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Reptile and Amphibian Study
Boy Scout Badge Workshop
Superstitions and Urban Legends:
1. Toads can give people warts.
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2. Baby venomous snakes have no venom.
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3. All lizards can regrow their tail if it falls off.
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4. Alligators and crocodiles are man-eaters.
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5. Running in a zig-zag is the best way to escape an
alligator.
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7 Examples of Unusual Behavior Exhibited by
Reptiles and Amphibians
Common Florida Reptiles
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Common Florida Amphibians
American Alligator
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Notes on Reptiles
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Notes on Amphibians
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Florida Box Turtle
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Alligators
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Crocodiles
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Label which animal is the crocodile and which is the alligator:
Everglades Rat Snake/Eastern Rat Snake
Venn diagram comparing and
contrasting lizards with salamanders
and snakes.
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Green Sea Turtle
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Toads
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Identify 3 kinds of toads or frogs by their voices:
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Reptiles and amphibians are important in the environment
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Greater Siren
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Four Protected Reptiles and Amphibians in Florida
American Alligator
All Sea Turtles
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Gopher Tortoise
Pine Barrens Treefrog
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Three Unprotected Local Reptiles
Marine Toad
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Red Eared Slider
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Knight Anole
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Green Iguana
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Three Unprotected Local Amphibians
Cuban Treefrogs
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Marine Toads
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Pac-man Toad
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Selected Venomous Reptiles of the U.S.A.
Cuban Tree Frog
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Copperhead Snake
Coral Snake
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Cottonmouth Snake
Timber Rattlesnake
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Additional Notes:
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Southern Toad
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Pygmy Rattlesnake
Gila Monster
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Eastern Diamondback
Rattlesnake
What should you do if you
get bit by a venomous
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How do snakes move? Include the roles of their muscles,
ribs, and belly plates.
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle
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Red Rat Snake/Eastern Corn Snake
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