Atlanta Zoo Reptile House(PIC HEAVY)

Primal Rage · 04-13-14, 05:01 PM

Turtles...
Baby Mata Mata's

Baby Turtle(dont remember species)

Baby Radiated Tortises

Baby tortises(dont remember species)

Alligator Snapping Turtle

Primal Rage · 04-13-14, 05:11 PM

Snakes
Southern Copperhead

Grey Ratsnake

Black Mamba

Sidewinder

Bushmaster

King Cobra

Gaboon Viper

Tree viper(dont remember species)

Primal Rage · 04-13-14, 05:17 PM

More snakes
Tropical Rattlesnake(dont remember species)

Green tree Python

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Eastern Cottonmouth

Southern Copperhead

sharthun · 04-13-14, 05:17 PM

Awesome critters!

JessnCloe · 04-13-14, 05:20 PM

Those are awesome! Thanks for sharing, I wish I had a zoo nearby.. Love all the different patterns and those turtles are to die for! hehe

athms · 04-13-14, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Primal Rage

Snakes
Southern Copperhead

Grey Ratsnake

Black Mamba

Sidewinder

Bushmaster

King Cobra

Gaboon Viper

Tree viper(dont remember species)

The tree viper looks like a bothriechis aurifer

Primal Rage · 04-13-14, 05:21 PM

Lizards
Mexican Beaded Lizard

Mellers Chamleon

Caimen Lizard

Primal Rage · 04-13-14, 05:26 PM

Sorry that some of the pics are out of focus and or blurry. I forgot to put my lens on VR and the habitat glass had finger and palm prints all over it. The Mata Mata"s were my fav along with the vipers.

drumcrush · 04-13-14, 05:53 PM

Wow, really cool!

Jim Smith · 04-13-14, 08:34 PM

Unbelievable photos! I haven't been there in about 4 years so I guess it's time for me to make another visit. While you were there, you didn't happen to see a blond phase Eastern Box turtle did you? If so, that was one I found on my driveway about 8 years ago and brought it to the zoo. The manager at the reptile house said that they couldn't accept a wild-caught native species, but one of the workers accepted her for his own collection and later added her to the exhibit.

Thanks for sharing the fantastic photos.

Primal Rage · 04-16-14, 03:58 AM

Thanks guys! I am still in the early learning stages of photography.

Jim,
The only box turtles I remember seeing were Gulf Coast box turtles. Zoo Atlanta has an impressive collection of reptiles and amphibians. The exhibits are top notch too! You should get back up there and check it out. Oh and I highly recommend Fox Brothers BBQ afterward(about 5 min away from the zoo)..Their smoked wings, brisket , and bloody marys are some of the best!

Will0W783 · 04-16-14, 08:58 AM

Awesome! The green tree viper looks to be a Trimeresurus trigonocephalus, and the neotropical rattlesnake is probably a Crotalus simus with all the red on it.

Zoo Nanny · 04-16-14, 10:58 AM

Great pictures. I've got to get down there one of these years. I've heard so many good things about it. They have an Aruban Rattlesnake there too. I lucked out on a vacation to Aruba a few years back and saw one there, almost stepped on it.

Mikoh4792 · 04-16-14, 12:08 PM

Awesome pictures. Were there any other boas and pythons there?

Primal Rage · 04-17-14, 05:03 AM

I'm glad y'all like... The only other python I remember was a monster Reticulated python. She was easily over 200lbs and very close to 20ft. I think they had a large jungle waterfall exhibit with a Central American Boa and a Green Anaconda in it. They had a nice Emerald Tree Boa display too. The snake was kinda tucked away behind some foliage which made it impossible to get a decent shot. I really wanted to get some pics of the Eyelash Viper but same deal as the ETB...maybe I will have better luck next time.