Getting up close and personal with one of my favorite summer visitors to the lake.
And there’s a snake in the picture too!
Canon EOS 40D
Canon EF 300 f4L IS
Exposure info: ISO 400, f7.1 @ 1/250
Original Capture Date: 5/30/2009
Jeff Sinon Photography
Nature Through The Lens
Jeff Sinon Photography 
Thank you so much for sharing photos
Is it poisonous?
Nope, not at all. We only have one poisonous snake in NH, the Timber Rattlesnake, which is endangered (and therefor protected) in the state. Unfortunately I’ve never seen one. I hope to though, from a safe distance of course.
that’s an amazing shot Jeff! I would have run in the other direction 😀
Thanks Madhu! Even though I’m not afraid of snakes, I actually like them, I was sitting safely in my kayak. 🙂
‘Safe; depends on the distance between the snake and the Kayak 🙂
Oh, they’re harmless. 🙂
Great shot!!!
Thanks!
it gave me chills oh scary
Scary, really? I’ve never thought of snakes as scary at all.
well one killed our dog today seems there’s a poisonus one in our garden
Now that really sucks! I very sorry to hear that. We only have one poisonous snake in our state, and I’ve never seen it.
Again, sorry to hear about your dog. 😦
OK beautiful shot but wouldn’t want him for a visitor!
I agree with Tina! Snakes fascinate me… as long as they don’t crawl around me… Beautiful capture!
They really are fascinating aren’t they? But I don’t mind if they crawl around me 😀
thnx Jeff sweet of u
Considering how much I love my dog, I know how you must feel.
:(he was z adult male only left adult females n 2 puppies:(
Nicely captured Jeff, but I wouldn’t want to get too close, even if it isn’t poisonous.
Thanks Jim. I can understand that. With snakes it seems there’s not a lot of middle ground, most people either love them or hate them.
I’ve always been one of the former. In my life I’ve probably caught, admired, and released well into the hundreds of them since I was a kid. Especially when I was a kid. I’ve also had a few of the larger constrictors as pets over the years. They are an enjoyable animal to come across in the wild.
Beautifully colored snake …. did you capture that with a zoom lens? I just purchased a zoom that reaches 300′ away. Still getting my eet wet on that one. GREAT shot ….
Isadora
A zoom, yes, but I was actually quite close, maybe 5 ft. away. I wanted to get close enough to get a good shot without spooking the snake.