The Coastal Plains Gallery allows you to discover the fish, reptiles, amphibians and plants found in South Carolina’s Coastal Plain region. Wetland habitats such as brownwater swamps, Carolina Bays and freshwater marshes all can be seen in this gallery. The blackwater swamp exhibit contains remnants of cypress trees that were felled by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, and special effects that replicate the sights, sounds and atmosphere of a swamp at twilight. The Coastal Plain Gallery also displays some of South Carolina’s most interesting predators such as rattlesnakes, longnose gar and carnivorous plants.- FEATURED SPECIES
- ANIMAL DATABASE
 What these “softshelled” turtles lose in protection, they make up  in speed! These turtles can swim faster than any other freshwater turtle and even some fish.
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  The most venomous snake in the Eastern US, this snake usually feeds on mice and other small mammals.Species Sheet |
 Venus flytraps grow in nutrient-  poor soil, making up for it by catching and digesting insects. In the world, Venus flytraps are only found in the Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina. Species Sheet |
 Alligators have a pair of extra eyelids that are like built-in swim goggles; they are see-through and protect the alligator’s eyes underwater. Species Sheet
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| Fish | Invertebrates | Reptiles | Amphibians |
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Add animals to your own coastal plain. Which animals would live here?