The Rare White-Eyed Cobra?

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MikeBinOKlahoma
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The Rare White-Eyed Cobra?

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In addition to being graphically pleasing, this shot of an Egyptian Cobra shows a minor natural history tidbit: His eyes have turned milky white, a sign that he'll be shedding his skin soon. Some snakes get irritable during this time. Mr. Cobra just got very passive and quiet.

Egyptian Cobra
controlled situation
90mm lens with 2x tc
1/250th second @ f/22
ISO 100
flash as main light
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Reminds me of how I used to look on Monday mornings after a hard weekend. But of course that was many years ago. :wink: I like the composition of this Mike. Very nice. :D
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Ken wrote:
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Looks more like me of Fridays after a hard week.

Nice shot Mike. I like the flow of the body out of and back into the frame. Beautiful earth tone colors and the pebbles complement the snake nicely.
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