South Carolina is fortunate to have a great variety of wildlife. The state Wildlife and Marine Resources Department operates a comprehensive wildlife management program to restore game populations. There are large numbers of white-tailed deer, opossum, rabbit, and raccoon living in the area, as well as a wide variety of freshwater and saltwater fish including clams, oysters, shrimp, crab, shad, bass, carp, crappie, and trout. In addition to these animals, there are many interesting species inhabiting the state that may be a little different from those that you are used to. Alligators Take a good look at that log floating in a pond, because, chances are that it's not a log but an alligator.
Alligators are indigenous to South Carolina and are found in lakes, swamps, and slow-moving streams.
To get more information on alligators, click on the links below. They're called Green Anoles , and they are actually good to have around because they eat bugs. Click on the link below to learn more about Green Anoles. It's a rainy evening, and you can't believe the racket that you hear when you step outside. The noise that you are hearing is coming from the Barking Treefrogs .