Irrigation pipe by cfulton

Photography • Animals • posted on Oct 27, 2009

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Irrigation pipe… that is what I thought it was as I was driving down the farm road. There is a lot of the plastic pipe lying around, trashed by tractors, etc. Thankfully the kinks in this pipe made me think twice. I know there are a lot of people who would not think twice about adding a tyre tread pattern to Eve’s tempter, not me. There are plenty of moles in the area and the Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana) is a perfect way of nature dealing with them! He is non-venomous and a good burrower and spends much time underground where it finds its rodent prey. This one looked about 1.5m (4.9 feet) in length, thus a well developed adult. I was not about to pick him up to confirm! Given his close call with my car and the fact that I got out of the car to photograph him, I was quite surprised that he did not move at all. It was about mid-morning on a cloudy day, so guess he was just trying to warm up on the sand. It helps to have a camera on hand! Cheers, Clive

Comments (28)

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kgb224

2:04AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

Thank you for sharing this amazing capture Clive.I am glad that the snake did lie still.I wouldn't want any harm come to anyone especially where snakes is involved.

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zoren

2:12AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

awesome!!

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PSDuck

2:31AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

Mate, great picture! I would not even run over a rattlesnake. Lawyers, maybe...

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JuliSonne

3:25AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

A super admission. I would have run away before fear. Class!!

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Chipka

3:27AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

PSDuck reminded me of my favorite joke: Q: What's the difference between a dead snake and a dead lawyer in the street? A: Skid marks by the snake. Anyway... ...I love this shot. I'm something of an ophidiophile...which is just a fancy way of saying snake lover. I've always wanted exotic snakes as pets...the non-venomous/non-constrictor sorts, unless of course the constrictor sorts view me as too big to eat. I love his guy's color, and the facial details. Amazing work.

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blinkings

3:28AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

Non-venomous you say! He looks far from harmless to me eh!!!!!!!!! Where I live in Australia we have heaps of snakes, but unfortunately none of them are non-venomous. Yeah I agree I would never run over them. They have their place in the world like everything else.

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Arrogathor

5:08AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

A nice photo.

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bmac62

5:28AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

Glad you spared him. He looks like he could use a meal. I stear clear of snakes...they just creep me out...but age has brought a wee bit of wisdom my way and they do have their function in nature. We have "black snakes" here in Kansas that get rather big but they are not venemous and eat rodents. As long as they stay outside, I am glad to know they are around doing their thing.

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Meisiekind

5:31AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

I first thought it was a black mamba until I had a closer look! Glad you missed him with the car and that he posed so nicely! Stunning image Clive! Well done! :)

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FloydianSlip

6:37AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

Great capture! Resembles an Indigo Snake. :)

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durleybeachbum

8:30AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

SO interesting! He looks quite flattish.

lucindawind

8:45AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

ewwwww excellent capture but it makes me cringe to see it ..they do have a place on this planet .. but they must stay away from me lol

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Sea_Dog

9:25AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

Excellent shot. An excellent specimen.

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flavia49

10:07AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

wonderful shot!!

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tennesseecowgirl

11:49AM | Tue, 27 October 2009

WOW

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jendellas

3:12PM | Tue, 27 October 2009

I too am glad you didn't drive over him, he looks to me as though he hasn't been finding the moles.

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moochagoo

3:30PM | Tue, 27 October 2009

Incredible ! Excellent !

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sandra46

4:32PM | Tue, 27 October 2009

SUPERB SHOT!

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orig_buggy

5:35PM | Tue, 27 October 2009

that is a SUPERB picture ...but I would not have gotten any where near him ..lol

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Blush

6:38PM | Tue, 27 October 2009

Glad you didn't drive over him I like snakes had one on my neck once a python Thought I would pass out LOL But sure wouldn't hold one...again Great capture and thanks for sharing Hugs Susan~

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