Pictures My turn for a couple herp pics.

Jump n Fish · 10-09-2009, 04:47 PM

Didn't expect to run across this today, but as I was kayaking on a local river I could see a "hot" swimming across the water up ahead. I could tell it was a venomous because of how it swam and when I got close enough to ID it I was pleasantly surprised. I've only seen a small handful of these down here and they are very skittish so until today I've never got a decent picture of one. This is the first one I've been able to photograph, so I was pretty happy.

Juvenile Copperhead

**holdemplyer** · 10-10-2009, 09:12 AM

Beautiful coloration!

**CanoeGuru** · 10-10-2009, 07:54 PM

Very cool!

**MA Machine** · 10-12-2009, 01:36 AM

No close ups? Nice pictures.

Jump n Fish · 10-12-2009, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by MA Machine

No close ups? Nice pictures.

LOl. Believe me I was tempted. But my camera has no zoom, and being that I was a solid 2 hrs of heavy paddling from reaching my truck and then another 45 minutes to the nearest hospital, I figured I'd be wise to settle with the pictures I had. I do hear copperheads are supposedly the least venomous of the vipers in North America. A co-worker of mine was bit by one and experienced only some swelling in the area of the bite.

10-09-2009, 04:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jump n Fish Jump n Fish is dreamin of clear rivers and big spots Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Laurel, MS Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 613 Thanked 463 Times in 216 Posts	My turn for a couple herp pics. Didn't expect to run across this today, but as I was kayaking on a local river I could see a "hot" swimming across the water up ahead. I could tell it was a venomous because of how it swam and when I got close enough to ID it I was pleasantly surprised. I've only seen a small handful of these down here and they are very skittish so until today I've never got a decent picture of one. This is the first one I've been able to photograph, so I was pretty happy. Juvenile Copperhead __________________ We accidentally replaced your heart with a baked potato. You have about three seconds to live.

10-10-2009, 09:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
holdemplyer holdemplyer is waiting on open water Director Join Date: May 2007 Location: hunting for Kenzies MA gill!!! Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 6,070 Thanks: 842 Thanked 1,381 Times in 816 Posts	Beautiful coloration! __________________ "So I says to Mabel, I says... I'll continue this later." Waiting on the shadow to materialize.... Gone, but never forgotten.

10-10-2009, 07:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
CanoeGuru CanoeGuru is wishing to be outdoors. Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lincoln Posts: 1,869 Thanks: 113 Thanked 214 Times in 143 Posts	Very cool! __________________ "Survival depends on being able to suppress anxiety and replace it with calm, clear, quick and correct reasoning..." -Sheck Exley

10-12-2009, 01:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
MA Machine MA Machine is Thawing his brain out 2008 Catch and Continue Finalist Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lincoln NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 2,977 Thanks: 1,066 Thanked 1,226 Times in 632 Posts	No close ups? Nice pictures. __________________ The only 2 things keeping me from going pro are skill and luck.

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