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Draco: Colorado Corns Lavblood, Springtime!!

Nanci

Nanci

Alien Lover
Continuing my theme of Snakes That Are Impossible To Photograph, may I present Draco! Draco is my male 2009 Lavblood of Doom. (Although he has been surprisingly calm the last month or so!)
 

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Draco was bred by John Finsterwald, Colorado Corns. (Zorro). I've tried to photograph him before, but it's _so_ hard to capture his pale pink/lavender colors. Impossible with indoor lighting. I thought I'd try today, but at 2PM the light is very harsh.
 

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It's 83F out, so nearly all surfaces are over 100F. The water garden was a nice, cool place to try for a full body shot of Draco. Draco was a little jumpy when I tried to reposition his tail! Since I found an anole in the mouth of one of the fish last week, I've been cautious about letting the babies swim in there!
 

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The huge mimosa tree that I liked to use for photographing snakes fell down over a year ago. At least it's a safe place to set one down.
 

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A warm snake is a lively snake! I tried a whole lot of my favorite spots hoping to find one that Draco would settle down on and hold still, but that was not to be...
 

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Last pic of my pinky-purple boy! Thanks for looking!!
 

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So purty. I can't wait for blue skies out here. Too bad your Mimosa tree fell. It was always good as a backdrop. Draco looks good in the water, though.
 
Luckily, there are five million more mimosas in my yard! That pic with all the lichens is a medium-sized one, out front. I need some water lilies, though!!
 
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