A Wary One by Sam Rua

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29 May 2011	Sam Rua

A Wary One

Sabino Canyon

A common California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae). These are
very shy snakes and will retreat into hiding if they think they've been seen.
I caught this one as it was just about to disappear into this crevice.

Canon EOS 7D ,Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM ,1.4x TCII
Cropped for comp full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Guest		01-Jun-2011 00:10
Neat image of him peeking through. Nice texture to your photo, too. Snakes are not my favorite critter to run into, but I've become sort of used to them. I like to give them their space!

Guest		31-May-2011 15:04
Nice spot Sam, Snakes and I have a common understanding, they leave me alone, I leave them alone. Some years ago a friend and I were collecting snakes for a local institute for their venom, when he got bitten, his reaction to the bit was extremely devastating to him. He pulled through, and since then I've kept my distance from them...

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