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Late Night Visitor
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Late Night Visitor

by Lucy VanSwearingen

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted April 21, 2011208 views4 comments
Another of my window reflections. This guy (about 3+feet long) was spotted by my husband as we were watching TV. He, hating snakes, wanted to kill it, as it had "similar" markings as a copperhead.

I ran and grabbed my camera, pointed out the gray head and the round eye....and convinced him not to kill it. If you look closely, you can see a few bloody spots, as one of our dogs played with it first. Although he was climbing up the window to get away from the dog....I liked a different perspective...so I turned the window on it's side. I think this gives a much better look at his wonderful reflection in the glass.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 21, 2011 at 11:08 AM
Neat shot Lucy. Pretty snake. I like the way you've turned this - nice effect.
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 21, 2011 at 12:25 PM
It is refreshing to hear a woman who is not a snake hater! Thanks for posting this and your comments.
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on April 21, 2011 at 3:54 PM
Phil, I've been running in the woods barefoot and catching snakes since I was a little girl. You would not know, that I came from an affluent home...My mother said, that my feet looked like animal pads....they still do

My best "Crop" was from an area covered with glass snakes (lizards). I put 5 or 6 them in the laundry room in a laundry basket covered with a screen. I was planning to play with them later.

Then.........it happened......a scream, and Mattie, our maid/"Keeper:" was on top of the washing machine. The great part is that my older brother got in trouble, not I....... :biggrin: :biggrin:
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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 21, 2011 at 9:10 PM
Lucy, I like this a lot, and I'm glad you convinced your husband not to kill it.
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