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Northern Water Snake courtship ritual. Once they begin to mate, it can go on for hours (no Viagra required).
Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon) - The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, NJ.

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Easy to walk by without noticing this guy. Hyla Versicolor (Gray Tree Frog) lives up to his name - The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, NJ. Photo by K. Hasselman

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Bullfrog - The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, NJ

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Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) - Pleasant Plains Road Overlook Parking Area, The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey

"Parking abutment?
'Not a problem, we'll¹ just climb over"

FYI - The blue parking abutment was approx 8 x 8 inches,
so this guys head is easily 8 inches wide!

¹ That would be the royal "We",
since this guy is king of his domain.

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Female Spotted Turtle. - The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, NJ

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