Reptiles and Amphibians

[koenkooi]

R8 + RF50L VCM, focus stack of 15-ish shots:

https://flic.kr/p/2r6hE3H

 

[Click]

Nicely done, koenkooi.

 

[Maximilian]

"Four at One Blow!"
A fifth was sitting next to them, right of the reeds. But then the photo wouldn't have worked.

 

[Maximilian]

I've never seen such a long and thin slow worm before.
At first, I thought about a grass snake. But when you see the closeup of the head, it is easy to ID.

 

[ISv]

I've never seen such a long and thin slow worm before.
At first, I thought about a grass snake. But when you see the closeup of the head, it is easy to ID.

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Even easier is to look on the opposite site: that blunt tail is not a snake!

 

[EricN]

Even easier is to look on the opposite site: that blunt tail is not a snake!

I've never seen such a long and thin slow worm before.
At first, I thought about a grass snake. But when you see the closeup of the head, it is easy to ID.

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I have no idea what you two are talking about. This isn't a snake? What is different about the head?

 

[Maximilian]

Even easier is to look on the opposite site: that blunt tail is not a snake!

I have no idea what you two are talking about. This isn't a snake? What is different about the head?

Yeah! Dragonflies are more my area

 

[Nemorino]

This isn't a snake?

Common slow worm - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Noreaster]

 

[Click]

She's got you in her sights, ready to dive.

 

[ISv]

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, ISv.