Close to home here in Livingston, a water snake of some sort patrols the lake shore.  Guess they like the bathwater-like temperature!

A bit east and north, alligators.  We have heard through the years that there are some in the backwaters of Lake Livingston but have never seen them here.  They are certainly in nearby B. A. Steinhagen Lake!  The Corp of Engineers has that lake drawn down for repairs to the dam. The low water has brought the gators out into the open.  Martin Dies Jr State Park lies along it’s shore and in the few hours we spend exploring the park we see at least half a dozen of them.  None are huge but this is one more lake I won’t be sticking my toes or anything else in.