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kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
edited September 5, 2008 in Wildlife
So there we were, fellow Dgrinner Aaron (anwmn1) and me, minding our own business, while tooling down a long dirt road through some pristine desert, when we found these two young lovebirds shamelessly doing the nasty on the side of the road.

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Evidently they didn't take kindly to our presence as indicated by the aggressive body language.
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Ladies, and gentlemen, meet the Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake. It's responsible for more bites and deaths than any other rattler in the US.
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Oddly enough, 10 miles down the road, we ran over one. :huh

Thankssssssssssssssssssss....
-joel
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2008
    Very cool shots. What else did you guys shoot?
    Dan
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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2008
    lol3.gif Cool captures! I love the double-rear-up while intertwined! thumb.gif
    Mike Helbig

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2008
    Wow! Talk about nice behavorial images! What a find! Those are some nice images of snake porn. :D
    Stephen
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2008
    It's not how big your rattler is...but how you use it! wings.gif

    Cool capture, Joel. thumb.gif

    Something that I am not likely to ever see...so thanks.:D
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2008
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    It's not how big your rattler is...but how you use it! wings.gif

    Cool capture, Joel. thumb.gif

    Something that I am not likely to ever see...so thanks.:D
    rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif good captures.joel...& to take it abit farther than Ric ,,something I don't ever want to see.:D
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited September 2, 2008
    dlplumer wrote:
    Very cool shots. What else did you guys shoot?

    Thanks, Dan. Honestly it was pretty slim pickings on the trip (to borrow a metaphor). The area was reputed to have hawks and foxes, but of course we saw none of them. The landscape was gorgeous, so we took some pictures of that, although it's hard to capture the enormity of it. Really, the snakes were the highlight of the day. Here's one more.

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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2008
    Good stuff Joel. thumb.gif

    It was fun even though the shooting wasn't really there.
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited September 2, 2008
    anwmn1 wrote:
    Good stuff Joel. thumb.gif

    It was fun even though the shooting wasn't really there.

    It was an adventure, as always, Aaron.

    Thanks for checking in. :D
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited September 2, 2008
    Thanks Dave, Ric, Stephen and Mike as well. thumb.gif

    -joel
    Moderator of Landscapes forum
    Link to my Smugmug site
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2008
    Those pics make me seriously reconsider the usefulness of my 16" snake boots.eek7.gifheadscratch.gif:D I'm with Indy... I hate snakes.rolleyes1.gif
    Mike McCarthy

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 5, 2008
    Cool snake captures thumb.gif , a tad hot though.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
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