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p.1 #1Big mamma and 14 babies
Visited a park in Sugarland Texas and found a momma with her pod. Never saw so many babies together. Mamma was very attentive. Taken with my Nikon D500 and the Nikon 200-500mm f5.6. Spotted the snake also. Some wanted larger file so I changed them.




Broad Banded Water Snake






Most of the other babies






working it way to the other side






Almost there






Mad it to the other side



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Apr 12, 2026 at 03:00 PM
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p.1 #2Big mamma and 14 babies
Really nice captures.
Was this at Brazos Bend S.P.?

Greg
Apr 12, 2026 at 04:14 PM
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p.1 #3Big mamma and 14 babies
gmccroskery wrote:
Really nice captures.
Was this at Brazos Bend S.P.?

Greg

Thanks,

This was at Cullinan Park in Sugarland Tx.
Apr 12, 2026 at 04:18 PM
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p.1 #4Big mamma and 14 babies
Very nice set Greg. The little ones are a joy to see. You might want to post a bit larger images

Morris
Apr 12, 2026 at 05:00 PM
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p.1 #5Big mamma and 14 babies
morris wrote:
Very nice set Greg. The little ones are a joy to see. You might want to post a bit larger images

Morris

Thanks Morris,

You are right. I may change the post later.
Apr 13, 2026 at 05:55 AM
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p.1 #6Big mamma and 14 babies
everybody posts tiny images on this site like they're trying to hide details.
Apr 13, 2026 at 06:05 AM
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p.1 #7Big mamma and 14 babies
n.v.m. wrote:
everybody posts tiny images on this site like they're trying to hide details.


Well, we are trying to hide details. That gives less to pick apart by those who have nothing good to say.

Greg
Apr 13, 2026 at 07:50 AM
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p.1 #8Big mamma and 14 babies
NOT a swimming hole!! Wow that is a lot to care for
Cole find on the snake too.

Karl
Apr 13, 2026 at 07:52 AM
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p.1 #9Big mamma and 14 babies
n.v.m. wrote:
everybody posts tiny images on this site like they're trying to hide details.


I'm not trying to hide anything When I reduced the size it just came to the small size. I tried to size it larger but don't know if it worked.
Apr 13, 2026 at 01:02 PM
 


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p.1 #10Big mamma and 14 babies
Karl Witt wrote:
NOT a swimming hole!! Wow that is a lot to care for
Cole find on the snake too.

Karl


You bet it isn't. I was on a board walk taking the photos. The snake had just eaten a frog and I missed that. I was too late.
Apr 13, 2026 at 01:05 PM
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p.1 #11Big mamma and 14 babies
gmccroskery wrote:
n.v.m. wroteeverybody posts tiny images on this site like they're trying to hide details.
Well, we are trying to hide details. That gives less to pick apart by those who have nothing good to say.

Greg


Now Greg.
Apr 13, 2026 at 01:06 PM
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p.1 #12Big mamma and 14 babies
How close you were while you shooting?
Apr 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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p.1 #13Big mamma and 14 babies
Kevinaldo12345 wrote:
How close you were while you shooting?


I was on a boardwalk and the alligators were about 30 ft away.
Steve
Apr 15, 2026 at 07:48 AM
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May 19, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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p.1 #15Big mamma and 14 babies
Hey ...I like them. Super set. Nice job with these.

John
May 19, 2026 at 09:09 PM
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p.1 #16Big mamma and 14 babies
Oh my god, the amount of tiny alligators here is both adorable and slightly terrifying at the same time. I love how they all look like they’re having a serious little meeting by the water. Nature is so fascinating! This feels like one of those moments most people would rarely witness in person. Such an amazing find and capture!
May 20, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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johnohio wrote:
Hey ...I like them. Super set. Nice job with these.

John


Thanks for commenting and nice comments at that.
May 24, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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omyo52 wrote:
Oh my god, the amount of tiny alligators here is both adorable and slightly terrifying at the same time. I love how they all look like they’re having a serious little meeting by the water. Nature is so fascinating! This feels like one of those moments most people would rarely witness in person. Such an amazing find and capture!


It really suprized me to catch them and the mother. I almost missed them even though I was looking right at them. Same with the mother. At first she barely had her head out of the water and there was a lot of mud on it. I finally used the 200 to 500mm lens to check it out. I thought it was an old log. Good reason not to go swimming or get close to the water where alligators live.
May 24, 2026 at 12:26 PM


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