Cottontail Rabbit and Rat Snake

MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
edited May 15, 2010 in Wildlife
My daughter has been spotting wildlife for me in the backyard lately. She spotted this rabbit last week for me and then just last night at dusk she spotted the rat snake. She knows that daddy loves to take pics of animals so in both cases she ran inside yelling for me to get my camera. The rat snake curiously enough tried to escape me by climbing a hackberry tree. I was surprised at how well it could climb! The snake pictures are with flash and narrow DOF because of the lack of light. The sun had just set.

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Stephen
www.capture-the-pixel.com

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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2010
    Cool set Stephen! clap.gif The rabbit looks almost hare-like. Are they related? I love the first snake shot, but the tongue out shot is good too. How big was it?
    Mike Helbig

    http://www.michaelhelbigphotography.com
    http://www.thewildpig.blogspot.com
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 11, 2010
    Giphsub wrote: »
    Cool set Stephen! clap.gif The rabbit looks almost hare-like. Are they related? I love the first snake shot, but the tongue out shot is good too. How big was it?

    Thanks Mike. As far as I know, hares and rabbits are very closely related. The snake was about 3 1/2 feet long...not too big. I found two yellow bellied racers today, much smaller/slender snakes. I captured one with my hand, but it still got away when I was trying to position it for some photo ops. Sometimes they will curl up in a defensive position and let you take pics before they decide they have had enough and slither away.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2010
    Yeah, I know hares and rabbits are virtually the same, but was just wondering if this particular rabbit was closer to a hare.

    Yellow bellied racer? Cool name. Are they poisonous?
    Mike Helbig

    http://www.michaelhelbigphotography.com
    http://www.thewildpig.blogspot.com
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 12, 2010
    Glad it wasn't a Cotton-tail and a Cotton-mouth!

    Cool pics, Stephen. :):
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited May 14, 2010
    Great snake shots, Stephen clap.gif
    Dan
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2010
    Giphsub wrote: »
    Yeah, I know hares and rabbits are virtually the same, but was just wondering if this particular rabbit was closer to a hare.

    Yellow bellied racer? Cool name. Are they poisonous?

    Not poisonous Mike. They are just your typical rodent eating snake. They do have pretty colors.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 15, 2010
    Ric Grupe wrote: »
    Glad it wasn't a Cotton-tail and a Cotton-mouth!

    Cool pics, Stephen. :):

    I wouldn't mind getting a pic of a cottonmouth. I'd need to get closer to water though. Thanks for the comments.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

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