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Published: 2010-02-12 04:41:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 3035; Favourites: 121; Downloads: 0
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Wonderful, lively portrait of a beautiful snakey!Β
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Great detail, the light on its eye was made in PP?
btw amazing shot 
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bare strobe back lighting camera left. happens quite a bit but it doesn't always stand out this much
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Ok thanks for the explanation, great shot again
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wow, the snake has a light sparkle in its eye. amazing!
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Wow, crystal clear, great lighting and those eyes!
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The angle of the light is excellent, and the subject couldn't be cuter. Great shot
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only if it bites you. they are collubrid so they are rear fanged and the venom is pretty weak. You still don't want to be bitten but they don't demand the same level of respect as some of the elapid species we get.
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ah alright! 
Yeah I know about that rear-fanged ones aren't nearly as dangerous as other venomous snakes. Do all rear-fanged ones have the same 'danger-level' of venom, or does it vary?
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the Midget has it covered. Australian collubrids all have pretty weak venom, this guy is the most potent possibly causing a localised reaction, i don't think anyone has ever died. Compared to our elapid species which will kill you dead they are pretty non threatening. However alot of people who do get bitten have miss id'd dangerous species with a non threatening one. So its best to treat everything like you don't want it to bite
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Generally, it varies. Hognose snakes, which are found in the U.S. are rear fanged with a very mild venom, but they're not considered dangerous to humans.
However, some rear-fanged snakes have very potent venom, such as the Boomslang, Mangrove Snake, African Twig Snake, Brown Tree Snake, and the False Water Cobra.
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The Sonoran lyresnake (trimorphodon lambda) is also rear fanged and mildly venomous but not considered dangerous to humans except for anaphylactic reactions.
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Yeah, there are alot of snakes like that, but I don't know all of them specifically. Thanks for the info
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You're welcome. It's the only one around here that I've found so far as we mostly have either non-venomous or rattlers - some 15 species with a coral snake every once in a while.
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Yes, in the Sonoran Desert.
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That's cool, I thought Coral Snakes were more of a...damp leaf litter kind of snake.
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This is an adaptive subspecies: SONORAN CORALSNAKE, Micruroides euryxanthus along with Arizona Coralsnake, Micruroides euryxanthus euryxanthus. It is found in communities ranging from Sonoran, Mohave, and Chihuahuan desertscrubs, through Semidesert Grassland, and into the lower reaches of the woodlands. It is usually encountered above the flats in or near rocky or gravelly drainages, mesquite lined washes, and canyons. I assume it's found around here because of the summer monsoons which can provide a very damp environment for several months.
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Ah, okay. I'm used to Texas Coral Snakes
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There are over 65 recognized species of New World coral snakes in three genera (Leptomicrurus, Micruroides, and Micrurus). Yes, your are more damp leaf litter loving, while some others are practically aquatic, and ours don't have either as available to them.
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Yeah, I read up on them on Wikipedia after I commented. 
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Isn't it just, though? Just goes to show you that we're all here to adapt, in one way or another.
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Although humans are devolving. No surprise there.
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People always say "We aren't animals!" and I would think "You're right, we're virtually hairless, defenseless sacks of delicious meat who's 'natural' immune systems are gradually relying on medicine." I have a feeling our species will not last nearly as long as we think we will 
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The hell we aren't animals! Doh, what makes people think we aren't part of the animal kingdom. So we are hairless defenseless (except through our technology), it sure doesn't make us less an animal. There is no special catagory that differentiates us from them, not even our brain. So we can talk, big deal. Yes, I fear for the other species on this planet greatly, more so than for us. We seem bent on destruction of all ecosystems.
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Oh, I didn't mean to say we aren't animals. Made a mistake in my typing.
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You were quoting someone else, I believe who didn't think so. I don't think it was your typing...
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omg, gorgeous snake <33 im in love haha!!
beautiful shot
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Cool pic! I want that snake now! (along with every other herp)
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yeh they are pretty cool snakes. Not sure what the rules are in the US, but they are a collubrid so you might need a venomous species license.
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Wow, I love this shot! You even captured a glint in his right eye, too cool
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been playing around with the second flash. I've been firing it bare rather than through a diffuser. Don't know wether the effect is better just different.
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Well, it certainly looks good here!
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thanks
Yes the separation it has given the tounge is heaps better than any of my other tounge flick shots, will definately use the same configuration again.
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