Want to know a guaranteed way of seeing a plethora of wildlife here in Celebration? Easy. Set out for a walk and leave your good camera at home. It works for me.

A recent walk from East Village to Downtown turned into Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom for us. We spotted a nice size snake (and when I say “spotted”, I mean that it was pretty big and lying right next to the path and scared the bejeezus out of us):

… which the iPhone failed to capture adequately. Further down, on the wooden pathway between Lake Evalyn and downtown, we saw otters (!?) in the swampiness. Add the alligator and armadillo seen along the way and it makes for a decent outing. Again, none of it properly documented as I left the good camera at home.

Still haven’t seen the wild boars yet, though we’re in no rush to do so.