Hoosier Horridus (Indiana Timber Rattlesnake)

Posted by JasonLee1977 on Thu Jul 16, 2015 6:32 pm

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I found an animal today which has eluded me for a long time. For more than six years I have hiked off trail along the hills of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown County in southern Indiana, hoping to come across a Hoosier timber rattlesnake in the wild. I am thrilled to be able to cross this off my bucket list!

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by John Spreitzer on Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:33 am

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Great shot! Congrats on the find! What a beauty! Kind of like seeing my first copperheads after many years of hiking in habitat.

Any special processing to darken the perimeter area?

John

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by mlgray12 on Fri Jul 17, 2015 6:33 pm

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Nice shot of a real beauty - love shooting snakes - getting good shots of Rattlers always makes the shooting a little exicting

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by mlgray12 on Fri Jul 17, 2015 6:38 pm

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John Spreitzer wrote:Great shot! Congrats on the find! What a beauty! Kind of like seeing my first copperheads after many years of hiking in habitat.

Any special processing to darken the perimeter area?

John come down to Upper Texas Coast - there are lots of those here - When doing habitat work - the only worry I have about Copperheads is they are so docile and blend in so well with their habitat and I'm afraid I might pick one up by mistake - I have come within inches of doing this at least twice. Rattlesnakes and Moccasins are much better about telling you when you are too close

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by Cindy Marple on Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:00 pm

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Congrats on finding your target subject. As a matter of taste I find the strong vignetting to be overpowering though.

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