Everglades Rattlesnake

Coming out of the Everglades National Park yesterday and spotted this
fellow on the side of the road. It was very lethargic yet the day was very warm.

Close up - I did think it was pretty cool that the blue sky was reflected in his pupil.

Beautiful snake and really nice photos.

hummingbird

Gorgeous E. Diamondback!
The first picture is a wonderful study in texture and color, but I really think the 3rd picture is striking.....hehe.

The first one is absolutely gorgeous. You need to enter this in a real contest. The link below is one that's associated with the Smithsonian Institute. Stunning.

http://www.naturesbest​photography.com/

nicely captured Garry

WOW, very nice pictures. What Lens did you use?

I used a 70-200 on my Mark 5. I guess I was about 10 feet away or so.

That's a great looking snake. I love the eye contact in number 1 and the low camera angle in photo 3. I've never been satisfied with the shots from my 70-200L when photographing Adders. But then they are a lot smaller than Rattlesnakes so I've always had to rely on my 100mm Macro. That would need a great deal of bravery (or stupidity) to get that close to one of these though.

Best regards,
Jason

great shots and super jealous, i would love to see one of these in the wild one day.

very nice shots

bigcountry wrote in post #12148182
great shots and super jealous, i would love to see one of these in the wild one day.

...be careful what you wish for.

Gary
Love the first image, there is a sense of motion presented by the snake's scales.

Garry Gibson wrote in post #12143320
I guess I was about 10 feet away or so.

10'?!? You're nucking futs. That's way to close for comfort in my book.

Very nice photo's though! Nice capture. I love snakes........as long as they're on TV, in a cage or in somebody else's photo's.

I'll stick with bears. Big enough to shoot from a distance.

pbelarge wrote in post #12148823
...be careful what you wish for.

Gary
Love the first image, there is a sense of motion presented by the snake's scales.

not to hijack the OP's thread:

It's all about knowing the animals limitations and yours.

Crotalus v. viridis - 1d iv w/100mm macro

bigcountry wrote in post #12150962
It's all about knowing the animals limitations and yours.

Crotalus v. viridis - 1d iv w/100mm macro

Good point. This is the point I make when talking to people about photographing Adders. Adders can only strike up to half of their body length so if I'm two feet from a two feet snake then I'm in no danger as long as I don't take my eyes off my subject.

Best regards,
Jason

JaySteel wrote in post #12153417
Good point. This is the point I make when talking to people about photographing Adders. Adders can only strike up to half of their body length so if I'm two feet from a two feet snake then I'm in no danger as long as I don't take my eyes off my subject.

Best regards,
Jason

The rules change when you're here in Oz. Knowing the strike distance becomes a bit more theoretical when you're dealing with an Eastern Brown or a Taipan. Both are killers if you can't get treatment PDQ.

Saw a beautiful Green Tree snake yesterday. It moved off too quick for me to snap it. On the same track last year I came upon a three metre python that'd claimed ownership of the trail. Strangely, knowing they're not venomous doesn't seem to help much when they're that big (as thick in the middle as my thigh), so I 'bravely' shoo'd him away with a palm frond.