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WILDLIFE ON KIAWAH ISLAND

REPTILES

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Town of Kiawah Island
21 Beachwalker Drive
Kiawah Island, SC 29455
(843) 768-9166
Email a Town Biologist
Kiawah Island is home to more than 40 species of reptiles.  For additional details on some of our more prominent species, please click on the pictures below. 
 
 
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American alligator
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle
 
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Diamondback terrapin
 
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Snakes
Additional Resources
 
View reptile and amphibian checklist for Kiawah Island courtesy of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort
View video of alligator excavating nest
2010 Loggerhead Turtle Nest Count
Last Update:  July 27, 2010
198
Wildlife sightings by Town Biologists
 
NEW Wildlife Video Gallery
 
NEW Answers to frequently asked questions about wildlife on Kiawah 
 
View bobcat GPS locations in Google Earth
 
View wildlife sightings by residents and visitors in Google Earth
 
View Kiawah bird checklist
 
Wildlife sightings page provided by the Kiawah Island Golf Resort
 
Report an interesting or unusual wildlife sighting to Town Biologists
 
Submit Kiawah fishing reports and photos