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Pictures outside?

Ravenessa

Ravenessa

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So after what just happened with my fat butt male, how do you guys dare to take pics outside? or do you just bring out your "calm" snakes? I have been thinking of how fun it'd be to take outside shots but with what just happened I am not sure I am comfortable too... What kind of safety measures do you guys take?
 
Have another responsible person there so they can get your snake when they take off. I'm able to photograph very fast garter snakes this way and while obviously it's fine if they take off, my helpers (older kids) never let that happen.

Also, don't try to take pictures by a spot that they can escape and disappear. We might use a short tree, surrounded by grass, that is not near any other tree. If we use a rock, we make sure there are no holes nearby.

The picture I attached is from May 2014. This snake always likes to go down, so we place him a little high and then let him work his way to the ground. My daughter is just outside the frame, ready to rush in if he doesn't anything unpredictable! When snakes are outside, they are curious about the new surroundings, and a lot of times even fast snakes slow down and tongue flick for quite awhile, wondering where in the world they are.
 

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Yeah.. I am alone.. I don't think I will ever dare, with my luck I'd loose it. I might see if I can build some form of snake box and take pictures..
 
What happened with him? And you can always take pics out in grass, (being watchful for birds) because he can't outrun you.
 
Its in corn snakes miscellaneous or how you spell it.. he shot out on me, got into my monitor cage and he was super fast. I am worried that if the other ones get spooked that they get equally fast :( Don't want to loose anymore snakes..
 
I find that my older snakes (at least a year or two old) are very good outside. They tend to be curious but cautious. One thing that they almost always do, though, that you would want to watch out for is going under the grass. They love to poke down into it and they can disappear that way. They also are extremely fast in water, so make sure not to let them get near water. Mine tend to flail about if I try to pick them up from swimming.

I wouldn't start with your new guy, but if you have a snake that you know is calmer, I would start with that one. I always stay right beside my snakes outside, so if anything could possibly go wrong, they are literally within arm's reach.
 
You guys are brave.. I might try my butter boy.. MIGHT.. crazy snakes. It would be fun to have sunshine pictures though, I get so jealous when I see everyone elses amazing photos..
 
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