Black & Tan
Common garter snakes, one melanistic, emerge from their hibernaculum in the early Spring. Click image to view larger.
Good Morning 2017
A melanistic garter snake emerges into the sunshine for the first time in 2017, after hibernating the winter away.
A Face A Mother Could Love
A garter snake emerges into the sunshine of an early spring day after a winter spent slumbering below ground.
The Lidless Eye II
One of the more difficult angles to work with when photographing snakes, this is a modern update to the original 2008 classic. The 2008 image was photographed with a 4-megapixel Nikon point-and-shoot camera, this updated image was taken with a 21-megapixel Canon SLR, worlds apart in terms of image quality. Still, the original has more […]
Eye of the Beholder
A ridiculous array of Kenko extension tubes — 68mm worth — opens up a garter snake’s eye to fill almost the entire frame.
The Reptile Twins
A pair of garter snakes stare intently before leaving the safety of their hibernaculum in search of an early Spring meal.
Sandy Eyes
Fresh from its winter slumber, a Dekay’s Brown snake moves slowly into the sun to help shake off winter’s chill.
Spotlight
An unlikely mating of a Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro lens to a full-frame Canon EOS 5DmkII (you’re not supposed to be able to use short-backfocus lenses on full-frame bodies) picks out a Dekay’s Brown snake amongst the dull browns of early spring.
Happy New Year!
Early January, and a postcard for climate change: a garter snake sunning itself on the boardwalk on an unseasonably warm day.
Leafmaster II
Even in late November, snakes can still be found on the warmer days warming themselves in the low sunlight.
Welcome Back II
A tighter view of this garter snake as it emerges from the leaf litter, one of the first snakes to appear in 2009.
Serpentine Grid II
Another view of this improbable garter snake, entwined in the protective beaver mesh around the base of a tree near Ward’s beach.
Serpentine Grid
A garter snake descends through the mesh of a beaver guard, wrapped around a tree on Ward’s beach.
Surface Tension
An eastern fox snake reflected perfectly in the calm waters of a high pressure system. Tagged as related, this fellow was photographed just south of Parry Sound. Eastern fox snakes aren’t found this far south, it’s just a shot that’s so cool I had to share.
Eyes of Coal
A melanistic garter snake pokes its head up through the leaf litter, its jet-black eye reflecting the photographer and surroundings.
Polar Reflections
The jet-black eye of a melanistic garter snake reflects the photographer and bystanders under a clear spring sky.