Wild Gopher Tortoise Pics

I was on one of the barrier islands of Florida, on the west coast and I visited the club near my parent's house (I live in CT and really wanted to feel some sun) and there were two wild Gopher Torts! One was bigger and ate from my hand. The other was smaller and stayed in his/her burrow.

How lucky you were. Great pictures too.

Yvonne G said:

How lucky you were. Great pictures too.

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Thanks! It was pretty awesome!

Lark_Tortoise said:

Thanks! It was pretty awesome!

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Oh, and thanks for not yeilding to temptation and taking "just one" of these sweethearts home. Your pictures seem to show the amazing patience of these wonderful creatures.

Great experience. We were in Florida in December and had a similar encounter. Very cool to see these guys in their burrows.

Here is one I watched travel back to his hole

Maro2Bear said:

Great experience. We were in Florida in December and had a similar encounter. Very cool to see these guys in their burrows.

Here is one I watched travel back to his hole

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That is so cool! I love seeing their burrows too, they're very well constructed and some seem to go on forever!

Those are really nice pictures.. We don't get to see torts in open here in India. They are so beautiful. [emoji7]

Very cute. I'd love to see some wild gopher torts next time I visit Florida!

So cute!