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chriswhittier

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Garter

A garter snake 'sniffs' for danger in my yard in MA.

A garter snake 'sniffs' for danger in my yard in MA.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 67/1

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May, 2017

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