Snake wildlife
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A rare moment I will never forget. / Two snakes on the greek island of Lesvos, mating / under an old olive tree. check what the product looks like here thank you for stopping by!
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Gopher Snake close-up on Figueroa Mountain, Santa Ynez, CA One of the most widespread snakes in North America, its range extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific, as far north as southern Canada, and as far south as Veracruz, Mexico. This species can reach five to six feet in length, and are among the more “human-friendly” species of North American snakes, mainly due to the fact that they are not venomous, hunt vermin (hence the name) and are easily raised and bred in captivity. When startled or angry, they will hiss very loud and rattle their tails. This is why they are sometimes mistaken for a rattlesnake.Habitat: Found in a wide variety of habitats, including deserts, prairies, woodlands, brushlands, coniferous forests, and even cultivated land. Gopher snakes often live in discarded or conquered gopher holes. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Consider these images as companions. :-)
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Bateleur Eagle / Terathopius ecaudatus The Bateleur eagle is the most famous of the snake eagles. Bateleur is French for “tightrope-walker”. This name was probably chosen because of its distinctive aerial acrobatics. Its pitch black feathers with white under the wings, bright red face and legs and black beak are characteristic markings. Unlike most creatures, female Bateleur eagles are larger than males. A big thanks to Deb for choosing this image to be showcased in Pay It Forward. Please take a look at her stunning portfolio here This is what she had to say about “Snake Hunter” “This is my all time favorite piece on redbubble. This was a very difficult choice to make!!! I have such a passion and love for nature but most of all……the birds of prey. So I gravitated in that direction. The piece I chose is of a bird of prey. It’s titled “Snake Hunter” by bobbymcleod. I love this brilliant shot and have chosen this to be my favorite. One reason being, that you don’t see many shots of these eagles. And secondly, these eagles like so many birds of prey……. have such power/determination in their eyes and they are just so incredibly beautiful!! Bobby has captured all of those elements in his brilliant photo of this stunning Bateleur Eagle.” Thanks again Deb! Other Categories / Animals / Apes / Architecture / Baby Animals / Bears / Birds / Big Cats / Elephants / Fish / Insects / Macro / Nature / Reptiles
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Snake Woman
by LyudaSnake Woman by Lyuda. / www.lavrentyeva.com
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“S” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © I found this little snake slithering around on my lounge room / floor! After watching him for a while and trying to decide / what to do with him, I thought why not take a photo. I / scooped him up into a plastic container and set it under a / downlight on my kitchen bench which produced these / reflections. Meanwhile my son stood guard to make sure / he didn’t escape before I got this shot by standing on the / benchtop and focusing down into the open container. “Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite / and furthermore always carry a small snake.” / ~ W. C. Fields /
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Feature in the “Wild Nature Photography & Writing” Group Mozambican Spitting Cobra / (and Cameleon) (Kruger Nat.Park – South Africa)
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©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com
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16×20 colored pencil on grey matboard. Original available. I’m really not crazy about snakes, but they do come in so many colors that it was hard NOT to try. This one was a challenge but – believe it or not – it was so much fun!! Completed 1999
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I cant wait for Summer each year….the reptiles are on the move, and the photo opportunities are great! Like this Murray Darling Carpet Python enjoying a beautiful day. Steve is the Principal Ecologist at EnviroKey providing specialist ecological services across Australia.
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The Wife and I were outside with our visiting son. We are getting the ponds and yard ready for prime weather.. I heard my wife do an OMG. So I went over to see whats up… This is what I captured. My Wife thinks it was terrible. I viewed it as a bit exciting to see how nature works live. This is the one pick I decided on. It really did not take long and the snake wanted his lunch to go and was not going to wait for me to capture him.. Got Lucky.. Soon more nature stuff.. I will have more time to play after yard work is done.. LOL..
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The King Vulture Portrait…... Please view this bird larger he is stunning ! ... (-: The King Vulture, is a large Central and South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. The adult King Vulture is the most strikingly colored of the New World Vultures. King Vultures have lived up to 30 years in captivity, though their lifespan in the wild is unknown. This vulture uses urohydrosis, defecating on its legs, in order to lower its body temperature. Despite its bill and large size, it is relatively unaggressive at a kill and will normally back down rather than fight.The King Vulture lacks a voice box, though it can make low croaking noises and wheezing sounds.Its only natural predators are snakes, which will prey upon the vulture’s eggs and young, and large cats such as jaguars, which may surprise and kill an adult vulture at a carcass. The King Vulture feeds solely on carrion and, unlike some New World Vultures, is not known to kill sick or dying animals for food.It often eats stranded fish along river banks, but does not come to village refuse dumps for food.Though it has keen eyesight which can help it locate food. There is evidence that suggests a decline in population, though it is not significant enough to cause it to be listed.This decline is due primarily to habitat destruction and poaching.
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The King Vulture The King Vulture, is a large Central and South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. The adult King Vulture is the most strikingly colored of the New World Vultures. King Vultures have lived up to 30 years in captivity, though their lifespan in the wild is unknown. This vulture uses urohydrosis, defecating on its legs, in order to lower its body temperature. Despite its bill and large size, it is relatively unaggressive at a kill and will normally back down rather than fight.The King Vulture lacks a voice box, though it can make low croaking noises and wheezing sounds.Its only natural predators are snakes, which will prey upon the vulture’s eggs and young, and large cats such as jaguars, which may surprise and kill an adult vulture at a carcass. The King Vulture feeds solely on carrion and, unlike some New World Vultures, is not known to kill sick or dying animals for food.It often eats stranded fish along river banks, but does not come to village refuse dumps for food.Though it has keen eyesight which can help it locate food. There is evidence that suggests a decline in population, though it is not significant enough to cause it to be listed.This decline is due primarily to habitat destruction and poaching.
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/ Polkadot Snake by Matt Mawson / Matt created the above vector version of my photo today from the goodness of his heart – I am deeply moved Matt, thank you Hello everyone, I rave on a lot about my dad, coz really he is some kind of hero to me. This is me when i was little with my dad handling a snake in the backyard in the very western town of Tottenham…(or as i used to call it Totnamham) it is actually pronounced …. Tot – Nam, NSW, where my dad was the only police officer in town, what they call a one-man station. He was ever encouraging me to ‘touch’ the wildlife and not be afraid….. after growing up in the mountains of Katoomba and being introduced to rockpools and snorkelling at a young age while on a holiday, my dad’s love for nature grew and grew and grew. That early encouragement to ‘touch’ things could explain why at age 10 i got my thumb stuck in a giant clam on Keswick Island, a then uninhabited island in the Whitsunday Group, and perhaps that’s why he and i both touched the leaves on the Qld Stinging Tree and really regretted it…. yes, looking back, perhaps that explains a lot of things :) I am much more at home with animals than people….give me a cat to cuddle and I’m much more me….. although…i do love snakes….. i much prefer lizards, they are my favourite reptile..after that comes the turtle. I am very partial to baby chicks as we raised a lot of them by hand when i was young….i also hand raised 3 baby mice who’s mother had died of heatstroke because the garage where we kept them got so hot in the summer…the little black and white one died, and it broke my heart….i had a special burial ceremony for him and never forgave myself, because i killed him with kindness by overfeeding the delicate little sweetheart…and he was my favourite. The baby mice were only about 1cm long….and about 7 others all died before i could revive them.. I fed them milk through a tiny rubber flange by sticking a needle through the end of it to create a teet and pinching the other end between my fingers.. We had many unusual pets growing up, including a blue ringed octopus, crabs, lion fish, a baby crocodile, a cockatoo, quails, parrots, snakes, baby foxes, turkeys and little baby chicks which i remember had hardly any feathers, looked a bit like they’d been skinned and we would feed them until their ‘craw’s were really full and poking out…..then we knew each one had had their fill. The one thing i love more than most other things, are baby lizards. This love apparently comes from the time I saw lizards born live. If only I could remember, but I have to rely on my parents retell. Shingleback lizards bear their young live…and i was lucky to witness the miracle once…..screaming ‘Born lizards, born lizards’!! It was not unusual for us to have octopi crawling around the back yard and lobsters too…..i used to so enjoy listening to their crackly noises from yabbies we caught in the dam in the buckets of water…and watching the little fishies dad would catch for the fish tanks…swimming round n round in the little yellow bucket. Our home was a haven for crab casings, beautiful exotic shells, wahoo and marlin heads mounted on timber…and every specimen under heaven that dad could inject with formalin to preserve in some way…there were fishing nets hung from the ceilings with all manner of things stuck up there, including the glass buoys i so love and starfish, and all manner of spider and spanner crabs…etc..etc… On yet another occasion, i scrubbed the baby turkey chics and almost killed them all, in an effort to clean off their specks…..perhaps that’s when the OCD first began (lol) I’ve been very reminiscent about the past lately, mainly because it seems the more i share my stories, it appears i had rather an unusual upbringing.. I always thought that everyone was brought up this way…. No need for you to comment on the image above, because it is just something i’d like to buy for myself as a card to give to my dad, to show him my appreciation for all the stuff he introduced me to as a child, for all the adventures we had…... ....just reminiscing :) ps… if dad caught a marlin today, he would simply release it, he no longer has the desire to kill beautiful creatures. I’ll never forget the day we caught a beautiful jewelled Dolphin Fish…it was almost as tall as myself..and as I lifted it from the ocean with all my might, it seemed to me to be a treasure chest of glittering rubies, diamonds, sapphires and emeralds..then his glorious colours faded once I’d hauled him into the boat… they fade before you can even take a photo… but there has been nothing like this in brilliance that I’ve ever seen out to sea before… other things were amazing, but nothing this gorgeous… we ate him for dinner that night, and i always regret not giving him back to his ocean home and leaving him be :(
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As a certified Wildlife Backyard Habitat (#87330), with the National Wildlife Federation, we take pride in keeping this sanctuary as wild and natural for the animals that we share residence with here. Providing shelter, food and water for them all to thrive, naturally and as undisturbed as possible. We have documented over 350 species in the past two years, since relocating to the Pacific NorthWest.
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3d art render of a Reticulated Python Made with bryce3d. Reticulated Python Python reticulatus is a species of python found in / Southeast Asia. Adults grow to a maximum of over 28 / feet (8.7 m) in length and are the world’s longest snakes, / but are not the most heavily built. Like all pythons, they / are non-venomous constrictors and normally not / considered dangerous to man, even though large / specimens are powerful enough to kill an adult and / attacks are occasionally reported. An excellent swimmer, it has even been reported far out / at sea and has consequently colonized many small islands / within its range. The specific name is Latin meaning net- / like, or reticulated, and is a reference to the complex / color pattern. / Adults grow to a maximum of more than 28.5 feet (8.7 / m) in length and are probably the world’s longest snakes. / However, they are relatively slim for their length and are / certainly not the most heavily built.The anaconda, / Eunectes murinus, may be larger. The largest individual / ever accurately measured was Colossus, kept at the / Pittsburgh Zoo during the 1950s, with a peak length of / 28.5 feet. Numerous reports have been made of larger / snakes, but since none of these have been measured by a / scientist nor have the specimens been deposited at a / museum, they must be regarded as unproven and / probably erroneous. In spite of a standing offer of / $50,000 for a live, healthy snake over 30 feet long by / the New York Zoological Society, no attempt to claim / this rewards has ever been made. The color pattern is a complex geometric pattern that / incorporates different colors. The back typically has a / series of irregular diamond shapes which are flanked by / smaller markings with light centers. In this species’ wide / range, much variation of size, color, and markings / commonly occurs. In zoo exhibits the color pattern may seem garish, but in / a shadowy jungle environment amid fallen leaves and / debris it allows them to virtually disappear. Called a / disruptive coloration, it protects them from predators / and helps them to catch their prey. Found in Southeast Asia from the Nicobar Islands, / Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, / Malaysia and Singapore, east through Indonesia and the / Indo-Australian Archipelago (Sumatra, the Mentawai / Islands, the Natuna Islands, Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, / Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, Timor, Maluku, / Tanimbar Islands) and the Philippines (Basilan, Bohol, / Cebu, Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, / Palawan, Panay, Polillo, Samar, Tawi-Tawi). The original / description does not include a type locality. Restricted to / “Java” by Brongersma. Occurs in rain forests, woodland and nearby grassland. It / is also associated with rivers and is found in areas with / nearby streams and lakes. An excellent swimmer, it has / even been reported far out at sea and has consequently / colonized many small islands within its range. During the / early years of the twentieth century it is said to have / been common even in busy parts of Bangkok, sometimes / eating domestic animals. Their natural diet includes mammals and occasionally / birds. Small specimens—up to 3–4 meters (10–14 ft) / long—eat mainly rodents such as rats, whereas larger / individuals switch to prey such as Viverridae (e.g. civets / and binturongs), and even primates and pigs. Near / human habitation, they are known to snatch stray / chickens, cats and dogs on occasion. Among the largest / prey items that are actually fully documented to have / been taken were a half-starved old female Sun Bear of 23 / kilograms that was eaten by a 6.95 m (23 ft) specimen / and took some 10 weeks to digest, as well as pigs of / more than 60 kg (132 lb). As a rule of thumb, these / snakes seem able to swallow prey up to ¼ their own / length, and up to their own weight. As with all pythons, / they are ambush hunters, waiting until prey wanders / within strike range before seizing it in their coils and / killing via constriction. Hatchlings are at least 2 feet (61 cm) in length. / Oviparous, females lay between 60 and 100 eggs per / clutch. At an optimum incubation temperature of 31– / 32°C (88–90 °F), the eggs take an average of 88 days to / hatch. Info from Wikipedia.
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30 Nov 09 – 698 Views My two nephews found this and they studied it a bit before they let it free again. These 16 year old boys can identify just about every specie of snake in this country and knows everything there is to know about these reptiles. I just had to photograph her first. Emotion?.....perhaps not joy….and no hatefulness either, but fear was clearly visible and therefor it was best to let this animal go as soon as I took this shot. It’s a Brown House-Snake. / This species was previously described as Lamprophis fuliginosus. One of South Africa’s more beautiful and harmless species. They kill their prey via constriction. This means they wrap their coils around the prey and as the prey exhales they tighten the coils, until the specimen suffocates to death. There is no truth to the common fallacy that they break bones during this process. Breaking bones would in fact be more dangerous to them as while swallowing a bone could puncture them. It is a nocturnal species but do move around on cooler overcast days. They are normally encountered while doing clearing operations, especially near to sheds and stables. The species is oviparous and lays up to 18 eggs. As their name suggests they are commonly found near to residences as rodents are attracted to our rubbish. They occur in most habitats within their distribution.
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Fun Fantasy illustration of a Wombat ( Australian mursupial) reading.
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We were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time to get this shot. / It is a fairly new practice at the zoo to let the pythons loose on the grassed picnic area for people to see. The keepers are there to answer questions & give a talk. Taken at Perth Zoo, South Perth, Western Australia. I am not sure what snake this is exactly, I was so busy concentrating on getting the shot that i completely missed the keepers talk Lol….Python? Boa Constrictor? Any help would be appreciated thanks:-) Minolta 5d / Sigma 100-300mm f4 lense / Handheld – Direct from camera Featured in “DSLR Users” Group – August 2009 / Featured in “Creatures that Slither and Slide” Group – October 2009 /
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The King Vulture The King Vulture, is a large Central and South American bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. The adult King Vulture is the most strikingly colored of the New World Vultures. King Vultures have lived up to 30 years in captivity, though their lifespan in the wild is unknown. This vulture uses urohydrosis, defecating on its legs, in order to lower its body temperature. Despite its bill and large size, it is relatively unaggressive at a kill and will normally back down rather than fight.The King Vulture lacks a voice box, though it can make low croaking noises and wheezing sounds.Its only natural predators are snakes, which will prey upon the vulture’s eggs and young, and large cats such as jaguars, which may surprise and kill an adult vulture at a carcass. The King Vulture feeds solely on carrion and, unlike some New World Vultures, is not known to kill sick or dying animals for food.It often eats stranded fish along river banks, but does not come to village refuse dumps for food.Though it has keen eyesight which can help it locate food. There is evidence that suggests a decline in population, though it is not significant enough to cause it to be listed.This decline is due primarily to habitat destruction and poaching. “King Vulture Portrait ….... ” was featured in Unlimited Quality “King Vulture Portrait ….... ” was featured in Funny Kritters
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I hope you can enjoy the rustic view which exists in this shot I took of our camp house in Mineola! Thanks so much for viewing my portfolio! I appreciate your interest in my work! Smiles Leilani
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We found this beautiful creature in one of the remotest jungles in the world while on an expedition for the BBC. The ancient volcano, Mt Bosavi is home to some of the rarest and most amazing wildlife I’ve ever seen.
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Western green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis). West Africa. / Closely related to the Eastern green mamba and the Black mamba. Although it has a similar, dangerously neurotoxic venom as the black mamba, it is not as potent and injects smaller quantities. It is also not as nervous as its cousin. Found mainly in trees but does sometimes venture to the ground to bask or chase its prey. Featured in: – RB Homepage Nov. 2009
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