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George1
Jul-24-2005, 04:47 PM
I found this very cooperative Snake when I was Geocaching. I thought I would give this forum a try since I have just registered.

http://george1.smugmug.com/photos/23922317-M.jpg
luckydog
Jul-24-2005, 05:29 PM
Looking at Mr Snake he was co-operative because he had a full tum tum and didn't need to eat you too :D Although he is in a striking pose.
bfjr
Jul-24-2005, 07:42 PM
Welcome :thumb
and a good start, been lookin for one myself, no luck yet

Well done
Harryb
Jul-25-2005, 08:18 AM
Hey George,


Welcome to Dgrin

:lynnma :clap :wave :lol3 :beer :dj :super :hotfood :flash :thumb

Good pic, thaks for sharing it.
Phil U.
Jul-25-2005, 11:05 AM
Hey George - allow me to add my welcome to the list. Good thing Mr. Snake had his eating taken care of.
Higgmeister
Jul-25-2005, 02:35 PM
Welcome and nice shot. Hopefully you were using a long lens. Nice geocache container, but I don't see the "Geocache" stenciled anywhere on it:rofl. I bought my first digital camera for Geocaching (Sony P72) and am now on my third digital camera.

Enjoy the forum,
Chris
Skippy
Jul-25-2005, 04:42 PM
I found this very cooperative Snake when I was Geocaching. I thought I would give this forum a try since I have just registered.


Wow George :huh ........and he's just had a good meal by the looks of him, check out the thickening near the end of his tail.......how big was he ????

Yup the co-operative kinda snakes are your best bet hehehe :rofl
Thanks for sharing and welcome to the forum......Skippy (Australia)
Steve Cavigliano
Jul-26-2005, 09:40 AM
Hiya George and welcome to Dgrin :wave

Nice snake pic and as others have mentioned, good thing he was lethargic from just eating. I'm glad you kept your distance. Snakes are nice to shoot with really long lenses....LOL

Welcome again, and keep sharing your pics here :D

Steve
ginger_55
Jul-26-2005, 09:49 AM
Good shot!

All you "food" experts, why is the snakes stomach so close to the end of him?

ginger
Stan
Jul-26-2005, 10:04 AM
It's amazing how far I can get the children to walk with a GPS and a swinging arrow around their necks. The most dangerous things we have to contend with are broken bottles and dog poo :tiptoe

Nice shot

Cheers
Stan
WaterfallRich
Jul-26-2005, 12:22 PM
Nice one, George and nice pose on the snake! :thumb Welcome to the forum also.

I'm with Ginger on this one - if it had recently eaten, the bulge would be towards the middle. It's possible it's a female and may be carrying young. They usually give birth in August or September. Healthy timber rattlesnakes are thick by nature. Here's a link to a photo I took of one while out in the forest last week - it was almost 4' long and very thick bodied. Kind of a boring pose on mine, tho.

http://www.pbase.com/waterfallrich/image/46502508