Western Hognose Snake

Hi Richard. Well with this coloration he could certainly hide in plain sight around there. I think that the close crop makes good sense as it emphasizes the scale detail and pattern. I can understand why you shot this from this angle, to get the face. However, I feel that an even lower angle might give the snake more impact and the photo more intimacy (or is that the snake more intimacy and the photo more impact...? ) A great find on a morning walk!!!

Great find Richard. I do like the way this one is curled up. Good detail on the skin as well, although a beter view of the head would have made this stronger. The light was a bit on the harsh side, which does not help the image much.

I don't really like snakes....too many bad memories of rattlers when I was a kid. I think this might work even better if you cropped it super tight, just right around the snake's head and only some of the body. It would bring out the scales and coloring. Just a thought, it's nice as is, and that's hard for me to say about an image of a snake!!!