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Baby Sidewinder Rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes)

Baby Sidewinder Rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes)

Almost stepped on this rattlesnake this morning (about three steps away). The tiny sidewinder made no rattle and was still as a statue. My editing made the ratt...
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Almost stepped on this rattlesnake this morning (about three steps away). The tiny sidewinder made no rattle and was still as a statue. My editing made the rattlesnake easy to spot but, I only spotted it because of its round shape under a bush. Be careful when you are out exploring.
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camera

Canon EOS 90D

settings

settings

Aperture 71/10 ISO 400 Shutter 1/30 Focal Length 250/1

location

location

Bishop, California, US

upload_date

upload_date

May, 2023

Views

388

Likes

+41

Awards

Peer Award

+16

Top Choice

+1

Absolute Masterpiece

Superb Composition

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Yikes! Glad you were able to avoid this guy! Too good of a shot for my comfort level! Lol!!!

Ultimate

The snake did a great job in posing!

Platinum

Nice capture. As close as I want to get to it.

Danger Will Robinson Danger!!!

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And I was going to say, I hope you had a long lens.

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