Thanks for the comments! Hope the pics aren't too big.
I believe I used a 24-70mm @ 70mm for the first shot and a 300mm f/4 for the others. He was a very calm and cooperative subject.
Thanks again for the comments.
While he did assume a defensive posture, he remianed calm never striking or even rattling.
Sounds interesting Norm. I've been an amateur herper since I was a kid. Should've made a career out of it!
Nice pictures of a species that is high on my want to see list. I’m not sure why every time someone post pictures of snakes on this forum there is the same group of predictable responses about super long lenses, staying far away, etc. This is the nature and wildlife forum isn’t it? You would think people here would have some deeper appreciation for these animals. Sorry to rant. Again, nice shots!
azbill wrote:
Thanks again for the comments.
While he did assume a defensive posture, he remianed calm never striking or even rattling.
Sounds interesting Norm. I've been an amateur herper since I was a kid. Should've made a career out of it!
Bill, that part about not rattling. My understanding is that there are rattlers out there that stay quiet as a recent evolutionary tactic to not being killed by people who find them more easily when they make a noise. So I am not sure the lack of rattling indicates it was "chillin"
Eric
Love those shots of that beautiful creature. I normally leap about 5 feet straight up when I first encounter the western diamondbacks that we have here but try to understand that they, too, are part of this ecosystem.
Al
