A day or so before New Years we bagged the last snake of a rather snakey 2008. This was our local
Alsophis portoricensis, the Antillean Racer.
It was a bit more subdued than others of the species hence the in hand shots (no biting for once).
This old half painted plank has always been near our house door - I think its supposed to add a bit of "a caribbean accent" to the house. I use it as a neutral background on which to pose various critters we find on the patio table.
2 comments:
It isn't always easy getting such nice snake pictures. They defy depths-of-field.
It's a pretty snake, and good to see. I hope you have a similarly serpentine 09.
Thanks Hugh - he was very calm which helped hugely.
On the subject of '09 I've already bagged a new island herp!
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