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Magnus Karlsson
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Number of posts : 49
Age : 53
Location : Sweden
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Registration date : 2011-03-14

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PostSubject: The first of 2012!   The first of 2012! Icon_minitimeSat 31 Mar - 20:49

Yesterday I went out to try to find my first snakes of the year. The sidestory is that most of my friends found their first adders several weeks ago. I live in the inland and most of my friends by the coast and hence spring has arrived late here. However, yesterday the weather was perfect for herping and me and a few friends headed out to my favorite spot! It started out a bit slow but after a while there were grassnakes everywhere! I got some decent pics of two of the less shy ones.

A beautifully coloured adult male Grass snake (Natrix natrix).
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The same individual in its habitat. The lake in the background is Vättern, the second largest lake in Sweden.
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A very dark, almost completely melanistic adult male Grass snake (N natrix). This little guy was first very shy. And after the shyness had worn off it became inquisitive.
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I also found a few adders later in the day. However, at that time the snakes were warmed up and disappeared beneath the rocks before I had a chance to get a decent picture!
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Thor Hakonsen
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PostSubject: Re: The first of 2012!   The first of 2012! Icon_minitimeSun 1 Apr - 3:06

Love that first shot - hoping to get some Natrix-shots this easter !
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Age : 53
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PostSubject: Re: The first of 2012!   The first of 2012! Icon_minitimeSun 1 Apr - 3:26

Thanks for the comment Thor. The light was a bit hard but I could not do much about that Very Happy

/Magnus
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Thor Hakonsen
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Number of posts : 93
Age : 48
Location : Norway
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PostSubject: Re: The first of 2012!   The first of 2012! Icon_minitimeSun 1 Apr - 4:26

I think it works well,

Perhaps a lower aperture, and fill-in flash in cases like this ?
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John Worthington-Hill
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Age : 37
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PostSubject: Re: The first of 2012!   The first of 2012! Icon_minitimeSat 7 Apr - 18:26


Love the colours in the first shot. And that's one big lake!!
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Michael Bollhorn
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Number of posts : 286
Age : 51
Location : Hamburg / Germany
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PostSubject: Re: The first of 2012!   The first of 2012! Icon_minitimeSun 8 Apr - 8:29

Very nice pics!

Yesterday we looking also for Natrix n. natrix in northern Germany. In 3h we found 55!
But only 2 adult females and no babies. 2 of the snakes had a light silver/grey color.
In two weeks I will go back to the place and hope to find some snakes mating.

It´s a great place, the snakes are close to ~ 10 fishponds...
It´s not easy to get nice pics in this habitat.


I hope it´s ok for you if I post some of my pics in this thread!

Habitat:

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Male "normal":

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Female:

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Male silver/grey

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Martti Niskanen
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Martti Niskanen


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Number of posts : 118
Age : 46
Location : Jyväskylä, Finland
Points : 5568
Registration date : 2010-02-19

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PostSubject: Re: The first of 2012!   The first of 2012! Icon_minitimeSun 8 Apr - 11:06

Magnus: The second photo is lovely.
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Daniel Claesson
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Location : Sweden
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PostSubject: Re: The first of 2012!   The first of 2012! Icon_minitimeSun 8 Apr - 21:22

The sliver/grey was very nice.

Regards
Daniel
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Michael Bollhorn
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If I saw her first I was thinking she is in shed!
But no, the tips are black and the eyes are clear...
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Andre Schmid
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Number of posts : 195
Age : 39
Location : germany
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PostSubject: Re: The first of 2012!   The first of 2012! Icon_minitimeMon 9 Apr - 0:28

Nice Specimen !

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Mike Spencer
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Age : 39
Location : Northern California/Ft. Smith, Arkansas
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Registration date : 2010-06-27

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PostSubject: Re: The first of 2012!   The first of 2012! Icon_minitimeMon 9 Apr - 14:05

Great shots, Magnus.
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