The Nature Photography Thread

[CelestiHel]

Wow, so pretty. We don't have any snakes in Vermont that get that big. Glad you've got your eyes out for them!

[pitbulllady]

Seeing the Bull Snake made me kinda sad. During the week of July 6 I lost one of my oldest and best buds, a huge TX Bull named(don't shoot me for this, OK)"Bull", actually after the huge but kind-hearted Bailiff on the old tv comedy series, "Night Court". I'd had him for the better part of 16 years, except when he lived with a friend of mine and her pre-teen son. She and her husband were going through a nasty divorce, which was having a really bad effect on this kid, emotionally, and to make things worse he and him mom had to move out of the house he'd grown up in and into a shabby single-wide rental trailer, and the landlord wouldn't let them have a dog, so the kid had to leave his beloved mixed-breed dog with his father. The dog got hit by a car and killed soon after that. The boy ended up having to see a Psychiatrist/counselor, who recommended that he get a pet to help him deal with the emotional mess he was going through. Since he couldn't have a dog, he asked for a snake, and after some convincing of his mother, she relented and let him go with me to a small local reptile show. He picked out a 3-4 foot wild-caught Bull Snake, under the agreement that if he decided not to keep the snake, I'd get it back. Bull lived with him until he graduated high school and enlisted in the Marines, at which time I got him back. Between the time I paid for him at the show, and his death, that was 16 years, and he was already at least 3 feet long when I bought him. He was every bit of 8 feet when he died, and probably at least 18 years old. He passed away while I was attending an educator's conference in Myrtle Beach, and I had the task of burying him when I got home.

pitbulllady

[guidofatherof5]

It sounds like you had a friend there. If you get the right one, Bulls can be great. Like a extra large Garter snake. I would love to keep the one I have but in Iowa they are protected.
I call some of my large T.radixes, mini bull snakes.
I bet there's much more to the story after 16 years. That's great.
I'm very sorry to hear about Bull's passing. Sounds like he had a full life. Nice job.

[guidofatherof5]

I took the Bull snake to a nature reserve. They have an awesome prairie area and were glad to have a new resident. After taking this photo, she made one last attempt to tag me. Not Today!

[count dewclaw]

We went to my parents house yesterday. Their property includes some lake frontage. One of the pilings for their dock has a couple channels that a young watersnake thinks makes a good place to hang out (the bucket that is usually put over the piling probably makes it cozy).....

[guidofatherof5]

Great shot, Leann.

[Snaky]

A funny picture
Think that's a great hide.

[Mommy2many]

Great hide! Took me a minute to see his face!

[gregmonsta]

Love that pic!

[mustang]

how big is it