Ambitious Garter Snake

Posted by 1943mike on Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:43 pm

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Olympus E-M1 Mk II, 40-150mm f/2.8 @150mm, 1/750 sec., f/5.6, ISO: 200.

Captured on April 22, 2019 at The Oregon Garden.

Watched the pretty Garter Snake attempt to swallow the dead fish for a while. I gave up before it did. Still don't know what the end result was.

Here's the larger version:

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by Tom Whelan on Tue Jan 05, 2021 10:30 pm

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What an unusual subject - fine capture of the snake and fish.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:42 am

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Wow- I can't imagine how the snake could eat that fish-great drama! I suppose it could get a bite, but maybe snakes don't do that.....Great story-telling shot!

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by Scott Fairbairn on Wed Jan 06, 2021 9:27 am

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Cool image. He certainly won't get that thing down his gullet. He must be frustrated to be so hungry and not be able to eat it!

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by Darren5907 on Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:32 pm

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I can feel the snake's desperation for food. Great shot.

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Jan 11, 2021 6:30 pm

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Fascinating shot, Mike! You've got to admire the snake's determination, but we know its never going to swallow that. Obviously hope springs eternal!

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by Gavin Falck on Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:01 am

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It really is a pity you didn't stay to see how this ended, but that could have taken quite a while. I'm not so sure that the snake would find swallowing this fish an impossible task. I have seen snakes successfully swallow prey that is so big that the task seems to be impossible. In fact, the more I look at this pic the more I think that once the snake works its way to the fishes head the rest will be plain sailing.

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