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Northern watersnake
Bird_Bill

Northern watersnake (Nerodia sipedon)

Melanistic version of our Northern Water snake. Gene is quite common in water snakes. This one was laying on a paved footpath, soaking up residual warmth. Watched an approaching couple step right over without noticing. app. 8 inch (20cm) long. Been hunting melanistic banded watersnake, very beautiful. No luck so far.
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Habitat
Riparion wetlands
Location
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
Date taken
03/30/2012
Scientific name
Nerodia sipedon
Equipment used
Pentax K20, Tamro 52B, 53mm extension, AFS200 manual flash
delia todd
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Nicely captured Bill. He seems to be carefully watching what you're up to!

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UncleGus_24
An exceptional capture of this beautiful snake. The colour and markings shown very nicely and is tack sharp. Very well done.
 
Bird_Bill
Thanks everyone. Very kind of you all. Little rascal tried to crawl in metal lens hood.
Guess it was too cold, it turned around and took off "running".
 
Bird_Bill
Thanks EW. Those list can go a long way keeping us healthy. 100mm focal length too short for anything dangerous.
Hubble space scope just about right for black mambas.
 

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