Now The Serpent Was More Crafty  by skipt07

Now The Serpent Was More Crafty

than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" ~ Genesis 3:1
While visiting Florida we came upon this serpent just hanging out in a tree near a swimming pond. Made me think of Eve's temptation. A filler.
Well spotted. He really blends in. He looks big... I don't like snakes!
September 22nd, 2014  
Oh my goodness, here I was looking for an apple, and what did I find!?!
September 22nd, 2014  
Yow... This guy couldn't convince me to do anything....except run...
September 22nd, 2014  
Awesome shot
September 22nd, 2014  
yikes! fantastic capture!
September 22nd, 2014  
Nice capture.
September 22nd, 2014  
Yikes! Wow, excellent capture. I don't think I would have hung around there.
September 22nd, 2014  
We don't see snakes sitting on tree branches around here--unique find, Skip.
September 23rd, 2014  
Great find! Scared me off trees now :)
September 23rd, 2014  
Wow, what a great verse for this. Too bad it isn't a Six Word Story!
September 23rd, 2014  
@kwind It was a pretty good size! I don't care for snakes either.

@maggiemae - Maybe I should have Photo-shopped an apple into the tree.

@icamera - I had my 55-250 mm lens set to 171 mm. So I kept my distance.

@kerristephens - Thank you Kerri!

@lynnz - Yikes is right. Thank you Lynn!

@seattlite - Thank you Gloria!
September 23rd, 2014  
@mittens - I was using my 55-250 mm lens so I was at a safe distance! Thanks for the "wow"!

@paulam - Thank goodness for that! Thank you!

@gilbertwood - I didn't mean to scare you Denise!

@danette - Thank you for the "wow" Danette! Any suggestions for a Six Word Story?
September 23rd, 2014  
I like this shot. The snake is clear enough, if you really look, but not so obvious that he pops out at you right away. seems to mirror my reflection of snakes in real life where you are often almost on top of them before you notice.
September 23rd, 2014  
@gardencat - Thank you Joanne! We don't have any snakes this size where we live, thank goodness! While there are Timber Rattlesnakes more towards the east of us, I've never seen one and don't know how big they get. Garter snakes are big enough for me. When I was in Southeast Asia one night I saw a very long snake around 8-10 feet crawl under a double fence. Some kind of python or boa I guess. I am glad it wasn't interested in me and kept going!
September 23rd, 2014  
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