Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, central Texas

Some cool Westerns images:

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, central Texas




Image by TomSpinker

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Crotalus atrox
Central Texas, Mills County
20 May 2007
This snake was at the edge of a quiet asphalt road at 10:45am. Was very calm. Did not rattle. Finally left the road when a pickup truck drove by. About three feet in length.
100mm lens on Pentax Spotmatic II, Sensia film

Here are two other shots of the same snake:
close-up
left side

I replaced the photo on 18 Dec 2008 with this new version in which the close-up shot is included on top of the wide view.

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Calanais, Lewis, Western Isles




Image by cole007

One of a series of photos taken as part of my doctoral research on the Neolithic monuments of the Western Isles of Scotland. This snap was taken on a particularly wet day in October 2001 - summer fieldwork was cancelled because of foot and mouth. Will try to post some more shortly (don't all yawn at once).
Calanais is a fantastic monument dating to the latter parts of the Neolithic period in Scotland and reflects a changing role for megalithic monuments in this part of prehistory.
Also using these snaps to experiment with the use of machine tags, referencing the database entry for this monument in RCAHMS's database of archaeological monuments and the built environment of Scotland, Canmore.