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James Shadle
07-07-2008, 06:03 PM
Congratulations Steve Wheeler!
More Venomous Viewing


Another from the reptile house at the Ft. Worth Zoo a while back... Albino Western Diamondback. Not as "Pretty" IMO as the McGregor's as he's a little beat up, but I feel I got better focus on this one. Just wish I'd stopped it down a bit from f2.8.

30D & 100 f2.8 Macro, ISO 640, f2.8 @ 1/40... Hand held, through the glass.

Axel Hildebrandt
07-07-2008, 06:38 PM
Congratulations, Steve!

Steve Wheeler
07-07-2008, 08:49 PM
HOLY SMOKES:eek:.... I read the PM from James and just about fell outa the chair.

THANK YOU to the BPN staff. This is exciting for me and indeed an honor.

Thanks too to the BPN membership. I see what's possible by looking at your amazing posts and learn by reading your comments.

Steve:D

Mike Lentz
07-07-2008, 08:53 PM
Very nice, congrats!

George DeCamp
07-07-2008, 09:10 PM
Steve, a superb image! I love the detail and the close encounter!!!

Dieter Schaefer
07-07-2008, 09:18 PM
Congratulations, Steve, superb image.

Bill Bryant
07-07-2008, 09:51 PM
Nice work Steve. Congrats.

From the FYI file, this shot shows the elliptical pupils which are indicative of the entire genus (crotalid) of rattlesnakes or pit-vipers. There are only two kinds of poisonous snakes naturally found in north America… crotalids and coral snakes. All crotalids, which include rattlesnakes, water moccasins, etc., and all have these elliptical pupils. The reverse is also true… if you find a snake in North America that has elliptical pupils, then it is a pit viper and therefore poisonous.

While is seems an odd way to identify a snake, and you have to get close to see them, it is often the easiest way to determine if the baby snake that just bit little Johnny is poisonous or not. Small rattlesnakes sometime do not have rattles, and older snakes can lose them.

Fabs Forns
07-07-2008, 10:12 PM
Big congrats, Steve!!!

Bill, thanks for the info :)

Sharna Lee
07-07-2008, 10:23 PM
Steve!!!! Big Huge Congrats. I was very excited to see this snake picture make it through to the IOTW even though it's not as "pretty" ;).

Congrats again.

Sharna

Alfred Forns
07-07-2008, 10:26 PM
Huge fan of that image Steve !!! Congrats !!!

Manos Papadomanolakis
07-08-2008, 09:18 AM
Congratulations Steve Wheeler

Robert Amoruso
07-09-2008, 05:05 AM
Love it Steve.

Julie Kenward
07-09-2008, 12:39 PM
Loved this when I first saw it. I'm still having nightmares...but I still love it!

Oscar Zangroniz
07-09-2008, 02:49 PM
Congratulation. Excellent image.
Regards,

Anita Rakestraw
07-10-2008, 12:56 AM
Wow, is giving me shivers! Congratulations, Steve! And Bill, thanks for that information about the elliptical pupils - good info to have!

Grace Scalzo
07-10-2008, 08:36 PM
Congratulations, Steve. Well done!

Gus Cobos
09-21-2008, 07:52 PM
Congratulations Steve...:cool: