Snake in the Grass Framed Print

Looks like spring is coming to a yard near you. Hope this little fellow hides in his hole when he hears my lawnmower.

The garter snake (Thamnophis) is a slightly venomous colubrid snake genus common across North America, ranging from the Alaskan Panhandle to Central America. It is the single most widely distributed genus of reptiles in North America.[citation needed] The garter snake is also the Massachusetts state reptile.

Garter snakes spread throughout North America. The common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is the only species of snake to be found in Alaska, and is one of the northernmost species of snake in the world, possibly second only to the crossed viper (Vipera berus). The genus is far ranging due to its less discriminant diet and adaptability to different biomes and landforms, with varying proximity to water; however, in the western part of North America, these snakes are more aquatic than in the eastern portion. Northern populations hibernate in larg...

Photography is all about using light to capture the emotion and beauty of a fleeting moment. For me, this adventure began with a single spring image using a small Kodak film camera of a freshly watered central Kansas ditch and has come full circle using modern digital techniques. My first camera was acquired by trading an ancient Royal typewriter to a fellow college student who was desperate to finish a term paper. It was a long time ago and that camera was my passport to an art that has fascinated me ever since. I owned and operated a professional studio in central Kansas for 20 years and moved to Colorado in 1994. Part of the studio's early success came from creating outdoor portraiture using controlled lighting...