The Nature Photography Thread

[Snaky]

Very nice pictures, both of you

[ConcinusMan]

New camera coming soon. Can't wait to start posting 720p youtube videos.

[CelestiHel]

Here's the guy the cats found winding around the TV:

[mustang]

aint that a red phase milk snake i know someone on this forum whom really wants it

[Nir]

aint that a red phase milk snake i know someone on this forum whom really wants it

Actually, that is an eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)

The red milksnake is Lampropeltis triangulum syspila

[mustang]

Actually, that is an eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum)

The red milksnake is Lampropeltis triangulum syspila

still got HOLD ONTO IT ILL LET WHTS HIS USERNAME NOW YOU GOT ONE HES BEEN TRYN FOR YEARS TO GET ONE!

[ConcinusMan]

@ Nir, yes it is an eastern milk snake but there are red phase easterns. I've been wanting one my whole life too. Infernalis was kind enough to offer one of his CB red phase eastern milks to me. Getting a tank for it this weekend and then I'll be sending him money for shipping. Generally the red phased easterns do fade with age and end up looking more of a rusty brown color but when young they are spectacular:



BTW, I flipped this really handsome Thamnophis ordinoides today. Looks to be a subadult female. Very nice looking:

[Nir]

Most young eastern milks are red as youngsters...

Hatchling with vibrant colors.





Juvenile Female. Colors are starting to fade.



Adult, blotches are brown...


This is the nicest adult I have ever found! She had great contrast and light colors.

[mustang]

wow u live in a swarm of em dont you? love that first one pinkish white and red

[ConcinusMan]

I'm just saying, even as adults there are two color phases. One is called "red" phase even though it's not necessarily red as an adult, and the other is more of a charcoal gray.