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THanks a million for this post.

AWESOME stuff !!

Glad you enjoyed them.
I thought about you guys while
I was shooting the pics.

Regards
Joe

Wow! What a truly GREAT find! And on your own property. It doesnt get any sweeter than that. Truly a neat snake and I must say it upfront, those are AWESOME pictures. Nice, clean, clear and detailed. Thanks for shareing your pics and story with us. Truly enjoyed it.

Thanks,

Fred Albury
Aztec Reptiles

P.S.
What type of camera did you use, film and exposure?

I'm using an Olympus E1 DSLR for these shots.
I use aperture priority exclusively so I can control
my focus points and DOF manually. A wide range of combinations
used on the posted shots, if you want EXIF data from any
of the posted photos let me know.

Regards
Joe

there are no words...

Awesome pic. Where was your photo taken? Was it between Seco and Hondo creek? Just wish I had my camera today when I saw my FIRST Indigo north of Hondo! I saw what I thought was a big ratsnake streched out in my lane. I pulled to the side (as is my custom) to run back and grab the snake by the tail and move it off the road. Well it had then slithered to the other lane and the truck behind me makes a mad dash into the oncoming lane in an apparent attempt to run said serpent over! So I step out into the road and wave my hands and shake my head "NO!!!" The truck rides right over the snake BARELY missing the head and tail and the guy looks at me like I'm crazy. IDIOT!!! I run over and lo and behold...AN INDIGO! I grab her by the tail and admire her for several minutes, she is as sweet as can be and is either sick or just very docile. At this point I'm holding her like my pet kingsnake and notice several scars on her body and one eye is cloudy and seems damaged, but otherwise she is strong and plump. She is about 5 1/2 feet. I contemplate taking her home but reluctantly take her over to the side she was attempting to cross and place her over the barbed wire fence. I saved her life but she sure made my day! What a cool creature. I hope some ignorant rancher doesn't blow her head off with a shotgun. I feel like posting signs out there: "Do Not Run Over Snakes!" I wonder if that redneck in the pickup knew how much other people respect and value that "damn snake" he was fixin' to run over...