Spotlight

Description

The large garter snake slowly slithered from the pile of rocks through a bush and into the crisp grass. I followed from shore hoping it would meander its way down onto the rocky beach. As I lost sight of it behind a tree stump I crouched to look through the twigs and grass, there staring at me, framed in was the snake. I was able to get slightly below to move in, with the eroded shore keeping my body hidden. The snake moved slightly and the sunlight, like a spot light, perfectly lit its eye. With surprisingly good eyesight I froze as if the reptile still had some passed down trait from a T-rex and couldn’t see me if I didn’t move. After a few moments of captivating intensity and beautiful imagery, the largest of the snakes on our property carried on and disappeared into the wall of prickly caragana.

Taken By

Jillian A. Brown

Taken On

October 21, 2024

Tagged

snake ontario lotw gartersnake nature herping animal reptile

Assignments

Wildlife