Anhingas are also called "Snakebirds", "Darters", and "Water Turkeys", names which attempt to describe their appearance when they swim with only their long neck and head above the water. They do look like swimming snakes, they do "dart" through the water, and they often fan their long tail feathers underwater, which gives a turkey-like appearance! Anhingas often sit with their wings extended to dry their feathers after they come out of the water. Anhingas occur in freshwater swamps, marshes, lakes, and along rivers from South Carolina through Florida, and along the gulf coast states to southern Texas. They feed on fish, frogs, and aquatic insects, which they spear with their long pointed bill. They will also eat newly hatched alligators!