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I found this garter snake sunning itself on the river bank today. It didn't seem to be afraid of me and let me get within 40 or 50 cm. There was a larger one - over a metre long - but it was more timid and I couldn't get nearly as close.
(looks better viewed large + on black)
This is a very young captive bred hognose snake.
When it feels threatened it flattens its neck out and looks similar to a cobra. It will rear up and strike at the perceived threat. It is non poisonous and basically bumps into what it is "attacking”.
If this doesn’t work it flops onto its back and plays dead. If you turn it right side up, it flops over again.
This animal will be on display at Rondeau Provincial Park throughout the summer.
I took this without makeup so I used face app. Also some pinching and plumping in the right places with body app
One of the UK's rarest reptiles, along with the sand lizard, this smooth snake was taken under license in Dorset which is their last stronghold. To see one in the wild is a dream come true for me, so I feel hugely privileged and grateful to the license keeper who I went along with on one of their study days.
Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) sitting under the inflorescence of an Eastern Willow-herb (Epilobium coloratum) - Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 132 Botanical Gardens Dr, Boothbay, Maine
One of the best things I liked about this guy was that it was mostly hidden. Reason being that snakes are difficult subjects because of their length. Some folks like to pick them up, relocate them, and poke at them until they assume a more compact position that allows capturing their whole body while being able to get good detail. But I have a more of a hands-off policy, so I'm always happy to find guys like this that are cooperating in other ways. 'Cause after all, once you've seen the first couple of inches you've pretty much seen it all. So I'll leave it up to your imagination to figure out that this guy comes to a point at it's tail-end.
The third and last image of three images taken at Belton estate a local National trust property. It's taken a long time but well worth the effort. The Damsel fly hovering above the snake was purev luck.
Eastern Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
Having finally taken up my friend's invitation to visit his home on Beaver Island, I was delighted when, before even stepping foot inside his home, I discovered a garter snake taking shelter under an old piece of carpet just outside the front door.
For years my friend had told me the island had plenty of snakes to be found, and while the species present may not be the most exciting in the region, the population density in certain areas certainly made for a fun few days.
One of the locals i these parts... NOTE: Very unfriendly!!! He was trying to attack the tyres on the car! ... hence this was taken from inside the car with the 12x zoom!
Hint: I initially miscounted, and I was right there in front of them. Hint #2: View large
Sorry about the slight blurriness. Once again, the snakes chose to be in an area not conducive to good photography. I wasn't about to manually adjust them either. Shortly after this photo was taken, they took turns crawling out of sight.
Opheodrys aestivus, commonly known as the rough green snake, is a nonvenomous North American colubrid. It is sometimes called grass snake or green grass snake, but these names are more commonly applied to the smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis). The European colubrid called grass snake (Natrix natrix) is unrelated. The rough green snake is docile, often allowing close approach by humans, and seldom bites.
Malayan slug snake (Asthenodipsas malaccanus) - Poring Reserve, Malaysia
As I was walking the trail at night I spotted this snakes tail just barely sticking out from below some leaves. I was quite happy to find this calm snake, like all the other snakes in its genus it feeds on snails and slugs. A very calm snake that didn't even try to flee or bite once uncovered.
It was visiting the leaf litter of the lowland rain forest of Manuel Antonio NP. This is a nonvenomous species that spends most of its time in the trees feeding on small birds, lizards, and frogs. It is endemic to Central and South America.
Having found the snake coiled around the great crested newt and rolling around in the water like a barrel, I genuinely expected it to release it when lifted and put onto dry land. Now that it could get some purchase against its prey the snake thought differently and it took a wave of my hand over itself before the newt was released to fight another day.
4131 Naturewood Ct, Fair Oaks / Sacramento County, California
The Pacific Ringneck Snake is a secretive snake of moist habitats occurring in the foothill habitats of the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California although I have located several on the American River Parkway including one as far downriver as William Pond Recreation Area. When alarmed, this snake will coil the underside of the tail exhibiting the bright red color.
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