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Nellie Pond is teeming with wildflowers, frogs, and waterbirds and makes a great camping area for an overnight
backpacking trip.
Several species of frogs can be seen, and heard, along the trail around the
ponds. These include the dusky gopher frog and the pine barren tree frog. Not
long ago the dusky gopher frog came close to being named the official state am-
phibian, but lost out to the red hill salamander. While you will hear frog song most
any time of the day, the best time to hear it is in the early evening when the chorus
crescendos and echoes through the forest.
You are also likely to come across salamanders, box turtles, and snakes like
corn snakes, black racers, and timber rattlers. Remember that most of the time if
you stand still (at a safe distance, of course) and wait, a snake will move off on its
own. And, as always, when there is a freshwater pond, there is always a chance
that you might catch a glimpse of an alligator. With the trail being far removed
from campgrounds and picnic areas, you may also see red or gray foxes, white-
tailed deer, armadillos, and turkeys.
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