what kind of camera do you have? Check its manual for the minimum distance you can be from the subject, to get a clear picture. Some cameras have to be at least 3 feet away for close ups, unless it has a macro lens (usually a little flower symbol for digital cameras, and non digital too, if I recall correctly). With a macro lens you can get much closer and get a good focus. It takes practice.

A point and shot will auto focus when you press the button about half way...usually will flash red or green lights..with red typically meaning it couldn't focus for some reason (not enough light or too close, or too far away..or just nothing distinctive for the camera to focus on, which may be the case if you have all your snakes jumbled together). Single shots using the head of the snake as the focal point, usually works well, especially if it is coiled up.
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