Louisiana swamp

[tamrock]

My youngest daughter is in New Orleans for a bridal shower and sent some pictures to me saying she's taking a swamp tour. Looks like no shortage of crawdad hunters around that country.

 

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[WannaDig3687]

Awesome action shot she got!

 

[Chadeaux]

Hey, there's my cousin "Te-boy" and his friends in dat second picture!

 

[tamrock]

Awesome action shot she got!

Guess that's part of the act. The boat arrives, the actor shows up and leaps out of the water for the grand applause. We've got alligators here in Colorado https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Gators_Reptile_Park. They tapped into some natural hot springs and created warm pools they can live in. I took the kids there one time. It's really interesting how they created this environment out in the vast San Luis Valley of central Colorado. They also raise tilapia there to market.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Reading the article down to where they are trying to educate people on which reptiles make good pets and which ones will grow too big to handle, reminded me of some local news we had in August. https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/7-foot-crocodile-found-in-preble-county-creek/ Maybe we could use some more educational programs around these parts.

 

[Hawks88]

Wow! Some beautiful shots. Thanks for sharing.

 

[tamrock]

Heck I remember you could buy baby alligators in the pet section of the five and dime. They had spider monkeys also. My friend was with me there one time and stuck his face up to the monkeys cage and one reached out and grabbed his glasses off his face. That monkey held tight on to those glasses, before my friend could pull them from the monkeys grip. My mom would only allow me to get a turtle. I'm kinda glad the public now sees having some animals animals in cages isn't so cool anymore.

 

[ronwoodcraft]

Somehow I missed this thread until now....Both Awesome shots, but absolutely love the coon photo!

 

[worldtalker]

Heck I remember you could buy baby alligators in the pet section of the five and dime. They had spider monkeys also. My friend was with me there one time and stuck his face up to the monkeys cage and one reached out and grabbed his glasses off his face. That monkey held tight on to those glasses, before my friend could pull them from the monkeys grip. My mom would only allow me to get a turtle. I'm kinda glad the public now sees having some animals animals in cages isn't so cool anymore.

If I recall right they were caiman,the monkeys were 19.95 and Kings dept. store sold piranha.

BIG problem down in Florida with Burmese Pythons,they lay between 60-100 eggs they just keep multiplying.

 

[tamrock]

If I recall right they were caiman,the monkeys were 19.95 and Kings dept. store sold piranha.

BIG problem down in Florida with Burmese Pythons,they lay between 60-100 eggs they just keep multiplying.

Yeah if your a raccoon in Florida you better tread lightly.