Between the open skies of Billy’s Lake and the prairie landscape of Mixon’s Hammock lies a twisting, constricted canoe trail … More
Category: Okefenokee Snakes
The blackwater swamp of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is home to many species of snakes including the watersnake, Cottonmouth and more.
“It’s the poisonousest snake there is!”
A humorous story from naturalist Bradford Torrey’s 1894 book, A Florida Sketch-Book. (It would be even more humorous if ignorant … More
Okefenokee Watersnake Fight
I was paddling up the beautiful Suwannee, a blackwater river that is born within, and meanders throughout, the Okefenokee Swamp. … More
Okefenokee Journal: Banded Watersnake
An excerpt from my March 10, 2015 Okefenokee Nature Journal: Tuesday, 4:16 PM – The most noticeable, or, I should … More
Okefenokee Brown Water Snake
In the early 1990s, when I should have been sitting in my college classes, I was usually out in the … More
Okefenokee Cottonmouth Video
On the final day of our 2019 Okefenokee Swamp canoe trek, my daughter and I came across a nice sized … More
Okefenokee Photography Project by William Wise 