jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 19, 2016 15:34:17 GMT -5
Me and friend took this photo using 35mm film 15 years or so ago. Brunswick GA, him on hot Georgia asphalt. About 3.5 feet long.  |
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Post by manofglass on May 19, 2016 15:44:13 GMT -5
nice photo james
walt
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Post by Garage Rocker on May 19, 2016 15:51:06 GMT -5
Awesome pic! He looks so happy.
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Intheswamp
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Post by Intheswamp on May 19, 2016 16:05:21 GMT -5
Nice shot, James!
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Post by vegasjames on May 19, 2016 17:06:29 GMT -5
Interesting how something so beautiful can be so dangerous.
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unclesoska
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All those jade boulders tossed in search of gold!
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Post by unclesoska on May 19, 2016 17:29:03 GMT -5
God bless telephoto lenses and cropping. Guessing you were 7-10 feet away? Really great photo!
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Post by beefjello on May 19, 2016 18:11:36 GMT -5
Beauty. You can see that rattle is a spastic blur! Amazing how many different species of rattlers there are. This is the Arizona black rattlesnake @shotgunner found 3 years ago when he came out to rockhound with me and Tim  Just thought I'd add it for comparison. |
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Post by drocknut on May 19, 2016 18:30:25 GMT -5
Yikes, that's all I'll say...lol.
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Post by vegasjames on May 19, 2016 18:44:31 GMT -5
Here is the one I found coming up from the hot springs.  |
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Post by manofglass on May 19, 2016 20:06:50 GMT -5
In the last 58 years I have not seen a Michigan rattlesnake
Walt
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 20:14:51 GMT -5
All three gorgeous specimens! vegasjames soecimen is a Panamint Rattlesnake (Crotalus stephensi). Thanks for sharing everyone! |
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on May 19, 2016 20:16:31 GMT -5
In the last 58 years I have not seen a Michigan rattlesnake Walt Come to think of it,I'm almost 67 and haven't come across one here in Texas!!! snuffy |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 20:52:53 GMT -5
In the last 58 years I have not seen a Michigan rattlesnake Walt Come to think of it,I'm almost 67 and haven't come across one here in Texas!!! snuffy I have a buddy in Georgetown and he finds them on his porch! Western Diamondbacks |
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on May 19, 2016 20:58:49 GMT -5
Come to think of it,I'm almost 67 and haven't come across one here in Texas!!! snuffy I have a buddy in Georgetown and he finds them on his porch! Western Diamondbacks They are in the river and creek bottoms around,but luckily I never saw one myself,and spent lots of time there. snuffy |
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 19, 2016 23:45:30 GMT -5
One big Timber or Canebreak in Atlanta area.
Lots of Diamondbacks and Pygmy's south in sand country where Gopher turtles live.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on May 20, 2016 8:10:02 GMT -5
Great snake pics guys. It is too bad rattlers are so dangerous as they are really beautiful snakes. I tried and failed to get a picture of one of the more scarce Arizona Black tailed Rattler variations when I was hiking down by Portal, AZ. Dang thing would just not hold still but that particular type has two spots inside the blotches on it's back so it looks like a row of skulls down it's back. Got to be right up there with the Colorado Desert Red rattlers for beauty when it first sheds it's skin. I've only ever seen them twice and both impossible to get a good picture. They seem to be very shy and like rock outcrops and quickly disappear into cracks. Gorgeous snake though...Mel
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Post by broseph82 on May 20, 2016 8:21:52 GMT -5
Great snake pics guys. It is too bad rattlers are so dangerous as they are really beautiful snakes. I tried and failed to get a picture of one of the more scarce Arizona Black tailed Rattler variations when I was hiking down by Portal, AZ. Dang thing would just not hold still but that particular type has two spots inside the blotches on it's back so it looks like a row of skulls down it's back. Got to be right up there with the Colorado Desert Red rattlers for beauty when it first sheds it's skin. I've only ever seen them twice and both impossible to get a good picture. They seem to be very shy and like rock outcrops and quickly disappear into cracks. Gorgeous snake though...Mel I have a friend in Nevada who has a big albino rattler as a pet |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 20, 2016 9:53:42 GMT -5
Seen lots of rattlers in Montana (Central area)....Some killed,some let go...They go one way,I go the other!!!
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 10:48:00 GMT -5
Great snake pics guys. It is too bad rattlers are so dangerous as they are really beautiful snakes. I tried and failed to get a picture of one of the more scarce Arizona Black tailed Rattler variations when I was hiking down by Portal, AZ. Dang thing would just not hold still but that particular type has two spots inside the blotches on it's back so it looks like a row of skulls down it's back. Got to be right up there with the Colorado Desert Red rattlers for beauty when it first sheds it's skin. I've only ever seen them twice and both impossible to get a good picture. They seem to be very shy and like rock outcrops and quickly disappear into cracks. Gorgeous snake though...Mel Yeah, those golden blacktails are super cool. When you said red Colorado desert did you mean. C. ruber? Or C. abyssus? |
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Post by beefjello on May 20, 2016 12:00:01 GMT -5
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