City Girl meets Country Snake almost to close

bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
edited May 30, 2005 in Wildlife
Took wifey for a walk in marshland this morn.
I say keep an eye out where you step, and no sooner said then howdy Mr. Garter Snake.
See the footprint :wow

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Well I'm down on the ground right away, but he wants no part of us and starts to boogey but I get this

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and before he goes he gives me one more :D

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  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    Cool shots, Ben. They're pretty harmless, though I can say from experience if you try to catch one, they will bite you.:D

    I'd try using shadow and highlight in PS on that first one. I think it would look even cooler with a darker back and foreground that showed more depth.
  • 4labs4labs Registered Users Posts: 2,089 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    Hey Ben.. So is the wifey going to go on another walk? If mine saw one of those on my walks she sure wouldn't.

    I agree you with Kaos on the first one you could play with it and it would be really neat..
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    nice looked for snakes today but noeek7.gif nice capture tho thumb.gif thought you were working this morning headscratch.gif playing hookie :D
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  • JohnRJohnR Registered Users Posts: 732 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    Not to be a nit-picker, but that's a Pine snake! :):

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    Nice shots!
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    Khaos wrote:
    Cool shots, Ben. They're pretty harmless, though I can say from experience if you try to catch one, they will bite you.:D

    I'd try using shadow and highlight in PS on that first one. I think it would look even cooler with a darker back and foreground that showed more depth.

    Ok reworked one and added crop close up. Any thoughts ??

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    4labs wrote:
    Hey Ben.. So is the wifey going to go on another walk? If mine saw one of those on my walks she sure wouldn't.

    I agree you with Kaos on the first one you could play with it and it would be really neat..


    Hey Eric
    No Wifey likes em outdoor types iloveyou.gif:D She offered to move it around for me :D, city girls what do they know rolleyes1.gif

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 29, 2005
    jwear wrote:
    nice looked for snakes today but noeek7.gif nice capture tho thumb.gif thought you were working this morning headscratch.gif playing hookie :D

    Didn't you get my PM sent yesterday evening??
    Yeah my weekend work came to an end cheerleader.gif
    Now if I just win the Lotto :lol4
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    JohnR wrote:
    Not to be a nit-picker, but that's a Pine snake! :):

    pinesnake.jpg

    Nice shots!

    You could be right ne_nau.gif and then we could both be wrong. People in the visitor center said it was a Gopher Snake (that's prob. not the right name either). Ahh really don't matter, it was just cool to find one in the wild :D

    Thanks for commenting thumb.gif
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  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    Nice Ben,

    I've only seen a snake in the zoo. We don't have any wild ones here.

    Shay.
  • MuskyDudeMuskyDude Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    The garter snakes look very different here (more green-black). I like how you enhanced the contrast, they do indeed stand out more. Good job Ben! thumb.gif


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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    shay wrote:
    Nice Ben,

    I've only seen a snake in the zoo. We don't have any wild ones here.

    Shay.

    Yeah getting a good shot of a snake anywhere is cool, but in the wild I feel great (did not have any background or glass worries :D)

    On the look for a rattler before summer out, there's plenty here just gotta keep looking. I'm surprised no reptiles by you, Why?? I thought there were some sort everywhere??
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    MuskyDude wrote:
    The garter snakes look very different here (more green-black). I like how you enhanced the contrast, they do indeed stand out more. Good job Ben! thumb.gif


    AJ

    thanks AJ been waiting for someone to give a one up or down on my work. I always think my stuff stinks :D no honest :lol
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  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Yeah getting a good shot of a snake anywhere is cool, but in the wild I feel great (did not have any background or glass worries :D)

    On the look for a rattler before summer out, there's plenty here just gotta keep looking. I'm surprised no reptiles by you, Why?? I thought there were some sort everywhere??
    There are two reason as to why there are no snakes in Ireland.

    The first one deals with the legend of St. Patrick, ( patron saint of Ireland and the reason everyone gets drunk on the 17th March), he is supposed to have driven the snakes out of Ireland during his conversion of Ireland from paganism to Christianity.

    The second reason, the scientific one, is that Ireland being an island, the snakes never made it here. New Zealand also has no snakes afaik.

    The first story is nicer though mwink.gif .
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    Hey Ben,

    You missed your golden opportunity. You could have posted the first snake butt shot. rolleyes1.gif

    Cool pics. I hoped your wife enjoyed them.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited May 30, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Ben,

    You missed your golden opportunity. You could have posted the first snake butt shot. rolleyes1.gif

    Cool pics. I hoped your wife enjoyed them.

    Now ya tell me Harry, wait do snakes have butts ne_nau.gif:D

    I'm lucky she a city girl with country heart clap.gif
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