Brazos Bend State Park - home of the American Alligator

Photos from my recent trip to Brazos Bend State park near Houston, Texas.  I was delighted to find American Alligators, at least 10 basking under the partly sunny sky.   I was NOT delighted to see the effects the Texas drought has had on the lake.   However, still enjoy your photo trip to some of the sites of Brazos Bend State Park which is operated by Texas Parks and Wildlife.

See American Alligators and the habitat which they need to survive.   What do you think the Texas drought is having on the American Alligator?  Do you think they like rain?  How can the quality of water affect the health and survival of the American Alligator?

Caught a photo with an alligator with his mouth wide open?   Why do you think the alligator is doing this?

The alligator has now closed it's mouth?   Why do you think the alligator did this?

I thought the water was beautiful with the ripples?   What can cause the water to look like this?

More habitat from the lake.   If you make a visit to Brazos Bend State Park,  this is 40-acre lake.

Normally this area is all water.   Look how much the drought has affected the lake.   Can anything survive in a dry lake?

A view from the pier.  If you look closely you can see dry places in the lake.

Here is a smaller alligator?  Much smaller than the alligator which was out of the water.   Can you look at an alligator and tell its age or sex?   If we looked closer in the lake,  what other life would we expect to see there?