Ring necked snake

The Stanford Dish
Canon 50D,
December 31, 2011

Ring necked snake tail - defensive posture

The Stanford Dish
Canon 50D,
December 31, 2011

Ring-necked snake abdomen

Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus
With crane's bill geranium
Along Campus Drive, near the dish
Stanford
April 8, 2014

Ring-necked snake

Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
The Stanford Dish
September 23, 2015
with Amelia Dreyer

A handy little snake

Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
The Stanford Dish
September 23, 2015
with Amelia Dreyer

Defense posture

Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
The Stanford Dish
September 23, 2015
Canon 5Dmark2 with 100 mm macro lens

Defense posture II

Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
The Stanford Dish
September 23, 2015
Olympus Tough - macro setting

This is a somewhat interesting comparison between a point and shoot and a DSLR.
A more precise test would control for focal point, lighting, and camera angle.
In any event, the Olympus Tough fared well.

Amelia with RNS

Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
with Amelia Dreyer
The Stanford Dish
September 23, 2015

Bob with RNS

Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
The Stanford Dish
September 23, 2015

modified: October 25, 2015
created: October 24, 2015 (from rattle.html)
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