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31-AUG-2007

Leave Me Alone!

My neighbor had a four (plus) foot bull snake in her yard where the kids were playing, so I had to do
the decent thing and get a picture - I mean remove it!!!! It wrapped itself around a bush but with a
little persuasion it eventually let go and let me move it out using its tail. Getting it to pose was a
little more awkward, and although it hissed a few times I couldn't get any open mouth shots. Handling
a snake and a camera at the same time isn't as easy as it sounds!!!!!!

Nikon D70s
1/400s f/11.0 at 90.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Simon Chandler05-Sep-2007 07:01
Great shot. It's hard work to achieve such an image. v
Guest 05-Sep-2007 01:48
Will do.
Grget shot though.
Carole Stevens03-Sep-2007 12:28
Wow you are brave at least you know your stuff as a snake handler and photographer, who said men cant multitask lol!
Guest 01-Sep-2007 13:02
okay, great shot, love it, glad I live in Holland, no snakes.
Guest 01-Sep-2007 12:41
Cool shot Dave! I was half expecting to see scratch marks on your lens from his teeth. :-) V
akleja01-Sep-2007 12:30
Great shot!
Guest 01-Sep-2007 09:57
Well done,Dave,this is a great study with lovely detail on the head and tongue!Make sure you know your snakes before you pick them up!! Take Care.V
Jen Bixler01-Sep-2007 01:58
You are insane and I love it!
Tricia01-Sep-2007 01:31
Lovely detail Dave, you are very brave to move it! well done for keeping control of snake and camera.
lou_rozensteins31-Aug-2007 23:59
Excellent details. Looks like a big one, and great to get the tongue in such good focus. Voted.
Renee Lockett31-Aug-2007 22:27
yikes!! He looks like a big snake! Great shot.
Gayle P. Clement31-Aug-2007 22:18
Beautiful detail. He looks really frightening.
Stephen Ware31-Aug-2007 21:58
Amazing capture, and very nice deed indeed, better you then me!
Jay Levin31-Aug-2007 21:01
It almost looks like a cobra ready to strike!
Guest 31-Aug-2007 19:57
what a nice shot! love the flickering tongue!
Nicki Thurgar31-Aug-2007 18:56
Crikey!! That looks fierce!! You're braver than me!
Scott Browne31-Aug-2007 18:50
You're becoming quite the snake wrangler! You going to go to Sweetwater, Texas for their annual Rattlesnake Roundup? *grin*
Johnny JAG31-Aug-2007 18:37
Whoa big fella, that's near enough!
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