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A young Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis) defensively coiling on a road at night.

A young Prairie Rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis) defensively coiling on a road at night.
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Aperture f/8 ISO 800 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 173/1

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Oct, 2017

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Great shot, I am going to presume that this was a telephoto shot and not a macro shot.

Thanks! And you are correct, I was a solid 4-6 feet away, and it was a pretty small snake

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