Turn up the volume! It’s very rare that an alligator will do anything at all when you are just watching it closely. In this one clip the alpha gator bellows to establish a hierarchy, another gator scratches an itch he can’t quite get, and another one comes...
When I was only 6 years old my family traveled down to Orlando, and we went to Gatorland Park to see an Alligator Demonstration. It was my first time seeing an Alligator, I’ll never forget it. I’ll also never forget the look on the Snake handler’s...
I can’t believe this gorgeous Butterfly landed on my face! This called a Gulf Fritillary. He stayed on my nose all morning even while I had my breakfast. I had to breathe through my mouth the whole time View this post on Instagram BREAKFAST WITH BUTTERFLIES!!...
Ever since I was watching television as a kid I was obsessed with the San Diego Zoo and all the amazing individuals that lived there. Now, at the age of 22 I was not only able to finally go, but we had a hookup who got us 2 tickets and an insane special VIP tour...
This is a crocodile I've not seen before at the docks by Florida Bay. Went out Herping 4 hours last night and found many water snakes mating and courting which was cool. This American Crocodile must have had the front of his bottom jaw torn off in a battle. He...
This is a photo of me diving with Lemon Sharks in the Atlantic taken by my good friend Chris Gillette. Today is my first day ever on the west coast and I’m Shark diving tonight in the Pacific Ocean! Whoohoo!!!! Ready to see some west coast species for the very...
This is Rex, one of the three American Crocodiles we have at the Everglades Outpost, is just over 9 feet long. In this photo, Rex is coming over to investigate me from the safety of his primary habitat, his water. In the past, I’ve admittedly had little to no...
It’s said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. I always wonder just how complex these animals’ thoughts are. I’m convinced these animals are enigmatic thinkers after the things I have seen while working with them. Maybe they are far smarter...
It’s cleaning time! Every morning or so we drain the Alligator Show pond and scrub it clean and flush it out so the water is crystal clear. Sometimes if I have a spare few minutes throughout the day I’ll give the Alligators a good scrub down with a...
