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I took some family members down to Alligator River NWR. My truck was full so I didn't take my Nikon camera. These are cell phone pics of a very large Canebrake Rattlesnake that we came across.       _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | ||
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Very nice pix, even from a phone. I'm sort of used to rattlers here in AZ, including the most poisonous of all, the Mohave. Still that canebrake looks mean. When in doubt, mumble | |||
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Wow, that’s quite the rattler. Since moving back here almost two years ago, I have yet to come across one. I’m hoping that Mrs. Cooker is with me if I do. She’s never seen one in person and really wants to. The “lol” thread | |||
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Beautiful timber rattler. When I lived in NE Alabama I got to see one track a bitten chipmunk, locate it, and swallow it. Great pics. “Remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from a virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated.” - author unknown | |||
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Beautiful animal! Thanks. ► 6.4/93.6 “It is a habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not desire.” — Thucydides; quoted by Victor Davis Hanson, The Second World Wars | |||
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That's a good looking animal Those are some great looking pictures also I am jealous because i can say without a doubt, my camera doesn't take pictures that clear and vivid. | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
A beauty. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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| Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated  |
No thanks. Nice pics though. "Someday I hope to be half the man my bird-dog thinks I am." looking forward to 4 years of TRUMP! | |||
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The time I took a picture of a rattlesnake with an iPhone it kind of freaked me out. The distance from me to snake seemed smaller with the iPhone. Beautiful pictures of the Canebreak. | |||
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Very pretty! Great pics! The quality of cellphone cameras is really remarkable these days. Thanks for sharing. "I'm not fluent in the language of violence, but I know enough to get around in places where it's spoken." | |||
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Nice pic's, but please keep them in your part of the state  | |||
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A very healthy looking guy..or girl. 'I am the danger'...Hiesenberg NRA Certified Pistol Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Life Member | |||
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| Triggers don't pull themselves  |
Great pics. Funny how most of the beautiful snakes are the dangerous ones. Michael | |||
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Agree 100%. The dangerous ones are the gorgeous ones. I so wanted to pick this up. Canebrakes/Timbers are fairly easy going when it comes to rattlers. In fact, they are far less spastic than a lot of nonvenomous varieties. The problem is that one that decides to prove that notion wrong. Then you have to live in the hospital for a month, pretty much loose whatever it bites, live with tingling and burning in your lips the rest of your life, and end up with a $150,000 hospital bill. _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | |||
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Beautiful and deadly. I am amazed at how beefy these things can get. I had one that slithered it's way across my road years ago and it was about 7 feet long and seemed like it was eating well. | |||
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do those go away for the winter, like in the midwest? Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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Yes. After about mid October, you really don't see much of them. They are pretty active right now trying to fatten up for hibernation. _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | |||
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My thought exactly! Very cool pics Micropterus! | |||
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Magnificent... | |||
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Yeah! What HE said! God bless America. | |||
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