Coluber constrictor priapus
Souther black racer.
Coluber constrictor priapus.
Mt. Dora, Florida.
18 August 2006.
Nikon D70s.
Of all the Floridian snakes, I believe the Southern black racer has adapted best to human development. They actually do quite well in neighborhoods and small downtowns. Perhaps it is a combination of their fast speeds and sharp visual acuity? Regardless of the reason, they are there in force (to the dismay of a few snowbirds who are shocked that there are reptiles in Florida).
This racer was in family’s backyard in Mt. Dora, Florida. So much cuteness, so little time!
Janson,
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J.K. York
wonderful curves and composition. Erin has praised your work and now i see why. great BG bokeh and razor sharp detail on the head. what excellent catchlight in the eye as well. brilliant capture.
jsjones replied
Very kind words, J.K. I appreciate them greatly! Interestingly, I didn’t think this one worked out well at the time. Sort of missed it and rediscovered it when I was going through my archives. Pleasant surprises sometimes, eh?
Thanks again – -
Helena1
Awesome pose. really beautiful.
dinghysailor1
love his pose ! great work!
Heather Rivet...
well done
Cory Frantz
excellent curves! love this shit, well done. Another image of yours into my favorites!
kcranmer
Now that is a great snake shot!
BuddyH
fantasic!
Sharon Wormleaton
Fantastic. Excellent detail and composition. You have some great reptile shots
Tracey Bransfield
Now that is the best photograph of a snake I have seen yet! I love the curvy body and the DOF in this shot.
Jocelyn Hyers
amazing capture … they are so hard to capture … love the twists and curves …
ECGardner
He’s awesome… Love the alertness in his eyes and that racer intensity. I also like the little bicycle-tire loop of his body that is fading off into the background. A fantastic capture of a fantastic snake species!
ftruckgirl
perfect capture
Carla Jandelle...
ohhhh beautiful! love this guy! i got to see the tails of several racers over the last few days…i’m just not fast enuf to see the FRONT ends. ~sigh
Philip Rogan
Great shot, great focus, light in the eyes and great dof as well a lovely graceful moment n this snakes life.
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
What an outstanding capture of this black racer!!! I see these quite often, but they are wayyyyyy to fast for me LOL :-))
Leanna Lomanski
Beautiful capture!
jsjones
The racer embraces your love! ...And so do I.
I owe everything to the racer on this one. The pose was his idea. As it usually is with racers… Heh heh.
Many thanks ~~
Janson.
Vincent von Frese
These are one of my favorite snakes ; I also love the Eastern Yellow belly(Blue) Racer, it’s northern cousin.