Eastern Diamonback Rattlesnake
Apr 16, 2020 11:58:43 #
Asheboro, NC Zoo
Nikon D850, 80-200mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor 1/60 @ f/4, ISO 4000
Nikon D850, 80-200mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor 1/60 @ f/4, ISO 4000
Apr 16, 2020 11:59:13 #
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Apr 16, 2020 12:29:50 #
BWur wrote:
Hope you were using a telephoto
I have no fear of snakes, only a respect for them. I am actually licensed in FL to keep (but not show) venomous reptiles. I had an Eastern Diamond back, whom I named "rattles", for 10 years before he died. He was awesome! Attached is a photo I took of him about a year before he died. I kept him in a 200 gallon aquarium. When he died I kept his rattles.
Apr 16, 2020 12:32:13 #
Apr 17, 2020 07:37:15 #
Apr 17, 2020 08:24:28 #
Here in the West, High Desert, Diamond Backs are neighbors almost everywhere, Fortunately, a group Herpetologists and folks like you provide a Rattle Snake avoidance training for pet dogs. They place a few snakes on two sides of a walkway about 20-30 yards wide. The let the dogs get a good sniff or teh snakes, not enough to usually raise a rattle, but when the dog moves toward the snake they get a BIG electrical shock. Sends 'em airborne. A second trip through, most dogs keep their eyes straight ahead and avoid those snakes like the plague. If not the got a dose of Uncle Electricity. Max two trips is all I've ever seen. A great group of peole who do this for a donation, but free if a person can't afford it.
This saves a lot of dog lives, and I suspect some human ones and probably many snake lives, too. There are plenty of small critters we depend on these guys to keep under control. We don't need to externimate another species to accommodate our suburban lifestyle.
C
This saves a lot of dog lives, and I suspect some human ones and probably many snake lives, too. There are plenty of small critters we depend on these guys to keep under control. We don't need to externimate another species to accommodate our suburban lifestyle.
C
Apr 17, 2020 08:24:40 #
Here in the West, High Desert, Diamond Backs are neighbors almost everywhere, Fortunately, a group Herpetologists and folks like you provide a Rattle Snake avoidance training for pet dogs. They place a few snakes on two sides of a walkway about 20-30 yards wide. The let the dogs get a good sniff or teh snakes, not enough to usually raise a rattle, but when the dog moves toward the snake they get a BIG electrical shock. Sends 'em airborne. A second trip through, most dogs keep their eyes straight ahead and avoid those snakes like the plague. If not the got a dose of Uncle Electricity. Max two trips is all I've ever seen. A great group of peole who do this for a donation, but free if a person can't afford it.
This saves a lot of dog lives, and I suspect some human ones and probably many snake lives, too. There are plenty of small critters we depend on these guys to keep under control. We don't need to externimate another species to accommodate our suburban lifestyle.
C
This saves a lot of dog lives, and I suspect some human ones and probably many snake lives, too. There are plenty of small critters we depend on these guys to keep under control. We don't need to externimate another species to accommodate our suburban lifestyle.
C
Apr 17, 2020 08:25:10 #
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Apr 17, 2020 09:57:05 #
Apr 17, 2020 10:10:29 #
SMPhotography wrote:
Asheboro, NC Zoo
Nikon D850, 80-200mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor 1/60 @ f/4, ISO 4000
Nikon D850, 80-200mm f/2.8 AIS Nikkor 1/60 @ f/4, ISO 4000
Very cool looking. Wow.
Apr 17, 2020 10:38:50 #
Apr 17, 2020 11:35:31 #
One of these was in my neighbor's driveway in Davenport, FL. Kids were around, so i hacked it in half with a hoe.
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