Tuesday came with beautiful sunny skies and nearly perfect temperature - still a tad on the cool side (for those of us with Southern blood), but warm once you were moving around. It was the perfect day to get out of the city. Off we headed into the wild swamp lands of Jean Lafitte National Historic Park.
We clearly weren't the only ones who noticed the sun; the reptiles were out in full force. We must have seen at least ten snakes on our short hike, and a more than a few gators. One of them was at least ten feet long, with a head almost the size of my torso! Had he been sunning on our side of the bank like the others, I don't think I would have been able to walk past him. Those creatures are so primitive and terrifying!
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