Black Rattle Snake

George1George1 Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
edited July 26, 2005 in Wildlife
I found this very cooperative Snake when I was Geocaching. I thought I would give this forum a try since I have just registered.

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  • luckydogluckydog Registered Users Posts: 396 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2005
    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.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2005
    Welcome thumb.gif
    and a good start, been lookin for one myself, no luck yet

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2005
    Hey George,


    Welcome to Dgrin

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    Good pic, thaks for sharing it.
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  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2005
    Hey George - allow me to add my welcome to the list. Good thing Mr. Snake had his eating taken care of.
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  • HiggmeisterHiggmeister Registered Users Posts: 909 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2005
    Hi George,
    Welcome and nice shot. Hopefully you were using a long lens. Nice geocache container, but I don't see the "Geocache" stenciled anywhere on itrolleyes1.gif. I bought my first digital camera for Geocaching (Sony P72) and am now on my third digital camera.

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2005
    Wow and he's just eaten too
    George1 wrote:
    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 eek7.gif ........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 rolleyes1.gif
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited July 26, 2005
    Hiya George and welcome to Dgrin wave.gif

    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....Laughing.gif

    Welcome again, and keep sharing your pics here :D

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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2005
    Good shot!

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

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  • StanStan Registered Users Posts: 1,077 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2005
    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

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  • WaterfallRichWaterfallRich Registered Users Posts: 223 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2005
    Nice one, George and nice pose on the snake! thumb.gif 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
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