LITTLE MANATEE RIVER STATE PARK, WIMAUMA, FL

We Almost Ran Over This Very Dangerous Coral Snake
With Our Bicycles. It Was In The Middle Of The Road
Rocky On One Of The Infamous Fold-Up Bicycles
Rocky At The Canoe Launch
Little Manatee River
Very Large Grill Near The Picnic Area
Cool Little Gazebo-Like Pavillion
Another Cool Pavillion
Playground Near The Picnic Area
This Guy's Shell Was About A Foot Long
There Were Originally Several Turtles On This
Branch Before I Accidentally Scared Them Away
Little Manatee River
Our Newly Acquired Fleet
Youth Camping Area
Amphitheater
Rocky At The Large Picnic And Parking Area
Just Some Silly Little Bridge Near The Large Picnic Area

Little Manatee River

14 to 15 November, 2006. This place was pretty cool. I especially enjoyed the large tortoise that was hanging out in the handicapped site next to the bathroom. I took a short video clip of him finally getting sick of my camera in his face and crawling away. It was very exciting- I'm trembling just thinking of the high speed action. Rocky looked up the snake (that we almost ran over with our bicycles) on the internet and it turns out that it was a coral snake which apparently kills more people than any other snake because it hangs onto its victim, pumping as much venom as possible into the bloodstream.