St. Augustine Alligator Park (DUW)

[StudentoReptile]

I visited the St. Augustine Alligator Park in Florida back in 2007. Really neat place, if I recall correctly, they had at least one of every species of crocodilian on exhibit there. Unfortunately, I failed to get a photo of each one but here are the pics from my visit nonetheless. Enjoy!

American Alligators
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/alligator1.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/alligator_hoss.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/alligator_snaggletooth.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/albino_alligator2.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/albino_alligator1.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/albino_alligator.jpg

[StudentoReptile]

South American Black Caiman
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/blackcaimen.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/blackcaimen1.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/blackcaimen_CU.jpg

Broad-snouted Caiman
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/broadsnout_caimen.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/broadsnout_caimen_CU.jpg

Chinese Alligator
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/chinese_alligator.jpg

Dwarf Caiman (Smooth-fronted?)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/caimen1.jpg

Gharial
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/gharial1.jpg

[alessia55]

Nice pics. The albino pics are neat :)

[StudentoReptile]

False gharial
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/false_gharial.jpg

Slender-snouted crocodile
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/slendersnout_croc.jpg

Johnston's crocodile (Australian "freshie")
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/johnstons_croc1.jpg

[StudentoReptile]

Various crocs & caimans I cannot recall their exact species (I know, I'm horrible!)

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/croc3.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/croc1.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/croc.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/caimen2.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/caimen.jpg

[StudentoReptile]

Australian Saltwater (Estuarine) Crocodile

the late Gomek, former title-holder for largest captive croc
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/gomek.jpg

Gomek's replacement, Maximo (not very photogenic that day!)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/maximo_CU.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/maximo2.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/maximo.jpg

Maximo's girlfriend, Sydney
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/Sydney_croc1.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/Sydney_croc.jpg

[StudentoReptile]

Last photo...

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/croc_skull.jpg

This is the skull of a croc that was allegedly over 18 feet in length.

[StudentoReptile]

Few chelonians from the park...

redfooted tortoise
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/yellowfoot_tortoise1.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/yellowfoot_tortoise.jpg

Galapagos tortoises
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/giant_tortoise2.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/giant_tortoise1.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/giant_tortoise.jpg

Red-eared Sliders
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b400/MDC_Leviathan/St%20Augustine%20Gator%20Park/baby_turtles.jpg

[Wolfus_305]

wow, awesome pictures, thanks for sharing those. my favourite is the Gharial.

I would have to say that my favourite crocodile/alligator would be the saltwater crocodile simply due to size and it's VERY prehistoric look

[MoreliAddict]

That Gharial thing is awesome.

[jarich]

Awesome pictures!

I was able to go to Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo when I lived in Brisbane. Some of the crocs they had there were absolutely huge! They had actually trained them to propel themselves straight out of the water by offering a chicken on a platform 10 feet above. Its a crazy thing to see an huge croc jump that far up out of the water!