Question: The bayou is home to animals such as herons, turtles, spoonbills, snakes, leeches, and American crocodiles, who also reside in which countries?

Context articles: American crocodile
Reptile World Serpentarium
Bayou
Ophionyssus natricis
South Carolina Aquarium
Florence Marina State Park
List of reptiles of Michigan
Diapsid
Wildlife of India
Wuikinuxv Nation

The American crocodile ("Crocodylus acutus") is a species of crocodilian found in the Neotropics.
 It is the most widespread of the four extant species of crocodiles from the Americas.
 Populations occur from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of southern Mexico to South America as far as Peru and Venezuela.
 It also lives on many of the Caribbean islands such as Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola and Grand Cayman.
Reptile World Serpentarium is a reptile zoo in St. Cloud, Osceola County, Florida.
 It features more than 75 species of snakes, as well as lizards, crocodiles, alligators, and turtles.
 It is operated by the herpetologist George Van Horn.
 In addition to having animals on display, it has venom milking shows.
In usage in the United States, a bayou ( or , from Cajun French) is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area, and can be either an extremely slow-moving stream or river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), or a marshy lake or wetland.
 The term "bayou" can also refer to a creek whose current reverses daily due to tides and which contains brackish water highly conducive to fish life and plankton.
 Bayous are commonly found in the Gulf Coast region of the southern United States, notably the Mississippi River Delta, with the states of Louisiana and Texas being famous for them.
 A bayou is frequently an anabranch or minor braid of a braided channel that is moving much more slowly than the mainstem, often becoming boggy and stagnant.
 Though fauna varies by region, many bayous are home to crawfish, certain species of shrimp, other shellfish, catfish, frogs, toads, American alligators, American crocodiles, herons, turtles, spoonbills, snakes, leeches, and many other species.
Ophionyssus natricis or Reptile mite is a parasitic mite most commonly found on snakes, but also occurring on captive lizards, turtles, crocodiles and other reptiles.
 The parasites feed on snakes, which cause the bodies of the mites to be engorged with blood and fluids from the snake.
 Once the mites feed by puncturing through the snake skin, the snake usually shows symptoms of irritation and discomfort.
 Also this provides a point of entry where diseases from "Aeromonas spp."
 and Inclusion Body Disease (IBD) can be transmitted.
 Mites have also been shown to act as vectors for IBD.
 The pathology for disease transmission by the mites is still unknown.
 Human infestation has been reported.
The South Carolina Aquarium, located in Charleston, South Carolina, opened on May 19, 2000, on the historic Charleston Harbor.
 It is home to more than ten thousand plants and animals including North American river otters, loggerhead sea turtles, alligators, great blue herons, owls, lined seahorses, jellyfish, pufferfish, green moray eels, horseshoe crabs, sea stars, pythons, and sharks.
 The largest exhibit in the Aquarium is the Great Ocean Tank, which extends from the first to the third floor of the Aquarium; it holds more than 385000 USgal of water and contains more than seven hundred animals.
 The Aquarium also features a Touch Tank, where patrons may touch horseshoe crabs, Atlantic stingrays, and other marine animals.
Florence Marina State Park is a 173 acre Georgia state park located near Omaha on the eastern shore of Walter F. George Lake.
 The park is known for its deep-water marina and its water recreation sports, such as fishing and waterskiing.
 The park also attracts bird-watchers with the chance of seeing herons, egrets and, possibly, bald eagles.
 The park is home to the Kirbo Interpretive Center, which teaches visitors about Native Americans and displays snakes, turtles, fish, and other artifacts from prehistoric times to the early 20th century.
 Located just southeast of the park is Providence Canyon State Outdoor Recreation Area.
Michigan, one of the fifty United States, is home to two types of lizards, nineteen types of snakes and eleven types of turtles, all members of the class Reptilia.
 Reptiles are found throughout Michigan, although the only venomous species, the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, is seen only in the Lower Peninsula.
 Reptiles are cold-blooded, and so usually pass the cold winters of Michigan in frost-free areas, such as underground burrows (for snakes and land-dwelling turtles) or the bottoms of lakes and streams (for water-dwelling turtles).
 Most reptiles in Michigan are protected by state law, but many are still at risk due to human encroachment on their habitats, the draining of wetlands and, in the case of snakes, indiscriminate killing by fearful humans.
 In 1995, the painted turtle was named as Michigan's state reptile.
Diapsids ("two arches") are a group of amniote tetrapods that developed two holes (temporal fenestra) in each side of their skulls about 300 million years ago during the late Carboniferous period.
 The diapsids are extremely diverse, and include all crocodiles, lizards, snakes, tuatara, turtles, and dinosaurs (both avian and non-avian).
 Although some diapsids have lost either one hole (lizards), or both holes (snakes and turtles), or have a heavily restructured skull (modern birds), they are still classified as diapsids based on their ancestry.
 At least 7,925 species of diapsid reptiles exist in environments around the world today (nearly 18,000 when birds are included).
India boasts a variety of species and organisms.
 Apart from a handful of the major farm animals such as cows, buffaloes, goats, chickens, and camels, India has an amazingly wide spectrum of animals native to the country.
 It is home to Bengal and Indochinese tigers, Indian lions, deer, pythons, wolves, foxes, bears, crocodiles, wild dogs, monkeys, snakes, antelope species, varieties of bison and the Asian elephant.
 The region's rich and diverse wildlife is preserved in 120+ national parks, 18 Bio-reserves and 500+ wildlife sanctuaries across the country.
 India has some of the most biodiverse regions of the world and hosts four of the world’s 35 biodiversity hotspots – or treasure-houses – that is the Western Ghats, the Eastern Himalayas, Indo-Burma and Nicobar islands in Sundaland.
 Since India is home to a number of rare and threatened animal species, wildlife management in the country is essential to preserve these species.
 India is one of the seventeen megadiverse countries.
 According to one study, India along with other 16 mega diverse countries is home to about 60-70% of the world's biodiversity.
 India, lying within the Indomalaya ecozone, is home to about 7.6% of all mammalian, 12.6% of avian (bird), 6.2% of reptilian, and 6.0% of flowering plant species.
The Wuikinuxv Nation, also known as the Oweekeno Nation, is a First Nations band government whose traditional territory is the shores of Rivers Inlet and Owikeno Lake in the Central Coast region of the Canadian province of British Columbia, in the area south of Bella Bella and north of Queen Charlotte Strait.
 The Wuikinuxv people a.k.a. the Oweekeno people reside in the area of Rivers Inlet and Owikeno Lake, primarily at a village on the Wannock River.
 Substantial numbers of Wuikinuxv also reside away from the traditional territory in Port Hardy on Vancouver Island and in larger BC communities such as Campbell River, Vancouver and Victoria.
 Approximately 80 people reside at the village (Katit Indian Reserve No. 1) while overall membership was 283 in 2006, 194 of whom lived off-reserve.