That's funny
I'm sure that I was shaking... from excitement… it was sooo cool !!!
Originally posted by MetteHHH Bud, how did you get that shot?! It looks like you put your life at stake!
I guess it could be a zoo shot, but zoo animals don't usually do attack displays like that?
Venomous snakes are SCARY. When we visited Texas some years ago, I was constantly running in front of the kids hitting the ground with a stick... which probably looked funny. But, you know, diamondbacks!
My son and I were out in SW Nevada… actually looking for rattlesnakes to photograph
We spent several minutes just observing it to gauge it's aggressiveness and behavior, and wound up spending close to an hour watching and photographing the 3 foot long juvenile. My son, Chris, was working for the parks district at the time, and we both have a lot of experience with all sorts of reptiles. I wouldn't recommend our behavoir for everyone, but we did keep a safe distance and had a planned exit strategy if it had decided to move in our direction. It was certainly one of my all-time favorite wildlife encounters.
Originally posted by cxdoo This is an amazing photo. The timing, the DOF, the clarity, just perfect!
Thanks!
And here's a Z…
A Zebra Swallowtail ovipositing an egg on a Paw Paw tree...