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Amusement parks--Florida--Orange County--Orlando
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Flora and fauna
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Colubridae--Infancy
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Indigo snakes--Infancy
Indigo snakes--Eggs--Incubation
Indigo snakes--Nests
Reptiles--Eggs--Incubation
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Gatorland was founded by Owen Godwin in 1949.
Accompanying note: "Florida Indigo snakes lay eggs as large as chicken eggs. It takes 90 days for the babies to hatch out. Indigo snakes eat other snakes and are immune to venom of poisonous snakes."
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Chicago Manual of Style
Indigo snakes hatching out of eggs at the Gatorland zoo. 1949 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/328788>, accessed 18 June 2026.
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Indigo snakes hatching out of eggs at the Gatorland zoo. 1949 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/328788>
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