The Nature Photography Thread

[Didymus20X6]

Found this poor guy on the side of the road. I wasn't sure what species he was, but I'm thinking mud snake. I'm also pretty sure he was dead, judging by the pool of blood around his mouth.



Spotted this guy under a fallen tree near the stream where I've been releasing my garters. I wasn't sure whether he was a nerodian or a moccasin, and I wasn't going to get any closer to find out.



I wish my camera was as good as my binoculars. I also saw a smaller snake climbing the bank on the other side of the bridge, but couldn't get a good shot of him.

[guidofatherof5]

A friend is raising snapping turtles. This little(haha) alligator snapping turtle only weighs 120 pounds. Its head is 9 inches across. I watch it eat strawberries.
He has many other but this one is the largest. Some of the other are in the 70 and 80 pound range. Very impressive.

[drache]

it takes a lot of space to keep turtles
they're the animal the rescue has the most of in the non-mammal realm, and they're all large
I bet they were originally bought by people who thought they weren't going to grow that much despite all the info to the contrary

[guidofatherof5]

Most of his snakes were bought from turtle processers before they were to be butchered. He has very large tanks set-up in his basement.
We became the proud owners of a small (1 Lb) one. These are another of those animals from my childhood. I've always been fascinated by them. Not much for cute and cuddly though.

[adamanteus]

I caught this guy sitting on my front step five minutes ago.

[guidofatherof5]

Most of his snakes were bought from turtle processers before they were to be butchered. He has very large tanks set-up in his basement.
We became the proud owners of a small (1 Lb) one. These are another of those animals from my childhood. I've always been fascinated by them. Not much for cute and cuddly though.

Dah, Most of his turtles were bought from.........

I'm a professional, don't try this at home!

[drache]

cute hedgehog

[Snake lover 3-25]

aww cute!!!!

[CelestiHel]

I have a fun series that I took in April. It's a picture a day from House Finch eggs to adolescents, if you click through the pictures, you get to watch them grow up over 18 days!

Picasa Web Albums - CelestiHel - OurHouseFinch...

[guidofatherof5]

Love looking at baby birds.
Raise a few hundred in my lifetime and will continue.