Reptiles and Amphibians

[mikekeck]

I have not noticed a reptile and amphibian photo thread, so here goes.....

I'll start with a juvenile Copperhead (viper) from north-central Texas (5D iv, 100mm L, F16, 1/125. 100 ISO)

 

[Click]

Very nice shot. Well done, Mike.

 

[mikekeck]

Eastern (three-toed) Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) in north-central Texas. (5D iv, 16-35 F4L, at 27 mm, F8, 1/100, ISO 1600).

 

[Cog]

I have not noticed a reptile and amphibian photo thread, so here goes.....

I'll start with a juvenile Copperhead (viper) from north-central Texas (5D iv, 100mm L, F16, 1/125. 100 ISO)View attachment 184731

People posted their reptile pics in the Miscelaneous Wildlife thread. But a separate thread could be convenient. Great snakes and turtles!

 

[Cog]

An act of solidarity A reptile and an amphibian.

 

[Click]

Beautiful pictures, Cog.

 

[Click]

Turtles side by side

 

[mikekeck]

A large Western Rat Snake (Pantherophis [Elaphe] obsoletus) from north-central Texas. (5D iv, 100-400 ii, at 379 mm, F11, 1/125, ISO 2000).

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, Mike.

 

[mikekeck]

A juvenile Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum) from north-central Texas. (6D ii, 100L, F5.6, 1/100, ISO 100)

 

[Click]

Nice. Well done, Mike.

 

[Maximilian]

Nice idea for a thread, mikekeck. Thank you.

I'd like to add this green tree python.

 

[Click]

Nice picture, Maximilian.

 

[Maximilian]

Nice picture, Maximilian.

Thank you, Click.

 

[Del Paso]

I have not noticed a reptile and amphibian photo thread, so here goes.....

I'll start with a juvenile Copperhead (viper) from north-central Texas (5D iv, 100mm L, F16, 1/125. 100 ISO)View attachment 184731

For this kind of picture, I'd need at least shutter speed of 1/8000 PLUS a 20 EV IS or IBIS, to eradicate my panic-induced shaking.
Well done, Mike!

 

[mikekeck]

Blotched (aka Plain-belly) Water Snake (Nerodia erythrogaster) from north-central Texas. I don't know which of us had the most mosquitoes!
(6D, 300 F4L, 1.4x iii, F5.6, 1/640, ISO 3200)

 

[Click]

Another very nice shot. Well done, Mike.

 

[mikekeck]

A North American Racer (Coluber constrictor) from North-central Texas. This one doesn't really fit neatly into any of the named subspecies; it is basically an intergrade between a Southern Black Racer and a Yellow Belly Racer. (5D iv, 100mmL, F9, 1/125, ISO 50)

 

[Click]

I really like this shot. Well done, Mike.

 

[Aussie shooter]

Here is a couple of very unique animals only found in the Galapagos(like most of the animals there). First is a shot of a group of Marine Iguanas basking after a swim in the temperate waters of the islands and second is a very belligerent land Iguana making it quite clear that he was going to walk straight through me if I didn't get out of the way.