CLOSE TO THE CREATURES WITH PAPA - A BLACK PYGMY RATTLESNAKE PLUS BONUS BACKGROUND STORY
Now this was a rare treat!
For years I have said that "You never know what you are going to find, but you find more when you look." I was just discussing this earlier today with @vcelier and @naru-celier. At the time, we did not find anything, but that was not the case on Friday.
On Friday, as we enjoyed a nice vegan meal together I noticed that only @papa-pepper, @vcelier, and @naru-celier had finished eating all the food on their plates. The @little-peppers were slacking. I used this as an opportunity to teach my little ones about the importance of eating all of their food in a timely manner.
I asked @naru-celier if he wanted to go take a look for some snakes. The adventurous young man excitingly replied in a positive manner, so I asked @vcelier the same. As I arose, I told the @little-peppers, "Well, we have finished our lunch, so we are going to go looking for snakes. Enjoy the rest of your meal." (Yeah, sometimes I rub it in a bit and like to put things in perspective for my children.)
OFF WE GO!
The three of us strolled off a few feet away to look around by some nearby buildings. As we were returning (yes, we missed this one the first time) we saw something on the ground next to one of the buildings.
I small, dark snake was coiled up. I had to move some grass to even completely make it out. Though I had never seen one like it, I was pretty sure that it was a Pygmy Rattlesnake that happened to be much darker than any I had seen before.
Every other Pygmy Rattlesnake that I had ever caught looked like the one on the right. The darker one on the left is the one that we found.
IT IS VENOMOUS TOO!
Yes, these snakes have both fangs and venom, so I did not let our guests get too close to it. While waiting to relocate it, I decided to take the time to shoot some photos for all of you to enjoy, or to cringe at, whichever you prefer. Enjoy them, I think that they turned out very well.
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-black-pygmy-rattlesnake
Until next time…
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@papa-pepper, And this all happened during a vegan lunch?
Yup!
Hello @papa-pepper. I translated this post in Russian. Translation here: https://steemit.com/photography/@papa-pepper/close-to-the-creatures-with-papa-a-black-pygmy-rattlesnake-plus-bonus-background-story . Thank you! I know that you are very kind, otherwise you would just eat this snake for vegan lunch...
The post and translation are interesting! Thanks @papa-pepper and @igor-steem
oooh my god ! I was scrolling fast so my fingertips dont touch the close snake pics ,
U have got nerve guys I cant carry a wallet made out of their skin till now
😂😂
Thank you for still checking it out and commenting!
My pleasure !
omg rattle snake it soo scary it is one of the poisonous snakes in world thanks guys for info
WOW! you are brave! I could never be anywhere near snake!
You're not afraid that thing is going to bite you? That one photo at the end...
Of course it could, but I may actually be being safer than I look.
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i just afraid of snake
Hey man, don't get so close to snakes like that pls, that's dangerous mate! I'm just wondering how you took such close pics!
I'm nervous!!!
nice post
i wouldn't get too close if it was me , thing looks deadly though i maybe wrong
Oh my...I am so scared. Commenting with my eyes closed!
Oh no! That scared?
This deserves some attention. Upvoted and resteemed :]
Thanks @well-yeah!
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