Rat snake having dinner (8 imgs)

[JenGrace]

I shoot primarily plants and animals (although I'm really interested in street right now). Here's a set of 8 of a rat snake eating a dead lizard. The rat snake was only about 8 or 10 inches long. If some of you saw this at DGrin, I apologize in advance. :wink:

1. Sniffing out dinner.

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2. Found something to eat!

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3. "How do I get this thing in my mouth, anyways?"

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4. Get a grip!

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5. "For my next act, I will dislocate my jaw and swallow this lizard whole!"

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6. "Down the hatch!"

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7. *slurp*

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8. "Now for a nap..."

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Hope you enjoyed!

 

[Frits]

Fascinating Jen - excellent images!

 

[hangin tree]

I did Enjoy them but not fond of snakes

 

[dmwphoto]

outstanding series Jen! Snakes are fascinating creatures.

 

[Schnauzermom]

How cool!

 

[Flew]

Excellent series Jen. Enjoy your street shooting, but please, don't stop shooting your wildlife, and posting the results here. :wink:

 

[JenGrace]

Fascinating Jen - excellent images!

Thanks for looking and commenting. :smile:

I did Enjoy them but not fond of snakes

I used to be neutral about snakes, but the more I learn about them the more I love them!

outstanding series Jen! Snakes are fascinating creatures.

Thanks, I think so too. :smile:

How cool!

Thanks for looking. :biggrin:

Excellent series Jen. Enjoy your street shooting, but please, don't stop shooting your wildlife, and posting the results here. :wink:

Oh don't worry about that! :wink:

 

[Glacier]

Jen this is a great series!

 

[Jeff Lee]

One of my favorite snakes. WE'd all be up to our armpits in mice/rats without them. Lizard had dead a while it looks like.

Interesting images.

 

[JenGrace]

Jen this is a great series!

Thank you for the comment...I'm glad you like it.

One of my favorite snakes. WE'd all be up to our armpits in mice/rats without them. Lizard had dead a while it looks like.

Interesting images.

Thanks for looking, Jeff. Snakes are important, that's for sure. :smile:

 

[Gr8Tr1x]

Super series.

 

[JenGrace]

very nice series. did you follow him around or just happen to be in the right place at the right time?

I was walking around a pond and just happened to look down and there it was! Talk about luck. :wink:

Super series.

Thanks for stopping to look. :smile:

 

[MiriamJ]

Excellent! Thanks for posting these.

 

[BirdManPhotographer]

Neat series Jen. Nice catch. Did he taste like chicken after you grilled him up for lunch? *-)

 

[nuccifamily]

Excellent series! As a former owner of several snakes, including a few rats, I enjoyed this. Was this taken in the wild?

 

[tojor]

Fascinating shots.

 

[Gale]

Super shots and series...
Not sure I would have stood around for all those shots:>)))lol

 

[JenGrace]

Excellent! Thanks for posting these.

Thanks for looking! :smile:

Neat series Jen. Nice catch. Did he taste like chicken after you grilled him up for lunch? *-)

You know, he was a little too small for that. He would have shrunk down the size of an angel hair pasta noodle and wouldn't have been filling at all. :tongue:

Excellent series! As a former owner of several snakes, including a few rats, I enjoyed this. Was this taken in the wild?

It was taken at a botanical garden in Orlando. Thanks for your kind comments. :smile:

Fascinating shots.

Thank you, I'm glad you liked them!

Super shots and series...
Not sure I would have stood around for all those shots:>)))lol

Hehe, I like snakes though, so it wasn't a problem for me. Thanks for commenting. :biggrin:

 

[goldenburm]

great pics , I have today just got my D80 and here is my first shot of a snake! its a western hognose!

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Peter

 

[JenGrace]

Hope you enjoy your D80...I enjoy mine! I love wild hognnoses when they play dead. Funniest thing to watch. :biggrin: