{"id":131217,"date":"2024-07-25T04:21:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T09:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=131217"},"modified":"2024-07-25T04:21:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T09:21:17","slug":"lifer-western-ribbon-snake-at-sequoyah-nwr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/07\/25\/lifer-western-ribbon-snake-at-sequoyah-nwr\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifer Western Ribbon Snake At Sequoyah NWR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday morning, I took my lifer Western Ribbon Snake photos at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a>. These ribbon snakes are small, I almost missed spotting it!<\/p>\n

\"WesternWestern Ribbon Snake close up \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/800, ISO 1600, Canon 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Western Ribbon Snakes primarily eat amphibians, including frogs, tadpoles, and salamanders. There were two tree frogs near this snake that might have become its breakfast later in the morning.<\/p>\n

The ribbon snake was in tall Johnson Grass, so I never did see all of its body at once. I’m okay with that, but one day I’d love to have a full body photo of this ribbon snake species.<\/p>\n

\"WesternWestern Ribbon Snake at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/640, ISO 1600, Canon 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I focused on taking close up portraits of this beautiful, little snake through the thick grasses. I’d never seen this species of snake before and I was delighted to have this one in my viewfinder.<\/p>\n

Size wise, this ribbon snake was smaller than a garter snake and smaller than a Rough Green Snake so it might have been young.<\/p>\n

\"HeadHead on Western Ribbon Snake \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/640, ISO 1600, Canon 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I wanted to share this final photo of the Western Ribbon Snake because this head on view made me laugh in the field and then again once I got this file up on my laptop screen. I love head on views of my subjects at times, and this one worked out very well.<\/p>\n

I had a great time exploring the area of the refuge where I found the snake on foot. Steve Creek’s Canon R7 with a Canon RF 100-500mm lens<\/span><\/a> attached is a great walkabout combination. Stretching my legs and challenging my hand-holding skills once again was marvelous!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my reptile and amphibian photos in their galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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