Re: Peso garter snake with Irving
Brian Walters wrote: That's an attractive little beastie which, I gather, is non venomous It looks a little like a Legless Lizard. I have a photo of one of those around here somewhere - I'll try to dig it up and PESO it. Unless you're a fairly small insects, garter snakes are pretty benign. It's possible that if you really irritate one it might bite you, but their primary defense seems to be pooping. Interesting, it seems that they actually are venomous, for humans don't need to worry at all values of venomous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garter_snake If disturbed, a garter snake may coil and strike, but typically it will hide its head and flail its tail. These snakes will also discharge a malodorous, musky-scented secretion from a gland near the cloaca. They often use these techniques to escape when ensnared by a predator. They will also slither into the water to escape a predator on land. Hawks, crows, raccoons, crayfish, and other snake species (such as the coral snake and king snake) will eat garter snakes, with even shrews and frogs eating the juveniles. also Garter snakes were long thought to be nonvenomous, but recent discoveries have revealed they do, in fact, produce a mild neurotoxic venom.[4] Garter snakes cannot kill humans with the small amounts of comparatively mild venom they produce, and they also lack an effective means of delivering it. They do have enlarged teeth in the back of their mouths,[5] but their gums are significantly larger.[6][7] The Duvernoy's gland of garters are posterior (to the rear) of the snake's eyes.[8] The mild venom is spread into wounds through a chewing action. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: Peso garter snake with Irving
That's an attractive little beastie which, I gather, is non venomous It looks a little like a Legless Lizard. I have a photo of one of those around here somewhere - I'll try to dig it up and PESO it. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ On Thu, Sep 22, 2016, at 03:44 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > When Sara and I were heading up to the bridge yesterday to take photos, > I saw the garter snake chilling on the shoulder of the road. I stuck him > in my cargo pocket to use as a prop and to help him retain his three > dimensional qualities. And, yes, the obligatory comments about the > snake in my trousers were made. > I guess he liked the warmth, because he was totally content to just hang > out there. After going through the photos for Sara, and having dinner, > before I let him go, I posed him for photos with Irving. > Long story short, my sister found Irving when she was working on a > cattle drive many years ago and brought him home for me. I think that as > a background he nearly works for making such a friendly and mellow > little snake look almost menacing. > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/29791958056/ > K-1, Tamron 90/2.8 macro ISO 320 f/4 1/50 > > C as always are appreciated. For those that are interested, here's > the rest of the set: > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157674075743956/ > > The pictures were shot using a 14W LED bulb maybe a foot away as the > key, a bit of aluminum foil as a gobo to keep light off the background, > and room lights as fill. > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc > > -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - Send your email first class -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Peso garter snake with Irving
When Sara and I were heading up to the bridge yesterday to take photos, I saw the garter snake chilling on the shoulder of the road. I stuck him in my cargo pocket to use as a prop and to help him retain his three dimensional qualities. And, yes, the obligatory comments about the snake in my trousers were made. I guess he liked the warmth, because he was totally content to just hang out there. After going through the photos for Sara, and having dinner, before I let him go, I posed him for photos with Irving. Long story short, my sister found Irving when she was working on a cattle drive many years ago and brought him home for me. I think that as a background he nearly works for making such a friendly and mellow little snake look almost menacing. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/29791958056/ K-1, Tamron 90/2.8 macro ISO 320 f/4 1/50 C as always are appreciated. For those that are interested, here's the rest of the set: http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157674075743956/ The pictures were shot using a 14W LED bulb maybe a foot away as the key, a bit of aluminum foil as a gobo to keep light off the background, and room lights as fill. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
