
Interns Casey Bradley and Jared Stroman look through binoculars while counting small animals and reptiles while on python patrol in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in western Palm Beach County, Florida on November 7, 2023.
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Sandhill cranes inside the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in western Palm Beach County, Florida on November 7, 2023.
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The Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in western Palm Beach County, Florida on November 7, 2023.
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A ribbon snake suns on top of a levee at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in western Palm Beach County, Florida on November 7, 2023.
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Interns Jared Stroman and Casey Bradley spot a ribbon snake while on python patrol in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in western Palm Beach County, Florida on November 7, 2023.
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A iguana rests on some rocks at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in western Palm Beach County, Florida on November 7, 2023.
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Interns Jared Stroman and Casey Bradley look for small animals and reptiles to count while on python patrol in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in western Palm Beach County, Florida on November 7, 2023.
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Intern Jared Stroman looks for small animals and reptiles to count while on python patrol in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in western Palm Beach County, Florida on November 7, 2023.
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Intern lCasey Bradley looks for small animals and reptiles to count while on python patrol in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in western Palm Beach County, Florida on November 7, 2023.
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A soft shell turtle swims in a canal at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in western Palm Beach County, Florida on November 7, 2023.
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