Close encounter with a Python!!!! by kimariehere
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Ran into this snake at the park down the road yesterday . She was wrapped around her caretaker- guy whose name was Bruce - Bruce informed me that he loved her very much and walks around with her everywhere, when hes not on his mailroute ( a mail man ) working. Her ( the pythons ) name is Ivy!...
I took a few shots then she came closer at me to investegate and I shot what you see here..
I must say I was trying not to shake as I took this macro of her . Infact, almost peed my pants..LOL..
here she is up against his shorts...
Bruce swore she was a good little girl and ONLY had bitten him badly just twice... that uh ,sorta relieved me. In a wierd scary kinda way I really felt lucky to get this close up of her. I never have had a fondness for snakes but must say I was facinated yesterday!
..Here I was intrigued by the holes in the front of her face I had never really noticed them on a snake before!!
See those big holes in her face ? well, they are heat sensers.. still, a snake that can grow up to strangle a small baby is a bit mush to have for a pet in my mind... After this was shot Bruce informed me that she (Ivy) was worked up a little and so Bruce took her to the a sunny spot for some heat to calm down .They apparently calm down in the sun.
I think Ivy was as afraid as I was...LOL~!!
have a great night there...or day... hehe
love ya all, big hugs!!
♥ !~ Kimmers! :O)
Comments (71)
2Loose2Trek
Wow! Who wouldn't love a face like that. :-) Great shot and I've gotta hand it to ya, you know how to deal with your subjects. V
thevolunteer
Wow is right. Great shot. I used to love snakes when I was a kid. And I am female.... I would love to have a shot like that one. Fantastic. Aloha
tytaniafairy
Wonderful picture and I love snakes . when I was little I wanted to be a snake handeler~~ Excellent again dear !
Georgy
Kimarie you did it again GREAT SHOT!!! what a wonderful capture. It is the person behind the camera, not the equipment that gets those great shots.
jocko500
this is super looking lol super job
DELMUR
Love the name of the snake,it's normal after all! Ihave two twins(crocodiles),one is 'trunk',and his sister (they are false twins) is 'bag'! They are soooo adorable!Except if you walk on the tail!!!!!!!Have a good week-end!
Tedz
Hissssssssssssssssssss! manly squeeze...I have a Hand Bag like that ;]
Radlafx
Nice to see this in the gallery. Good job on the eye's.
Leeco
Nice shot and your postwork on the eyes worked nicely.
tibet2004uk
Fascinating info here Kim!! I was wondering what these holes were for actually! I never noticed such a thing before I saw ur shot! Not that I often have encounter with snakes though! O_o I think u did brilliantly here!
SophiaDeer
He looks like a handsome snake! Love his eyes.
maud
Wow..what a great capture Kim! I'm impressed..a superb photo Excellent :)
brycek
WOW..Fantastic shot Kim. I'm a little scared of snakes..he looks great however!!
hewee
Wow that is one great close up shot Kimmer.
BBarbs
Glad you didnt actually run into it. lol. What a great closeup. I never knew that Pythons were so colorful. Fantastic capture......and definitely a close encounter. Excellent work.
gunsan
You brave girl!!! Glad to se she is keeping her mouth shut :-) I must say she is really beautiful, have never seen a blue snake before. Despite your trembling knees (?) you managed to make a gorgeous portrait of Ivy, bravo!!!
rodomolo
Excellent Macro.....
nongo
Yikes!!!!!!! that's a bit close for anyone to be to a snakes face!!!!! you really are brave indeed!!!!! excellent details!!!!!!!
jinet
Impressive shot, very good technique.
BertDes
Beautiful colour. I have never seen such a snake before.
erlandpil
Good picture
cygne
une belle photo avec une belle nettet
Luka_30
Fascinating!
Syltermermaid
If she would bite me twice, that would be twice too much!!!!LOL I HATE snakes!!!!!! I have a terrible fear before them. I was a lot of times in India and my worste nightmare was to awake and a snake is with me in the same room!!!! I was not staying in a hotel, I was with friends in a village and so it was something which was absolutly possible!!! Nightmare!!!!!!!! I really admire you for your courage, I would have started screaming and running!!!LOL Excellent captured Kimmie!!!
GOLDILOCKSUK
Yikes only twice? Once would have been enough for me well to be honest I wouldn't even think of getting one lol! Awesome closeup I thought it was going to jump right out of the page at me V Cathy xoxoxo
ScourgeofShadows
She is lovely. A nicely observed shot, wonderful for reference, looks like it should be in a 'What You Need to Know about Pythons' type book. Very David Attenborough.
ana-maria
Fantastic and very impressive shot. Excellent work!
Lledeline
Hello ! Great close up.
marybelgium
impressive ! excellent shot !
rayburg
So you got that snake all hot and bothered..lol..cute shot..I guess you'll be taking over as the new crocodile hunter on TV...lol