Well, I've been looking at Autumn set in, and then Winter arrive recently... I got to thinking that snakes often have coloration to match their environment, and during autumn and winter, they tend to "disappear" until the following Spring rains... But, I've not often seen snakes roaming around in the autumn colors of nature, so I tried to take a few photos of some of the indigenous species that I keep, and try them out on some autumn colors as backgrounds. I have to say that the contrast achieved between some, and the blending, of the species and the background colors was absolutely amazing, and I am pleased with the results, even though one or two species decided to move the leaves around, so that the black background showed through, but these were just test shots, that I will share with you.
Enjoy some early Winter eye candy...
Male Puff Adder, Bitis arietans
Female Puff Adder, Bitis arietans
Rhombic Egg-Eater, Dasypeltis scabra
Rhombic Egg-Eater, Dasypeltis scabra
Rinkhals. Hemachatus haemachatus
Rinkhals. Hemachatus haemachatus
Brown House Snake, Boaedon capensis
Brown House Snakes (pair), Boaedon capensis
Thanks for looking.