Basking in the sun
A serpent, first curious
Then slithering off.
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Basking in the sun
A serpent, first curious
Then slithering off.
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OMG! This is so genius! Love it!
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Thanks! I was laying on my stomach in the driveway doing this. The snake was every bit as curious about me, as I was about it! We also have rubber boas in our yard.
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Wow! That sounds impressive…we don´t have snakes here. That´s so interesting! Where in the world are you about?
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Pacific Northwest! Portland area. We have a forest behind our house, that helps attract wildlife. Where are you?
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Ahh… yes, I´ve heard about that are and I believe that the forest does attract a lot of wildlife. That´s amazing.
I´m on the other side of the world in the middle of Europe… we don´t have that much wildlife here, sadly…. so no amazing photos like yours… but we do have good architecture, well everything has it´s ups and downs, although I would rather go for the wildlife!
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Wow! Great pictures! I especially love the close up of the snake looking directly into the camera. Thanks for sharing your encounter. 🙂
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Thank you! I feel so lucky to have a garden where I get to observe all kinds of wildlife! 😀
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Oh, my! I’ve just come to the place where I don’t run every time I see one of those little garden snakes in my yard. I know they won’t hurt me and have a job to do so I leave them alone and go the other way. I would not in any way shape or form be tempted to lay on my belly and photograph it. Kudos to you for your brave feat and wonderful photography.
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Good morning Marlene! This definitely was one of the more interesting nature encounters I’ve had so far! I am glad I took the photos, because none of the other snakes in the garden have been this patient with me! 😉
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These are great photos. I really felt like you Got the snake, on some level there was understanding between you two… I like snakes a lot, we used to play with them when I was a kid in Missouri. USA
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I love snakes in nature! We have quite a few slithering around here during the warm season! 😊
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Slither, slither, slither…
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Indeed! Thanks for stopping by! 😊
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Wow! I can’t see the slideshow on my ipad but that featured snake photo is amazing!
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Just tried the slideshow on my iPad and it worked. Sometimes if I run into an issue like that, I restart it. Most of the time that takes care of the issue. I hope that helps! The snake encounter was cool, and totally surprising. It was basking in the sun in our driveway and not at all afraid of me!
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I’m on my computer now so I’ll try again! 🙂
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Good luck! 😊
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..Oh and maybe I just don’t have Javascript, not sure 🙂 will check!
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Very nice slideshow, too 🙂 But the showstopped is definitely the featured photo. It could be in a magazine. The snake is staring right at you! (I would’ve run by then! And never got this shot!)
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These garter snakes are quite harmless! We have a number of them in our yard and I always enjoy seeing them! But most of the time, they just take off when they see me! 😀 This one was the exception!
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Great shot! That snake really does love the camera
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Yes, it sure did! It is the only snake who has done that! 😊
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