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Joseph Ricketts
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2021
I'll snorkel pretty much anywhere
Snorkeling for Alligator Snapping Turtles in a Blackwater River
On a very cold and sunny morning, I met up with my friends Bill and Katie to snorkel a blackwater river in Alabama with the hopes of finding alligator snapping turtles. The water was WAY cold, but conditions were incredible and we saw some amazing wildlife and a particularly large snapping turtle during our dive.
As always, thank you all for watching! This is a little bit of a shorter video, but I'll be working on getting them longer in the coming weeks. There's lots of underwater exploring to do in 2025 - hope you're ready for it :)
Bill was feeling pretty rough for this video and didn't make it in the water (he's fine now), but you should still check out his work!
billhawthornephotography
billhawthornephotography.com
www.youtube.com/@UCVArBykQDGsydqp47mW0HHw
00:00 Intro
01:00 The Blackwater River
02:38 Alligator Snapper
05:01 Exploring the River
08:27 Return to the River Troll
10:47 Outro
#underwaterphotography #alligatorsnappingturtle #snappingturtles #wildlifephotography #snorkeling #alabama #blackwater
As always, thank you all for watching! This is a little bit of a shorter video, but I'll be working on getting them longer in the coming weeks. There's lots of underwater exploring to do in 2025 - hope you're ready for it :)
Bill was feeling pretty rough for this video and didn't make it in the water (he's fine now), but you should still check out his work!
billhawthornephotography
billhawthornephotography.com
www.youtube.com/@UCVArBykQDGsydqp47mW0HHw
00:00 Intro
01:00 The Blackwater River
02:38 Alligator Snapper
05:01 Exploring the River
08:27 Return to the River Troll
10:47 Outro
#underwaterphotography #alligatorsnappingturtle #snappingturtles #wildlifephotography #snorkeling #alabama #blackwater
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