Nerodia sipedon -- northern water snake, with an unfortunate fish in his mouth, Goose Creek, Boulder, Colorado, June 29. According to the clock in my camera, the topmost picture was taken at 10:37:23, the center picture at 10:37:39. By 10:38:21, less than 0.5 min later, there was no sign of the fish (not shown). The bottom picture was exposed at 10:39:07. I trust that some herpetophile will correct me if I have misidentified the snake; snakes are not within the domain of my pattern-recognition system.
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https://me.yahoo.com/a/TmT6tr96j8I7z.NSXVrs5i9QwNXEtw--#1813f · 4 July 2016
Further comments by the 813f troll will be sent to the BW. Pls do not feed it.
prongs · 4 July 2016
"Unfortunate fish" associates human feelings with the fish. Me, I identify with the snake, who needs to eat to survive and reproduce. I suspect it is because our deep evolutionary ancestors were more often prey than predator, that we so often identify with the prey.
Matt Young · 4 July 2016
âUnfortunate fishâ associates human feelings with the fish.
I am so inclined, at least in moderation.
My apologies, by the way, for blowing out the white on the fish; the snake did not give me a lot of time to adjust the exposures.
Just Bob · 4 July 2016
prongs said:
"Unfortunate fish" associates human feelings with the fish. Me, I identify with the snake, who needs to eat to survive and reproduce. I suspect it is because our deep evolutionary ancestors were more often prey than predator, that we so often identify with the prey.
What I told my kids when they were toddlers: "It was a mean old fish, anyway!"
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https://me.yahoo.com/a/TmT6tr96j8I7z.NSXVrs5i9QwNXEtw--#1813f · 4 July 2016
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Matt Young · 4 July 2016
Further comments by the 813f troll will be sent to the BW. Pls do not feed it.
prongs · 4 July 2016
"Unfortunate fish" associates human feelings with the fish. Me, I identify with the snake, who needs to eat to survive and reproduce. I suspect it is because our deep evolutionary ancestors were more often prey than predator, that we so often identify with the prey.
Matt Young · 4 July 2016
Just Bob · 4 July 2016