Here is the common garter snake, to my knowledge this is the only kind of snake I have ever seen up here this side of the island. They are nasty little buggers......no they do not bite they just stink, when they are startled they activate musk glands that extrude a little white paste that is so stinky its nasty. I seen this guy just before I ran him over so I hopped out lied down and shot him with the cam before he slithered off into the grass off the road. I had my 18-55 kit lens on and this is about as close as one can focus, I cropped it slightly after that to zoom in more and that is about it. Wish we had some more snakes around here they are beautiful creatures i would love to do more shots of them one day.
Nice close in capture!
ReplyDeleteI can't count how many times as a kid I came home stinking like Garter Snake after handling the things, the smell won't wash off for nothing and it takes a long time to wear off! Probably good thing we didn't have Skunks on the Island when I was a kid growing up...