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Walked out my back door and spotted this Rat Snake struggling to get this Black bird down.( CLICK THE PIC AGAIN TO SEE THE WHOLE PHOTO WITHOUT HAVING TO SCROLL ...
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Walked out my back door and spotted this Rat Snake struggling to get this Black bird down.( CLICK THE PIC AGAIN TO SEE THE WHOLE PHOTO WITHOUT HAVING TO SCROLL UP AND DOWN)
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cameraNIKON D7100

settings Aperture f/7.1 ISO 320 Shutter 10/5000 

upload_dateAug, 2013

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gman176 keithns12 PhotosByJEM davidjprosser Tudorof daydreamsbymary0710 diegoscaglione +70
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Jaspa MandaLynPhotography SKhabsfan bpwhite KenPurcell carolcardillo Dacemac +18
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NancyFlemingPhotography BuckPhotography Gayle_Solis Maitra BOULENGER DanielMila robbiewade +16
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Devanpayne onyanita ginayoung_2404 nandicmb Barathy JeffreyDeCristofaro Offshore50 +16
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DonGodwin reneezernitsky RhondaMcD jojoxena pearsaab
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YakovAflalo TracyDeptuck MatteoRotta Inspire4More mcampi
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Aleshorty
One Of A Kind
Plume
Great Find
B-D-S
Genius
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16 Comments |
pearsaab
 
pearsaab August 28, 2013
unbelievable!!!!!
jojoxena
 
jojoxena August 28, 2013
What a fantastic find,great capture!
Tim_Haynes
 
Tim_Haynes August 28, 2013
Outstanding!
dakthi
 
dakthi December 08, 2013
Thanks alot lornakiddoo!
blueberrydragon
 
blueberrydragon November 26, 2014
ewwww! lol.I don't really care for snakes but I must admit it is a great shot
blueberrydragon
 
blueberrydragon November 26, 2014
Write a commentpoor birdy :(
doquinn
 
doquinn January 26, 2015
Great job !
Wonderful moment to find. Well, maybe not for the bird ;-)
Maismatilda1 Premium
 
Maismatilda1 May 28, 2015
it's amazing but it's sooo horrible! :D great shot!
Karine
 
Karine May 28, 2015
terrible scene... BUt taken masterly!
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots May 30, 2015
Amazing capture! Congrats.
kumagiauzar
 
kumagiauzar March 08, 2016
thats bad azz. great place and time
LisaB
 
LisaB August 21, 2016
This is magnificent!
ponchoalarcon
 
ponchoalarcon October 15, 2016
WOW!
carolcardillo PRO+
 
carolcardillo February 11, 2018
Amazing capture - Congrats on all your Awards!
peterwhite
 
peterwhite February 14, 2018
As a Snake Catcher I can say without doubt that is an awesome photo
toml721
 
toml721 May 26, 2018
population control! great job!

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