tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446924751738546355.post3971202095999920698..comments2023-10-09T00:09:16.769-07:00Comments on Arizona: Beetles, Bugs, Birds and more: Many Ways to Shoot a RattlerMargarethe Brummermannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623937180200255796noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446924751738546355.post-73304282198696784742013-10-05T11:37:20.154-07:002013-10-05T11:37:20.154-07:00I'm so thankful to have stumbled across your b...I'm so thankful to have stumbled across your blog! I was looking for some way to ID a caterpillar, Googled it, and was directed to your site to find exactly what I was looking for: the caterpillar of the White-lined Sphinx. Thank you! (As you can see, I've wandered a bit from that post!)Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446924751738546355.post-66764999188399699162013-09-06T03:58:47.552-07:002013-09-06T03:58:47.552-07:00Some interesting food for thought! It hadn't o...Some interesting food for thought! It hadn't occurred to me that photos of rattlers poised in self-defense could promote their being seen as aggressive. Nice shots! That snake with the dilated pupils sure has a "pretty face"!<br />Evolving66https://www.blogger.com/profile/10289498878611242926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446924751738546355.post-28450025658297453732013-08-29T15:56:51.107-07:002013-08-29T15:56:51.107-07:00Get snake shots. I take great pride in the rare t...Get snake shots. I take great pride in the rare times I get a good snake photo.Elva Paulsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642197019054496596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446924751738546355.post-27326549126609153262013-08-26T05:41:51.715-07:002013-08-26T05:41:51.715-07:00Very interesting blog, I am thinking of moving to ...Very interesting blog, I am thinking of moving to Arizona myself.<br />I would have a tendency to remove snakes myself as opposed to killing them, but I can understand the last writer's position. I wonder if a pet mongoose would serve as a deterrent?<br />Provided one could even obtain one, of course.mjazzguitarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474712952695480595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446924751738546355.post-43346628412523188432013-08-23T10:35:03.724-07:002013-08-23T10:35:03.724-07:00From an AZ artist friend via e mail:
Nice pics, o...From an AZ artist friend via e mail: <br />Nice pics, of course. Though I’ll be damned if I can sell a rattlesnake image.<br /><br />Over here it is live-and-let-live—but when they don’t want to go along with the latter, I also use the .22—only once this year. They like to squat in the summer nights on the cement in front of the dog door. Nice and warm but a little too cozy for the dogs. After laying out $3,000 in vet bills for rattlesnake bites, there is a definite rule here: rattlesnakes live in the desert; dogs live in the yard.<br /><br /> We’ve also had regular visits by bobcats (actually prowling the walled-in yard) and coyotes (standing their ground in the driveway in front of the garage). For those we just assume that the SPCA will be pleased to replace a dog who is too stupid to be afraid.<br /><br /> How is the summer going for you over there? Will I see you in Sierra Vista?<br /><br /> Laurie<br /><br />Margarethe Brummermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623937180200255796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446924751738546355.post-21650283450837802012013-08-23T10:31:15.110-07:002013-08-23T10:31:15.110-07:00Via email: For some reason our primitive connectio...Via email: For some reason our primitive connection, or whatever, won't allow me to comment directly on your blog. So here goes......<br />I enjoyed these shots! Thank you for the pro-snake stance. at the Gathering I stumbled onto a rattler coiled in a spot of shade down toward Continental School. It was a peaceful encounter, I don't kill snakes of any species and I move them off the roads - most of the natives here happily run over any snake. most people around here go apoplectic at the sight of any snake except green snakes. As you know, the copperheads and timber rattlers have superb camoflage for the dead leaves in the deciduous forest, so once in a while they can give you a start when one magically appears a foot away from your foot. the cottonmouths in Mingo NWR are cranky and will coil up, hiss and gape, but in my many encounters with them, I've never had one really strike at me. <br /> <br />Lou DerschMargarethe Brummermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623937180200255796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446924751738546355.post-19810232553325866732013-08-22T11:41:16.032-07:002013-08-22T11:41:16.032-07:00What fabulous photos - yours easily as good as the...What fabulous photos - yours easily as good as the others. Brilliant post - thanks Margarethe!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446924751738546355.post-55036714081878869482013-08-21T19:58:31.837-07:002013-08-21T19:58:31.837-07:00Lovely post with lots to think about after! I will...Lovely post with lots to think about after! I will remember to use your "I didn't think you'd be so afraid..." comment to wildlife-haters here in Australia.<br /><br />I also agree that a truly natural shot can reveal a lot of information about a species and I try to avoid posed photos myself. Submerged water animals like fish, shrimp, snails etc, are my exception, as I sometimes photograph them in a container if they live in murky environments.<br /><br />I think a few of our Australian snakes are even deadlier than the Rattlesnakes, but for some reason, the latter make me more nervous. Maybe their "alarm" noise is just having its intended natural effect on me! :)Christian Perrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835955663432829705noreply@blogger.com