Haven't posted on here much, so thought I'd just throw up a random selection of a few elapids that I've come across whilst out and about over the last couple of years.
Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) from Lockhart River, Queensland
Atherton Tablelands, Queensland
Juvenile Collared Whipsnake (Demansia torquata) from Cairns, Queensland
Greater Black Whipsnake (Demansia papuensis) from Coen, Queensland
Blacksoil Whipsnake (Demansia rimicola) from the Diamantina Channels, Queensland
Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus) from Lithgow, New South Wales
Highland Copperheads (Austrelaps ramsayi) from Barrington Tops, New South Wales
Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis) from Mareeba, Queensland
Juvenile Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus) from the Blue Mountains, New South Wales
Stephen's Banded Snake (Hoplocephalus stephensii) from the Barrington area, New South Wales
Pale-headed Snake (Hoplocephalus bitorquatus) from Dalby, Queensland
Broad-headed Snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides) from Nowra, New South Wales
Bandy Bandy (Vermicella annulata) from Seal Rocks, New South Wales
Marsh Snake (Hemiaspis signata) from Jullaten, Queensland
Red-naped Snake (Furina diadema) from Tenterfield, New South Wales
Dunmall's Snake (Furina dunmalli) from Miles, Queensland
Yellow-naped Snake (Furina barnardi) from Mareeba, Queensland
Brown-headed Snake (Furina tristis) from Cooktown, Queensland
Northern Dwarf-crowned Snake (Cacophis churchilli) from Ravenshoe, Queensland
Black-striped Snake (Cryptophis nigrostriatus) from Mareeba, Queensland
Speckled Brown Snake (Pseudonaja guttata) from Normanton, Queensland
Western Brown Snake (Pseudonaja mengdeni) from Pannawonnica, Western Australia
Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis) from Miles, Queensland
Common Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) from Seal Rocks, New South Wales
Northern Death Adder (Acanthophis praelongus) from Cairns, Queensland
Rough-scaled Death Adder (Acanthophis rugosus) from Kakadu NP, Northern Territory
Pilbara Death Adder (Acanthophis wellsi) from the Pilbara, Western Australia
Cheers.
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Mediocre at best.
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All very nice, but the second-to-last has a hypnotic quality to it. The texture, the pattern, the composition. Believe it or not, it reminds me of Viktor Vasarely. And no, I'm not stoned.
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Outstanding!
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Beautiful. The idea of having to corral and photograph those big larger nervous OZ elapids really makes me wonder how you guys do it down there. I can't imagine trying to get in close to that Eastern Brownsnake like that.
That H. bitorquatus with the open mouth is spectacular.
That H. bitorquatus with the open mouth is spectacular.
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Pure attitude and years of training. I've had the pleasure of hosting a few Ozzie herpers in Sarawak and in Taiwan, and their attitudes are usually quite intense. Less well-meaning contemporaries from outside Australia often resort to phrases like "cowboy", "harebrained", and "suicidal", but once you understand hooks or tongs are illegal in Australian national parks, you'll get used to the idea that free-handling those bad puppies is the only way to get any decent photos.chrish wrote:Beautiful. The idea of having to corral and photograph those big larger nervous OZ elapids really makes me wonder how you guys do it down there.
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Excellent!
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Pick me up at the airport?
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Great set - particularly love the first tai and copperhead pics, and the d.rimicola shot. Even reading the place names (Cooktown, Lithgow, Pannawonnica, Mareeba etc) makes me seriously nostalgic for Australia.
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You have some amazing pictures of snakes that I would love to see. Do you have an assistant keeping you safe during the shoots?
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Thanks everyone.
I often herp alone, so no, there usually isn't anyone helping me out with photos. When you're around large elapids fairly often you learn how to handle them, and how each species tends to behave, and you can use that to your advantage when photographing them.justinm wrote:You have some amazing pictures of snakes that I would love to see. Do you have an assistant keeping you safe during the shoots?
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Really enjoyed the pictures- especially the Highlands copperheads- those were fantastic!
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