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Comments on: "Photo Friday" (31)
This maybe a strange comment…but that little snake looks like he’s got a little arm!!! hehe
I know! That little pokey twig:)
There is something strangely attractive in the eyes of the snakes.
The snake slipped away
but his eyes, having held mine,
still stare in the grass
Kyoshi Takahama
Thank you! A perfectly appropriate sentiment. The compelling yet uncomfortable stare of a snake.
He looks like some creature from a sci-fi movie! I thought he had an arm and a flared tail. Curious and very interesting image!
Thanks!
Aw, what a little sweetie. Great capture, Elena.
Thanks Richard:)
Nice to look at in a photograph, not so nice when in our garden as a child….
Agreed;)
Wow … excellent.
Thank you!
Except for his sticking out of the water, he blends perfectly into the background. How did you spot him?
His tail moved just a bit;)
Wow, look at him! Very cool. I did think he had an arm for a moment and was very startled! 🙂
Now THAT would be a capture:) Thanks Cindy!
Ooh surprised* … heart beats faster ..
Lovely lapis lazuli eye 🙂
Thank you! I understand the quickened pulse, but he does have nice eyes;)
Thanks for the introduction. I don’t recognise this creature!!
A juvenile northern water snake, not to be confused with a copperhead. The copperhead looks similar but is venomous.
I’m pleased you have the confidence to distinguish one from the other Elena!!
… a tricky close encounter, but with a great result, Elena!
🙂
I was sort of OK with it until the snake slithered out of my through the lens sight. I moved quickly out of the area then:) Thanks Marina!
I screamed in my mind the moment I saw this photo haha…lol Snakes make me nervous. Great shot though 🙂
So did I! My version of living dangerously:) Though this is really a small, mostly harmless snake.
Me encanta la foto. También es cierto que no estoy ahÃ, porque me temo que hubiese huido en espantada.
Un saludo desde Tenerife.
I almost fled as well, but I’m trying to be braver. Thank you!
Awe, he or she is sort of cute. Showing up for a Year of the Snake photo-op, perhaps?
Yes, I thought she was kinda cute too, although a couple of feet away is close enough. And yes, Year of the Snake;)
Ha ha ha , Elena you are very courageous. 🙂
I’m taking it in baby steps Yoshi!