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Some species and individuals are easy to get tongue shots from, but now with 6 fps I don't really notice the difference anymore!
One thing I did notice during this last photoshoot was the variability of the tongue movement... parts of the tongue-flick were captured with no motion blur, and then others were like this (or worse), all on the same shutter speed. I'm going for some tongue textures next time, so I'll need extra speed then.
Shot with 3 speedlites - 430EX II located camera right on low power, 580EX II camera left on low power, and a 430EX II set on high firing through a semi-transparent white backdrop. Captive hatched female ball python.
Not a particularly good picture but "Monty" was the second snake I acquired 20 years ago and he helped me to start my educational programs. He's one of the only snakes I actually bought, paying $100.00 in 1987. He was an adult then, so he could have been 10 years old maybe in 1987. He's a Royal (ball) python (Python regius) from West Africa. Actually that long ago he was most certainly taken from the wild. At present, he's having a difficult shed so he's been soaking for the past few hours. Royal pythons are among the most docile, gentle, shy snakes in the world. "Monty" has been retired from education for several years, but there was a time when he travelled all over Idaho helping students understand amphibians and reptiles. Hopefully, he will shed soon. Photo by Frank
Full shot of the whole terrarium with snake in the upper right. I'm now using a florescent lighting tube in conjunction with a ceramic heat coil and under tank heater. This allows the heat source to differ from the lighting so I can have the lights on from like 10 to 10 without worry about warming up the tank in the early morning.
is a Royal (ball) python (Python regius), a native of sub-Sahara Africa. He's one of the most gentle snakes. Royal pythons rarely reach over 5 feet in length. I've had "Monty" since 1987- 21 years - He was most likely captured in the wild and could have been over 5 years old when I acquired him. A Python regius died a few years ago at the Philadelphia Zoo - it had been in captivity for 47 years and had been taken from the wild as an adult. Photo by Frank
Ball Python (Python regius) from Ghana.
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Charlie the Royal Python in her vivarium. Bit of a Royal Family pun in there even though this one's female...
Krissy from the Hattiesburg Zoo and Latoya from the African American Military History Museum stopped by the library for a Family Story Time Presentation. With them, they brought a chinchilla, a ball python, and a macaw.
July 08, 2010
Krissy from the Hattiesburg Zoo and Latoya from the African American Military History Museum stopped by the library for a Family Story Time Presentation. With them, they brought a chinchilla, a ball python, and a macaw.
July 08, 2010
Native to: West Africa. Virtually all Ball Python are exported from the countries of Togo and Ghana.
Adult size: Ball Pythons are a small to medium size python with adults ranging from 3 to 5 feet, females are generally larger and heavier bodied than males. A monster female may approach six feet and is a very impressive animal.
Life Span: Captive Life Span of 20 - 30 years (record - 48 years).
Yesterday was "Spooktacular Nature" at Limberlost State Historic Site, Geneva, Indiana
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm0Y-8tDjw0
The female python liked me. She wanted to crawl on me.