OCHOPEE, Fla. – South Florida photographer Bobby Wummer captured photos and video of alligators this week at Big Cypress National Preserve.
"This was what I like to call 'Gators on Parade,'" Wummer posted on his Facebook page Monday, along with a video showing a group of large alligators crossing a dirt road.
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According to Wummer, the gators started to crawl out of a pond just after sunrise Monday and crossed the dirt road to enter a deeper canal.
Still photos taken by Wummer show two large alligators approaching a snake on the shore, one of whom lunges at the snake with its mouth open.
Wummer told Local10.com that the gator missed the cottonmouth water moccasin and it escaped into the wild.
Although the images and video appear to have been taken at close range, Wummer posted on Facebook that he shoots his pictures with a big wildlife lens, so he is certain not to disturb the reptiles.
"I love gators and all kinds of animals," Wummer wrote. "I respect them and their privacy, that is why I shoot (with) a big wildlife lens so that I do not disturb them and or get injured by one of them. Always err on the side of caution. It's not always about getting the shot!"
Click here to view other incredible photos of wildlife and nature taken by Wummer.
