the Gambia , July 2009

Zimbabwe,Zambia,Malawi , March/April 1998

My Gambian friend “Momodou” the Crocs keeper !!! with his “buddies” at Kachikali Crocodile Pool , Bakau .
Drake and Dad petting a gentle croc at Kachikali Crocodile Pool.
Drake petting a gentle croc at Kachikali Crocodile Pool.
Nile Monitor in the shade at Kachikali Crocodile Pool.
Adult western african croc at Kachikali Crocodile Pool in Bakau , Gambia.
Young Crocodiles at Kachikali Crocodile Pool in Bakau , Gambia.
Termite mound in Bijilo Forest Park, Gambia… Nile’s Monitor favorite nesting site.
Entrance of termite mound , Bijilo Forest Park, Gambia.
Termite mound in Bijilo Forest Park, Gambia.
Entrance of termite mound…
Common African toad (Bufo regularis) , Nile Monitor food !!!
Savannah Monitor(Varanus exanthematicus) in the Gambia reptiles Farm from Luc Paziaud in Kartong , Gambia.
Savannah Monitor(Varanus exanthematicus) at Kartong Reptile Farm.
Perfect camouflage!!! Puff adder( Bitis arietans) one of the lethal venomous snake to be found in the Gambia , seen at Kartong Reptile Farm.
Nile Monitor( Varanus Niloticus),the most frequently seen Monitor Lizard in the Gambia… on display at Kartong Reptile Farm.
Drake holding a young African Rock Python at the Kartong Reptile Farm , Gambia.
Drake holding a young African Rock Python at the Kartong Reptile Farm , Gambia.
Nile Monitor( Varanus Niloticus) on display at Kartong Reptile Farm , Gambia.
Drake holding a Bell’s Hinged tortoise at the Kartong Reptile Farm.
Juvenile West African crocodile at the kartong Reptile Farm.
Juvenile West African crocodile at the Kartong Reptile Farm.
My son Drake holding an Herald snake(Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia).
Nile Monitor Lizard habitat at Abuko National Park , the Gambia.
Abuko National Park.
Abuko National Park.
Mangrove , habitat of the Nile Monitor(Varanus Niloticus).
Mangrove.
Nile Monitors foraging for food in a “garbage dump” next to our hotel , their mangrove habitat is to be seen in the background…had to hide to take those pictures to avoid the lizards fleeing from my sight.
Same ritual every morning : Nile Monitors foraging for food in a “garbage dump” next to their mangrove habitat and located few meters from our hotel.
Most of the trash was dumped straight from the hotel’s kitchen !!! a Nile monitor “All-You-Can-Eat” heaven !!!
Those well-fed Nile’s were the biggest i saw during my stay in the Gambia and that right next to our hotel !!!
Victoria Falls , posing by “Lizard Mural” Zulu Style.
Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe side) juvenile Whitethroat Monitor Lizard ( Varanus Albigularis).
Bad Timing !!!
Two Nile Monitors(Varanus Niloticus) in courtship display at Victoria Falls Crocodiles Farm.
A “road kill” on the way to south Luangwa ( Zambia) , the unfortunate lizard is a Nile Monitor “Varanus Niloticus”
Puff adder “Bitis Arietans” roaming at night in Hwange national park (Zimbabwe).
Nile Monitor “Varanus Niloticus” Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe side).
Nile Monitor “Varanus Niloticus” laying dead on the road : an other truck victim…
A huge and gorgeous Nile Monitor “Varanus Niloticus” resting in his cave on “lizard Island” Salima , on the way to Senga bay (Malawi)
A Nile Monitor “Varanus Niloticus” roaming in the savannah, Hwange national park (Zimbabwe).
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