Freee!! Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 1 hour ago, forcebwithu said: It's rare to for me to see any snakes while out on jungle trail, but today while setting trail I climbed out of ravine to see a black cobra at the edge of a cassava field I was about to go into. Usually they see me, I see them, and they slither away. But not this one. Think his startle reflex kicked in as he reared up with his hood and fangs out and stayed that way while I very, very slowly backed away. After about a minute he slithered away, but paused to look back just before disappearing into the underbrush. It only started to move away when you were outside of what it considered to be your striking range as snakes are pretty vulnerable to attack from behind. And snakes rearing up is a defensive posture, if they attack prey they stay low. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 New rattlesnake pics from my Idaho 'snake whisperer' buddy... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyfalang Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 3 hours ago, forcebwithu said: It's rare to for me to see any snakes while out on jungle trail, but today while setting trail I climbed out of ravine to see a black cobra at the edge of a cassava field I was about to go into. Usually they see me, I see them, and they slither away. But not this one. Think his startle reflex kicked in as he reared up with his hood and fangs out and stayed that way while I very, very slowly backed away. After about a minute he slithered away, but paused to look back just before disappearing into the underbrush. Not my picture, but one off the internet that is about the size of the once I encountered. So was that pair of underwear cleanable? 😜 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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forcebwithu Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 From: Incredible images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022 as winners crowned 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 A close view of an ant (Camponotus) -- Dr. Eugenijus Kavaliauskas, Tauragė, Lithuania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Red speckled jewel beetle (Chrysochroa buqueti rugicollis) -- Yousef Al Habshi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Above images from: Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2022 https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2022/10/photographing-microscopic-winners-nikon-small-world/671696/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atlantic-photo-newsletter&utm_content=20221011&silverid=%%RECIPIENT_ID%%&utm_term=New Photo Galleries 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 From 2015... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, forcebwithu said: From 2015... ^^ Mick Fanning...one of the best surfers in the world at that time. . . . Black-tipped Reef shark pics I snapped while snorkeling off the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia a few years ago... Edited October 25, 2022 by lazarus @@ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 35 minutes ago, lazarus said: ^^ Mick Fanning...one of the best surfers in the world at that time. . . . Black-tipped Reef shark pics I snapped while snorkeling off the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia a few years ago... Went on a shark encounter dive many years ago in the Bahamas. Very similar to what's in this video. Freaky to have the sharks swimming in and out of the circle between us. We heeded the warning to keep our hands and arms tucked in close to our chest. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, forcebwithu said: Went on a shark encounter dive many years ago in the Bahamas. Very similar to what's in this video. Freaky to have the sharks swimming in and out of the circle between us. We heeded the warning to keep our hands and arms tucked in close to our chest. Yeah...they like to strike out at movement. "Keep your hands close..." I was diving off of Rangiroa Atoll in French Polynesia back in the mid-1990s and there was a big shark about 25 meters down...not the friendly kind...hard not to start sucking air in a situation like that. The dive boat dropped us off outside the atoll in blue water and then we drifted back into the lagoon through the pass featured in this video. When the air was gone we filled a balloon with air and marked our spot to be picked up. Amazing dive. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort · Mammoth Lakes · Paul got to work this morning at 5:30AM, he was no more than ten ft apart with this bear. Mountain life is always eventful. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10159204215014639&set=a.481625174638 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 On 10/12/2022 at 3:19 PM, lazarus said: Ha ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 A great white shark photobombed a photographer’s snap of a surfer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lazarus Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 Fisherman catches 67-pound goldfish https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/fisherman-catches-giant-goldfish-carrot-scn/index.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Glasseye Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 16 hours ago, lazarus said: Fisherman catches 67-pound goldfish https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/fisherman-catches-giant-goldfish-carrot-scn/index.html That would look good mounted over boydesty's fireplace.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 36 minutes ago, Glasseye said: I remember one around 3 meters long pictured going along piss alley off Soi Diana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) Yai mak... Probably will be in the next yellow curry for @boydeste ... 😁 Edited December 9, 2022 by lazarus burp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, lazarus said: Yai mak... Probably will be in the next yellow curry for @boydeste ... 😁 Don't think I have ever tried Gator or Croc, wonder what it tastes like! That thing would feed the whole village for weeks methinks. Edited December 10, 2022 by boydeste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 11 minutes ago, boydeste said: Don't think I have ever tried Gator or Croc, wonder what it tastes like! That thing would feed the whole village for weeks methinks. I've eaten alligator -- both meat and sausages. Tasted pretty good. Have to wonder where that big animal ended up after the back of the truck? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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