Frightening beauty - Jun 15, 2007

wow what nice shades of brown. what a risk to take this picture

said shazia_khan 8 months 11 days ago

Awesome capture of this beautiful rattler. Really great composition

said erinrex 2007.06.22 at 10:17:35 PDT

Beautiful snake and great shot.

said a90six 2007.06.21 at 01:18:19 PDT

Snakes are not my favorites... but I enjoyed watching the 3 photos that you shared with us this week.

said ykarelic4 2007.06.20 at 06:44:34 PDT

Beautiful detail and wonderful soft light, the snake looks unhappy if it is possible for a snake to have an expression!!

said ourjrny 2007.06.18 at 14:21:30 PDT

as long as they are behind glass - i love looking at them ..

said carney179 2007.06.18 at 11:37:33 PDT

Yes the patterns are lovely, but I don't particularly like snakes even if I do take pictures of them myself. But if I had to choose on which one was the MOST beautiful, I'd have to say the Southern Copperhead. Notice I said Southern Copperhead, not just plain Copperhead. Check it out. And Sharon, I must say that I never let those things stop me, I just watch where I am stepping and far ahead too.

said patsylaird 2007.06.17 at 21:22:00 PDT

I agree with you Roberto, tne patterns and coloring in their scales are just fascinating...great three this week Roberto, take care now...Marg and Larry.

said umpa1 2007.06.17 at 20:00:12 PDT

Yikes, what happened I was going along enjoying the sweetest photos and then..........and then.......... (Actually it does have it's own beauty doesn't it?)

said luvnartusa 2007.06.17 at 18:55:10 PDT

bellissimo! Ha un'aria persino un po' sorniona...

said paolagna 2007.06.17 at 10:43:07 PDT

Wonderful shot and great 3 for this week Roberto. And for the snke - he is not my cup of tee.....RAN

said ranyaari100 2007.06.16 at 22:50:09 PDT

Fantastic closeup wel done -Jay

said Jayramji 2007.06.16 at 21:40:47 PDT

They really are hypnotizing...Annie :.)

said ann7f 2007.06.16 at 21:16:11 PDT

Yes you are right but I don't want it in my home:(((Very nice pictures, Roberto! Thank you for sharing!

said huguette296100 2007.06.16 at 19:08:18 PDT

Snakes have amazingly beautiful colors sometimes. You have done a great job of capturing this guy behind glass I'm sure. Great set of 3 from San Diego's beautiful Zoo. Hugs, from Virginia, Bonnie

said grma_of6 2007.06.16 at 13:09:06 PDT

excelent shot! I was holding a snake a few weeks ago and managed a few shots, it was very smooth and heavy and cold. Nice to touch. Not a poisinous one like this one though.

said poppy1812 2007.06.16 at 06:49:31 PDT

They are fascinating and frightening , come to Australia we have a lot of snakes. I am afraid of them...Sandra

said sandrajacktrips 2007.06.16 at 04:43:17 PDT

woah, it's a good think he was locked up. a nice set of three for the week, Roberto! Hugs, Kelli

said kellimays 2007.06.16 at 00:51:14 PDT

Come to my neck of the woods, I'll show you rattlesnakes!

said loriarnold101 2007.06.16 at 00:37:38 PDT

You are right, the patterns on snakes are fascinating. One should be aware and careful around them but not afraid. Great three Roberto. Hugs, Tenia

said tenia115 2007.06.15 at 21:11:30 PDT

A mighty close shot....too close for me, but I sure enjoyed the other 2, 2 out of 3 is good. Have a great weekend, Roberto. Greetings and hugs from, OKLAHOMA. Susie

said segseven 2007.06.15 at 20:55:56 PDT

It's a beautiful specimen but not one of my favorite animals. But you really got the pattern and colors perfect....

said hamiltrudy1 2007.06.15 at 20:21:19 PDT

Wonderful detail with this shot - not a great fan of snakes though - thanks for sharing an interesting set of three - have a lovely week - cheers connie

said coni_fer01 2007.06.15 at 19:11:51 PDT

wonderful shot; I do not wish to meet up with one of these. A super threesome Roberto.

said bearfolk 2007.06.15 at 17:13:31 PDT

As long as he was behind thick glass, I like to look at their patterns and they are fascinating, but these critters would scare me to death if I met one of the street. :-) When we were on vacation out in Arizona recently, we drove through the Saguaro National Park and I was almost afraid to step out of the car because I didn't want a snake, scorpion, or creature to get me! I guess I missed a lot of photo opportunities for not braving it, but at least I still have two legs without bites on them. Ha! Rattle, rattle, rattle! ~~Sharon

said photoop23 2007.06.15 at 16:43:41 PDT

The patterns are incredible tis true... the shot is a good'n... but I side with the population that says snakes are icky! LOL Na Zdrowie, Kathy

said wikiwords 2007.06.15 at 14:30:22 PDT