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kayaksailor In reply to ??? [2014-09-01 19:27:46 +0000 UTC]

we're on a fairly steep hillside so this was about the only way I could get it looking at me

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Vrinda-the-Wistful In reply to kayaksailor [2014-09-01 23:11:20 +0000 UTC]

I see.  Well, it worked out beautifully    =^_^=

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kayaksailor In reply to whisperfae [2014-05-22 05:17:18 +0000 UTC]

 I love it too!

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LuckisGONE In reply to Pachydactylus [2014-01-14 23:52:55 +0000 UTC]

They aren't poisonous, but they do have a mild and highly complex venom.  But, don't worry!  It doesn't harm people, it's prey-specific.

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Pachydactylus In reply to LuckisGONE [2014-01-15 05:49:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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kayaksailor In reply to Pachydactylus [2013-12-29 06:33:23 +0000 UTC]

 These little guys are very docile - no biting and not poisonous!  I would NOT be doing this if there was any danger...for instance I would NOT do it with the local rattlesnakes which are poisonous  Thank goodness for zoom lenses

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Pachydactylus In reply to kayaksailor [2013-12-29 06:37:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.
We don´t have only a few snakes in Europe, so I can´t distinguish.

Looking forward to more shots!

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kayaksailor In reply to Pachydactylus [2013-12-29 22:43:13 +0000 UTC]

There is a wide variety of snakes here in my corner of the US but luckily the only poisonous are the rattlers who aren't aggressive.  You really have to piss them off for them to strike - or maybe accidentally step right on them...I've unknowingly step over one a couple times only to hear the rattle as I'm mid-step   We usually have a half dozen or more of them around the house during the warmer months, we "relocate" them if at all possible 'cuz they really do a good job at keeping the rodent populations down...we just don't want them by the house!  Here's my "critters" gallery kayaksailor.deviantart.com/gal… with more snake shots along with other critters... most of these are close to my home (we live in a very rural area with almost 8 acres - next to a large cattle ranch so lots of "critters" )

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Pachydactylus In reply to kayaksailor [2013-12-30 05:48:17 +0000 UTC]

If they do a good job, then they are accepted.
 
Thank you for all the information, dear.

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kayaksailor In reply to Pachydactylus [2013-12-30 21:35:38 +0000 UTC]

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Pachydactylus In reply to kayaksailor [2013-12-31 05:50:51 +0000 UTC]

I hope they get them all....

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kayaksailor In reply to Bimmi1111 [2013-12-29 06:33:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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kayaksailor In reply to serel [2013-12-29 01:53:33 +0000 UTC]

 I laugh every time I see these two shots  glad you enjoyed them too

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kayaksailor In reply to Corvidae65 [2013-03-31 01:44:58 +0000 UTC]

No challenge from me

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kayaksailor In reply to erene33 [2013-03-27 01:39:56 +0000 UTC]

wish we could keep one of these as a "pet" they are so cute

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erene33 In reply to kayaksailor [2013-04-02 22:26:46 +0000 UTC]

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kayaksailor In reply to natureguy [2013-03-27 01:40:22 +0000 UTC]

looks like he's kind of grinning got my good side?

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kayaksailor In reply to jdrainville [2013-03-27 01:40:33 +0000 UTC]

Oh indeed he is

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kayaksailor In reply to quaddie [2013-03-27 01:41:06 +0000 UTC]

naw, he's looking down his nose at me

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quaddie In reply to kayaksailor [2013-03-29 10:01:44 +0000 UTC]

Snooty then ...

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kayaksailor In reply to quaddie [2013-03-31 01:43:23 +0000 UTC]

indeed!

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quaddie In reply to kayaksailor [2013-03-31 06:32:24 +0000 UTC]

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kayaksailor In reply to blind-dancer [2013-03-27 01:44:11 +0000 UTC]

we're lucky to not have too cold of winters, but even so the snakes do disappear for four or five months...so seeing the first little garter or gopher or King is always fun. Really don't like seeing the first rattlesnake though as that means we have to be much more careful out in the fields...

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kayaksailor In reply to Pinedrop [2013-03-27 01:47:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I miss more than I get due to needing some kind of glasses to go with my contacts while shooting, lol. Thank goodness for digital! I agree on the comical face

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kayaksailor In reply to Lentekriebel [2013-03-27 01:48:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! He was just laying still looking at me - only wish he'd flicked his tongue more so I could have gotten it too

And the only dangerous snake we've got around here are the rattlesnakes and you wont catch me doing this with one of them!!

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Lentekriebel In reply to kayaksailor [2013-03-27 13:12:30 +0000 UTC]

Only if you have a deadwish!!! I know you know what you are doing.

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kayaksailor In reply to Lentekriebel [2013-03-29 04:58:32 +0000 UTC]

[link] now THIS is one I would NOT get close to, my daughter took this shot of a baby rattlesnake that we found near our home - it is in a jar

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Lentekriebel In reply to kayaksailor [2013-04-07 09:21:24 +0000 UTC]

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kayaksailor In reply to Algesiras [2013-03-27 02:29:54 +0000 UTC]

indeed

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kayaksailor In reply to Crisss47 [2013-03-27 02:30:42 +0000 UTC]

thanks and I totally agree

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kayaksailor In reply to davincipoppalag [2013-03-27 02:30:53 +0000 UTC]

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kayaksailor In reply to hokeywolfe [2013-03-19 03:31:31 +0000 UTC]

We can never figure out (or remember ) if it is a racer or a garter so I did some research just now...can't get a definite answer but it is a garter - maybe a Valley as that's the only one that has the red spots AND the yellow stripes but the 'net images make them look like they're greyer than "ours"...made the garter determination by garters having a strip down their spines while racers only have them on their sides

It was really cute

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kayaksailor In reply to cybelemoon [2013-03-19 03:32:32 +0000 UTC]

the rocks were hard on my elbows

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