Animals of Oxbow

Piper
Opossum, Didelphis virginiana 

Wally Gator (named by Nicholas Gallop)
American Alligator, Alligator mississippiensis

Bert & Polly
Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus

Ernie
African Spur-thighed Tortoise, Geochelone sulcata

Blondie & Little Momma
Corn Snake, Elaphe guttata guttata

Blue Venom (named by Donnie Dawson from Mathews Elementary)
Eastern Cottonmouth or Water Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscivorus

Sule (Creek Indian for 'vulture')
Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus

Hehena (Creek Indian for 'second Chief')
Barred Owl, Strix varia

Meheya (Creek Indian for 'teacher')
Great-Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus

Noël
Eastern Screech Owl, Megascops asio

Mekko (Creek Indian for 'chief')
Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis