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Best Regards,

John White
http://www.erols.com/reptiles/

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Hey Ralf,

Thanks for the kind words! Actually, the behavior displayed in the photos is
a defensive behavior, snake's tying to look as big and menacing as possible.
The movement of anything seems to agitate this snake, no mouse required ;-)

You've got some good photos on you site!

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Best Regards,

John White
http://www.erols.com/reptiles/


Ralf Schmode wrote:

> Hi, John,
>
> even if one doesn't like snakes (I do) - just gotta love these pics!
> Was the camera movement sufficient to make the snake stare at the lens -
> or did you dangle a mouse in front of it :-) ?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ralf
>
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> My animal photography page on the WWW:
> http://mitglied.tripod.de/schmode
> 26 pictures up meanwhile, and still growing