The Serpent & The Rainbow [PICS]
 

While out on a photography hike earlier in the day, caught shots of both a 'serpent' and a rainbow (near Beaverdams/Deceuw Falls area of Niagara).

Not sure what species of snake it is, though.

Any experts in the crowd?


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nice pics!

Very cool

Nice thread title. Great book BTW.

water moccasin ?

Beautiful rainbow indeed ...

That's what I'm thinking, too. Not sure.

Cool pics but kinda scary

Nice pics

Looks like a northern water snake.

Looks like a water moccasin in the first pic..the second pic makes it look like a red tail boa by the markings..

Awesome shot !!!! :thumbsup


I'd have ran from that snake though... :1orglaugh

awesome pics ...

Thanks.

Usually I would've left quickly, too - but it was only a few feet away in some underbrush when I startled it...figured no sudden movements was the best policy, heh.

Glad I had the 200mm lens on the cam at the time, all the shots I took were from a healthy distance.

Checkin' Google images, I'm fairly sure its a northern water snake, tho - not a moccasin. But they still pack a good bite apparently.

love the rainbow pic, snake ones are cool too but snakes freak me out lol

Excellent pics

great stuff:):):)

damn that thing is a beast

great pics!

Nice pictures man...is it the same snake in both first and second pics??

Nice looking pix man

Same snake, yep. It went into the water just after I spotted it and got a few shots on shore.

Awesome pics. The one of the snake in the water does look like a red tail boa. Ive owned 3 of them. Beautiful and very gentle creatures if you raise them right.

great pictures! Last time I went for a hike all I saw was mud...and a little poison ivy..shit...

sexy pics yo! :) that certainly looks like a boa ....

Snake looks similar to water moccasin, but I believe is a banded water snake.

Banded Water Snake

I don't think the snake is a water moccasin because the head is too small. Most poisonous snakes in the US have bigger heads than the non poisonous ones. At least down here in Florida, not sure about northern snakes.

the Banded Watersnake is a southern snake, so I am not sure that is what it is. Here is a photo:

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great shots (and title!)

Very well taken pics!

I cannot believe you had a steady hand to take that pic. I would have been screaming running away in a panic. Holy crap that beast girl killer is HUGE.

cool shots man! thanks for sharing

nice shots dude :thumbsup

It looks like a Northern Water Snake. That's way too far north for cottonmouths.

Yep

And water moccasin are only found in South East US swamps

that snake makes me chill

Nice shot.. mostly on the rainbow pics.:thumbsup

As mentioned above, I wasn't too close - I used a 200mm Nikkor lens with vibration reduction to get the shots. I'm no fan of snakes, either.