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Nikon F2 (1978)
Kodak Tri-X 400 to 800 ISO
Ilford Microphen Dev. 8 min. +20°
CanoScan 8800F, 1200 DPI
Bukovina,Romania 2007
Another thing I found this weekend in the exact same place I found them last year(9/26/20)....neonate Timber Rattlesnakes! I only got one photo and the Mom was no longer around, or at least I couldn't find her. Apparently they have moved on as of today. Timber Rattlesnakes do not typically give birth in consecutive years so Im thinking this was a different Mom. Apparently they like this location as a birthing site which is odd to me.
Finally, this weekend I was able to get back into the woods and get in some hiking.
I'd never hiked this section of trail in Central PA, but had heard of some really nice views from various points on the trail.
After a little rough trip in (my car wasn't made for the road that led to the trail and couldn't get to the parking area) we found the trail.
A nice hike lead us to the 1st lookout area a really rocky outcropping and we commented that we wouldn't want to be here much later in the season due to concern for snakes. We sat, ate a bite, took some nice shots and headed onward to toward the next vista.
A little spur took me off the main trail towards the next vista and on this spur I encountered this timber rattlesnake. Literally folks I was within a few feet of it. Why it didn't rattle, I don't know. It was still a little cool out and this stone was slightly shaded. The stone that the snake is on, is the stone I was going to step on.
I was so startled, I sprinted backwards. Took these shots, then decided this vista was for another time.
Back on the main trail we still had another mile or so to our destination. 100 feet after this encounter was another rocky out cropping. I no sooner stepped out onto the rocks when I saw a flash and another one of these jumped and quickly went under a rock and rattled informing me it was none too happy with my presence. That is a sound I'll not soon forget.
2 of these within a couple minutes!
Well I wasn't inclined to cross that second outcropping at this point. We turned around and hiked the opposite direction for a couple more hours.
The old timber ponds at Port Glasgow on the River Clyde.
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This is a rework of a previous post with a darker look and feel:
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I was sitting in the middle of the road in front of the snake to get this shot so I was a bit nervous. The makings on it were gorgeous. If you look at the face you can see why it is designated as a pit viper.
Portrait of Timber hanging out at Hart Park.
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