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Large Canebrake male found active under tin near an abandoned gas station

Intergrade Cottonmouth (in situ) allowed a very close approach for a small one


Melanistic Eastern Hognose found crossing a paved road late morning....would not complete the typical defensive behavior and feign death, guess he felt sticking neck spreading was a better way to go....

Another Large Canebrake, this one found under tin at the same spot with a yearling that had recently fed and was out crawling and three adult copperheads

And from last weekend a Scarlet King found near the church in the background, an Eastern Diamondback (one of two adults found under tin), and a Yellow Ratsnake found prowling under a bridge

WOW -- GORGEOUS photos, GORGEOUS animals! I'm ready to pack up and move to GA (from WI) RIGHT NOW!!!

Nice finds Horridus, especially the intergrade cottonmouth and the first canebrake! Keep 'em comin'!
Todd Hughes

What camera/lenses do you use? The close up of the cottonmouth has great depth of field.
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"Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only to what we know of it."

I use a Nikon Coolpix 5700 and have little to no idea how to use it! I shot 48 photos on the trip and got about 15 I liked...the thing has the goods to produce some nice shots with the a knowledgeable user.....unfortunantly I'm using it, thanks for the compliment though : LOL

...take a bazillion pics, keep the best & dump the rest! Of course, if you only took 48, and out of those, you got 15 including the AWESOME shots you posted, you're a better photographer than you think!!!

Thanks, but I think it's more of a "blind squirell" Thing LOL
Great shot BTW

Thanks! It was a very photogenic little snapper!
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Carl