one of the most incredible reptiles, the snake, you can say goodbye now. When I got my training in reptiles at the Big Bronx Zoo, I only wanted to work with the turtles—but that’s not the way it works in the REPTILE house LOL! So, although turtles are still my favorite reptile, I grew to appreciate ALL of the amazing reptiles at the Bronx Zoo Reptile House: including the snakes.


And so, for those of you who love and appreciate snakes like we do, SCROLL DOWN…



October 21, 2020



Licking: and Smelling!



We’re so delighted to have captured the tongue of this rather large snake at the former Leaming’s Run Gardens in Swainton.


Snakes use their tongues to smell!


National Reptile Day is also National Reptile Awareness Day, and we’re sorry this photo includes a piece of paper litter under this snake’s head.


Be reptile aware: when litter hits the ground, reptiles have to live with it in their homes.


For a full-body snake photo, SCROLL DOWN…



October 21, 2020



Bloated and Basking



I was delighted to catch this shot of what appears to be a gravid (or pregnant) water snake. She looks like she’s full of babies—and water snakes have live babies and do not lay eggs like some other snakes and reptiles like turtles.


I’ll never forget the time I was working at the Cape May County Zoo Reptile house and suddenly had a snake start delivering what seemed like gazillions of little snake babies in the water!


Snakes are so good at taking care of any mice problem you may have!


After all these photos, to see a very short snake video, SCROLL DOWN…



October 21, 2020



Sunning and Slithering



We discovered this beautiful snake earlier this year in May during one of the first warm Spring days at the Tuckahoe National Wildlife Management Area. It appeared to be enjoying the afternoon sun on the road. Reptiles often like the warmth of roads, so please be careful to watch out for them while driving!


If you watch very carefully, you’ll continue to see this snake making its peaceful way after it leaves the road. We’re so glad we were able to make sure nobody ran over it!


We’ve also enjoyed seeing snakes on the nature trails at Cape May Point State Park, and crossing many Cape May County roads.


We’ve only touched upon some of the many incredible and beautiful reptiles on National Reptile Day. Thanks for taking the time to appreciate just a few of them with us!





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