Texas Rat Snake

 
 
 

This shot was taken while hiking across the desert in Big Bend National Park in April, 2005. The rat snake was stretched across the trail sunning. You can see by his pattern that he blended extremely well with the desert gravel and as I stepped over him he moved. As you can imagine it startled the heck out of me and I barely regained my composure enough to snap this photo! This is a great example natural camoflage.

 

Camera: Nikon F100
Lens: Sigma 28-200/f4.5
Film: FUJI Provia 100F f8@250
Tripod: Handheld

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