A barred owl and a snake at Alligator River Refuge.

Brown & white barred owl standing on branches in a tree with one end of a tiny snake and the head end in its beak.

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A barred owl and a snake at Alligator River Refuge.

A barred owl in a tree lunches on a tiny snake at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina.

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Photo By/Credit

Jackie Orsulak

Facility

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Coastal North Carolina National Wildlife Refuges Gateway Visitor Center

Ecosystem

Coastal

Recreational Activity

Species

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Subject tags

Birds

Birdwatching

Photography

Wildlife refuges

Wildlife viewing

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