Waties Island Sea Turtles

Waties Island, the northernmost barrier island in South Carolina is roughly 4.0 km in length. It is a private undeveloped barrier island at the border of North/South Carolina. All sea turtle monitoring by this group is authorized by the SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program under Permit MTP500. We strive to help protect the sea turtle, and we are at it again this season! The site will be updated often during the nesting season - May 1st through October.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

A CRAWL OF A DIFFERENT SORT!

While walking and enjoying the sunrise, Chelsea spotted the alligator.

At first we were not sure whether it was alive or not.

Upon closer inspection, we could see that he/she was breathing and the eyes were open.

The alligator was about 3 ft. in length and as you can see, let us get quite close to it. I was ready to jump in a flash if need be.

Later we came upon what appeared from a distance to be a stranded very young turtle. When we got closer we discovered it was a Diamond Back.

Bill found this dead female Blue Crab.

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