Frog, Turtle, ‘Gator

Big Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus).Bigger, much bigger: Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina). Possible looking for a place to exit the water and lay eggs (you need another reason to enforce the leash law in our parks?). Judging by the shell, I’d say I’ve seen this giant before. Also, even enormous Snappers start small; here’s a baby I found in Mass a couple of years ago.And much bigger still: an American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)Steady! Not in Brooklyn. Spotted on my Texas trip last month.