Speckled King Snake montage by Leeco

Photography • Animals • posted on May 02, 2006

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Nikon 7900 images. The plan for tonight was to start posting a few pics of flowers I can identify as opposed to the last several I posted but could not name; however, events of the day changed that plan. I keep maybe 12 acres of a 25 acre parcel of land I own and live on, mowed. Half of that mowing is in various small open meadows and grassy yard areas or roadways and half is open woodland with no underbrush but heavily shaded. The woodland areas only need to be mowed once a year but the rest is never ending from April till August when it has been dry and hot long enough to stop things from growing. That means I mow (somewhere) for a couple of hours a few days almost every week during that time. Mowing is one of the most therapeutic and calming activities I do. I really enjoy the process and the cared for look that the land has afterwards provides a feeling of accomplishment not to mention the improved quality of air movement, the reduction of insect pests, better humidity, and a more diverse habitat that attracts more varieties of wildlife such as songbirds and deer. I never rush because a slow pace gives me a very close and detailed look at huge amounts of my property. As a result, I see a lot of wildlife that would otherwise go unnoticed. I usually don

Comments (13)

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squirrel2005

12:20AM | Tue, 02 May 2006

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!! I HATE snakes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But............. I love your photos very much!! They are awesome!!!!amazing skin!!!and colors... Fantastic amphibian!!Great shot!!!!

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Margana

12:49AM | Tue, 02 May 2006

LOL at here he comes,there he goes...Wonderful photos and enjoyed the read...Thanks for sharing.Have a great day/night!-M :^)

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Colin

1:12AM | Tue, 02 May 2006

I've never seen that type of Kingsnake before, but he's a real beauty! I assume the middle pic is colour-shifted? I'm just glad you saw him BEFORE passing over him with the mower! How much property do you have, anyway?

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ysvry

1:59AM | Tue, 02 May 2006

yes great fotos, show us some of the mower and land too?

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PeeWee05

3:47AM | Tue, 02 May 2006

Seriously cool, love the detail!

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Dianthus

5:28AM | Tue, 02 May 2006

Lee that is awesome. I also have land and alot of snakes. But majority here in Australia are highly poisonous. Specially King Brown Snake. It will actually chase you. Thankyou for sharing your great images:)

jared99

6:07AM | Tue, 02 May 2006

Excellent shots! He really is a cool looking snake.

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jcv2

9:52AM | Tue, 02 May 2006

Wow, impressive captures, love to see those details! Excellent work!

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claudialee

3:16PM | Tue, 02 May 2006

Okay! Fine! Great Photo! Nice Snake? Not my favorite subject, but he is beautiful (I think!) Awesome !!! HUGS!!

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Chaos911

4:03PM | Tue, 02 May 2006

wow, looks fantastic, excellently done!!!! :=)

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redchilicat

1:29PM | Thu, 04 May 2006

Beautiful snake! Love the collage! :-)

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Laelia

1:07PM | Fri, 05 May 2006

Great and fantastic pics well enhanced by framing ! but Bbbbrrrrrrrr, how can you touch snakes ...?

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leanndra

4:30AM | Sun, 18 March 2007

Amazing creatures aren't they? You make me want to start digging though old photos. My mom has so many photos of snakes from when I was a kid, it is unreal. She used to catch them too and we would take pictures of her holding them, and then she would release them. Thanks for sharing these Lee