orionmystery Loc: Malaysia

Mocquard's House Gecko / Frilled Gecko / Frilly House Gecko (Hemidactylus craspedotus), Peninsula Malaysia.
Hemidactylus craspedotus_MG_2729 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Backlit silhouette version of the same gecko
Hemidactylus craspedotus_MG_2765 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

A white and yellow Oriental Whip Snake (Ahaetulla prasina), Malaysia.
Ahaetulla prasina_MG_2885 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Up close with a gentle giant - White-bellied Rat Snake (Ptyas fusca), Peninsula Malaysia.
Ptyas fusca_MG_2557 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Ptyas fusca_MG_2551 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Beautiful little Barred Kukri Snake (Oligodon signatus) showing its colorful venter. Malaysia.
Oligodon signatus_MG_2238 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Triangle Keelback (Xenochrophis trianguligerus), Selangor, Malaysia.
Xenochrophis trianguligerus_MG_2258 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Haas' Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis haasi). Peninsula Malaysia.
Dendrelaphis haasi_MG_2224 copy by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Terrific series! Some great perspectives you have here.

whitewolfowner

Did the Gecko try to sell you insurance? LOL

Photog21 Loc: Lombard, Il.

Beautiful work, Kurt

Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida

Excellent series. I love the Rat Snake shots - particularly the first one!

orionmystery Loc: Malaysia

Thanks for looking and commenting, Linda, whitewolfowner, Wally, Carol

whiteflower - that's an American joke :D, but I get it. Was in LA for about 3 years!

bigwolf40 Loc: Effort, Pa.

You are the master at this type of photography. Great photos....Rich

WayneT Loc: Paris, TN

Great work again Kurt. Love the snakes, very pretty.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Not too shabby!

orionmystery Loc: Malaysia

Thanks for looking and commenting, Rich, WayneT, Douglass.

abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois

I still hate snakes notwithstanding your excellent shots. You can get as close as you want. No thanks from me.

orionmystery Loc: Malaysia

I was terrified of snakes as recent as 3 years ago! But i made an effort to get to know them. Time to overcome that irrational fear.

abc1234 Loc: Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Look at where you live! If I lived there, I would get used to them to or leave. Snakes are as amazing as any animal and my grandson has one as a pet. I wonder if the irrational fear of snakes, spiders and some other animals are part of our biology. Just as predators know which prey makes their best dinners, prey also know who likes them for dinner. And then you have the story of Eve and the Serpent. Does that not address our primordial fear of these slithering things?
Thanks for the post.

davids999 Loc: Edinburgh, UK

Brilliant photography!!!

orionmystery Loc: Malaysia

It's completely up to you whether to make an effort to get to know them, or continue to be terrified of them.

"We are born without the fear of nature. Young children are fascinated with life around them, equally intrigued by a caterpillar or a dog. The fear of most creatures is instilled in us later in life by overly protective parents or teachers, peer pressure, and misguided media. By the age of ten most children either love or hate insects and other tiny organisms, and these feelings usually stay with them for the rest of their lives. I could never understand why small animals, including most amphibians and reptiles, evoke such polarized feelings. After all, how many people hate jaguars or elephants, things that can really hurt you? I think it can be explained in part by what psychologists call “prepared learning”—we are quick to learn the fear of snakes because millions of years of human evolution have favored individuals inclined to avoid them, even if most snakes are not venomous. But what about moths, spiders, or beetles? Why do most people find these animals repulsive, yet happily gorge on lobsters?"

The above is an Excerpt from the Prologue in this great book: "The Smaller Majority"