Was out cruising in the desert when I found this little guy. It was already warm so it got nervous quickly. I tried the hat trick on it to calm it down but it only stayed put for one pic. I would've liked to have gotten a better composition but sometimes you take what you can get!
R000153 - Western Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepsis) by Tonia Graves, on Flickr
Western Patch-nosed Snake
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- Tonia Graves
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Re: Western Patch-nosed Snake
Beautiful snake!
I can relate on having trouble getting them to calm down for photographs. I was trying to photograph a Texas Rat Snake yesterday and worked with him for nearly 30minutes trying to get him to calm down but he never did.
I can relate on having trouble getting them to calm down for photographs. I was trying to photograph a Texas Rat Snake yesterday and worked with him for nearly 30minutes trying to get him to calm down but he never did.
Re: Western Patch-nosed Snake
Gorgeous snake, love patchies! Too bad you couldn't get a great pose ...everything else in the image is working and you can see the snake very well. Congrats
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That's wildlife photography for ya!
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Patchies can definitely be a pain. I thought I was gonna have my work cut out for me with a Tantilla I shot yesterday, but I just sat it down and it happened to stay.... for the first time ever. The coachwhip is another story. Haha
- Tonia Graves
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Yeah, I've gotten bloodied up pretty good by coachwhips before! And at that point they won't sit still for any photos!mikemike wrote:Patchies can definitely be a pain. I thought I was gonna have my work cut out for me with a Tantilla I shot yesterday, but I just sat it down and it happened to stay.... for the first time ever. The coachwhip is another story. Haha
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Re: Western Patch-nosed Snake
The only patch nose I ever found was very cooperative. It was still a little cool out...
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dude, those are some of the coolest snakes on the planet, although I've never even caught one. haha
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- Tonia Graves
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It was in the mid 80's when I found this one but I did have to move it off of the road before photographing it, so by then it was sufficiently annoyed with me!zwhitman wrote:The only patch nose I ever found was very cooperative. It was still a little cool out...
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I definitely understand what a pain these can be to photograph. I found this one on a rocky hillside and it quickly retreated under a rock. I snapped this pic before capturing the snake and it ended up being the only pic with the eye in focus.
Western Patch-nosed Snake by SubjectNature, on Flickr
Western Patch-nosed Snake by SubjectNature, on Flickr