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Rattled my Cage

Rattled my Cage

I had one foot over this fellow when he finally let me know he was there. Timber rattlers are quite venomous and the anti-venom is quite expensive, Thankful for...
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I had one foot over this fellow when he finally let me know he was there. Timber rattlers are quite venomous and the anti-venom is quite expensive, Thankful for the opportunity to come close enough to photograph this beast but not too close as to suffer the consequences. Taken in the Blue Mountains.
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camera

Canon EOS REBEL SL1

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settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 259/1

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2018

Views

314

Likes

+3

Awards

Peer Award

Magnificent Capture

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Categories

Ultimate

That is a beautiful snake! Great shot!

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Celebrating Nature

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#snake #nature #animals

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