Eyelash Pit Viper

[slippery42]

Taken with Nikon D300, Nikon 60mm Micro and marco flash

Fingers well behind the camers!

http://slippery42.smugmug.com/Animals/Eyelash-Vipers/DSC7891/688101616_9LyCo-L.jpg

feel free to commnet

[AndrewA123]

first off, well done, you're a braver man than me!!!

I like the shot, I like the dark background against the light of the snake.
The body is OOF which suits this perfectly

The only thing that keeps niggling me is the nose area. could there be more texture/definition there, at that point it looks almost a little soft or flat.

otherwise a lovely shot :thumbs:

[slippery42]

first off, well done, you're a braver man than me!!!

I like the shot, I like the dark background against the light of the snake.
The body is OOF which suits this perfectly

The only thing that keeps niggling me is the nose area. could there be more texture/definition there, at that point it looks almost a little soft or flat.

otherwise a lovely shot :thumbs:

The snake was pre-shed and so the skin does look different than normal and she was also sprayed with water so it covered by a film of it.

[AndrewA123]

The pre shed would explain the flatness to the nose.

Years ago I used to keep some lizards and just before they shed they went almost grey as the old skin lifted from the new, so should probably have thought :bonk:

Nice shot all the same :thumbs:

[AshMashMash]

Nice tongue shot! Very pretty :):thumbs:

[Robbo]

lovely shot again mate!

are these yours btw?

[slippery42]

lovely shot again mate!

are these yours btw?

I specialise in Venomous species!

[Whizzingdonkey]

nice shot...a little more dangerous than my corn snake I suspect?

[louis0987]

wow, nice shot! i want that snake :D

[adrian5127]

Lovely shot, through glass I assume

[slippery42]

Lovely shot, through glass I assume

I do all my venomous reptile photography as nature intended ...one to one!

It all about knowing your subject.

[rubber duck]

beautiful colouring - I'll stick to keeping a non-venomous snake ta :)