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The alligators grab the turtles in their mouths, sideways, and crunch down on them until the shells crack. And that's why the locals call them alligator po...
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The alligators grab the turtles in their mouths, sideways, and crunch down on them until the shells crack. And that's why the locals call them alligator popcorn!
Cypress Island-Lake Martin Swamp, a backwater flood plain cut off from the main Atchafalaya River Basin Swamp by a long, wide, low ridge of land named the Teche Ridge. This natural levee is named for the small river, Bayou Teche, that occupies the old Mississippi River bed today. The Teche Ridge was formed over three thousand years ago by the Mississippi River’s seasonal flooding and deposition of sediments from an area comprising thirty-two of todays continental United States.
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Cypress Island-Lake Martin Swamp, a backwater flood plain cut off from the main Atchafalaya River Basin Swamp by a long, wide, low ridge of land named the Teche Ridge. This natural levee is named for the small river, Bayou Teche, that occupies the old Mississippi River bed today. The Teche Ridge was formed over three thousand years ago by the Mississippi River’s seasonal flooding and deposition of sediments from an area comprising thirty-two of todays continental United States.
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