Frog & Snake Part 4 & Final by orig_buggy

Photography • Animals • posted on Aug 12, 2009

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Ding! Ding! The winner is Ronnie!! HERE WAS MY EMAIL FROM THE DNR! Trina, My guess has been as confirmed as well as can be without photos of the belly. It appears to be a young Northern Water Snake-they eat fish, salamanders, and frogs! Seems to be sizing up his supper! I sent a photo to our reptile expert and she agreed with my answer. Hope this helps you out. Thanks for your interest in our natural resources. Later, Greg Woodley Iowa State Conservation Officer The Northern Water Snake, Nerodia sipedon, is a large, non-venomous, well-known snake in the Colubridae family that is native to North America. They are active during the day and at night. They are most often seen basking on rocks, stumps, or brush. During the day, they hunt among plants at the water's edge, looking for small fish, frogs, worms, leeches, crayfish, salamanders, small birds and mammals. At night, they concentrate on minnows and other small fish sleeping in shallow water. Northern Water Snakes have many predators, including birds, raccoons, opossums, foxes, snapping turtles, and other snakes. They defend themselves vigorously when they are threatened. If they are picked up by an animal, or person, they will bite, as well as release excrement and musk. Their saliva contains an anticoagulant which can cause the bite wounds that they inflict to bleed profusely. Thanks again for all your views, favs and comments ..and thanks for playing!! LOL Hugs Trina Zoom is awesome!!

Comments (24)

PD154

4:42PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

That's a great capture, this frog is so unusual looking like polished stone, bravo Trina, what did I win?, hope its a 300 mm USM?...LOL!

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ShadowsNTime

4:50PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

Way to go Ronnie!!! You're right! Zoom is awesome! Beautiful clear water and one gorgeous frog!

jared99

4:54PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

Kudos to the frog! And to you for the images.

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tennesseecowgirl

5:07PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

I guess I missed the contest :( What a beautiful frog, lol not something I think I've ever said before.. Have a nice night~

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Kyms_Cave

5:22PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

Thanks for all the info made great reading to go with the images...you lucky thing and such great models too...love this little/big fellow to ugly but so cute too...great photo by the way..Hugs...K

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traceyjane

5:34PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

love the lighting in these shots, better tell the frog to start hopping as fast as he can!!

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elfin12u

5:52PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

Cool shot, glad to here that the frog didn't croak!!!

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mgtcs

7:25PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

Amazing...love it!

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THROBBE

7:31PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

Very nice shot and funny series!

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elfin14doaks

7:47PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

Very cool!

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tofi

8:44PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

What a stellar capture! Such beautiful texture and colouring... an exquisitely beautiful forggy, with such a cute little caption! Excellent lighting as well!

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npauling

9:06PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

I'm so glad the frog survived he is much too beautiful to be a meal. Lovely capture.

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danapommet

9:22PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

Like the game and the info is awesome. Nice to see the frog lives for another day. Dana

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MrsRatbag

9:29PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

Still a very handsome frog. Glad he escaped the evil snake...

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Dreamingbee

10:54PM | Wed, 12 August 2009

yeahhh i am glad about it ;)))))) .. thx for sharing wonderful serie ;))

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vintorix

2:31AM | Thu, 13 August 2009

But the snake was young! Therefore the frog got away. Young and innocent but no doubt he thinks he is pretty smart! (Unlike we others..). These are pretty good pictures, what kind of camera do you have? ?

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