Wildlife

Alligators

(shine a flashlight held near your face around the river at night to see their eyes shine!)

Armadillos

(these are almost the rustling around your tent you hear!)

Alligators

(doing their small part to keep the mosquitos down! You’ll see them in the sky at dusk flying crazily!)

Bears

(we’ve never seen one but they are native and around in all parts of Florida!)

Beetles

 

Bobcats

Buttlerflies

Coyotees

(listen to hear them yipping and yapping at night to the north)

Cranes

(wading birds found near the water)

Crickets

Crayfish

(they live in the little ponds and other areas where water collects year round and will move into seasonally flooded areas. Tasty!)

Deer

(dusk and dawn and away from the campsites are the best places and times to see these shy beauties.)

Ducks

Eagles

Fish

( we have tons of fish! Both fresh and a few saltwater species like snook and tarpon!)

Foxes

Frogs and Toads

Grasshoppers

Herons

(wading birds found near the water)

Wild Hogs

(tilled up soil is a sign that hogs are nearby rooting)

Insects

(like lightning bugs AKA fireflies!, don’t catch them, they seem rare these days!)

Lizards

( lots of them in the bushes!)

Moles

(raised tracks of dirt in grassy areas will show you mole trails)

 

Mosquitoes

(deet keeps them off, anything else you can use at your own risk!)

 

Owls

Panthers

(very rare, we haven’t actually seen one but it is possible!)

Raccoons

(make sure you secure all your food and garbage at night! They’re smart and will get into it!)

Snails and Slugs

Snakes

most of what we see are black racers and water snakes but always be cautious around any snake and leave them alone. Please don’t hurt our wildlife, you’re in their home now.

Spiders

Squirrels

(watch the trees of course!)

Gopher Tortoises

Softshell Turtles

Turtles

(Red Eared Slider and Yellow-bellied Slider Turtles)

Vultures

(circling in the sky of course!)