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A beauty with its sticked out tongue:)


A beauty with its sticked out tongue:)
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5079 W: 178 N: 12323] (33611)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-09-16
Categories: Reptiles
Camera: Nikon D-5000, AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, @ ISO 400, SIGMA 62MM EX DG MC UV Filter
Exposure: f/8, 1/1250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Turkish Herpetofauna-II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-10-26 1:44
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Favorites: 2 [view]
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[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Telescopus fallax (Common Cat Snake or Cat-eyed Snake) [in Turk. Kedi Gözlü Yılan]

Today, another portrait shot of this beautiful and good climber snake from different POV with its sticked out bifurcated tongue.

TFL and happy new week to all!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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For more information on the species please check here .

Snakes don't sting or use their forked tongues as weapons. The tongues are perfectly harmless.

A snake sticks out its tongue to collect data for its Jacobson's Organ, an organ strategically located in front of the roof of the snake's mouth that functions as a chemical receptor. Each and every time the snake flicks out its forked tongue, it snares chemical particles in the air, which latch onto, or dissolve in, the moisture of the snake's tongue. Once the snake reels in its tongue, it inserts the tips of the forked tongue into the two awaiting openings of the Jacobson's organ where the particles, especially those of animal body odors, are identified, analyzed, and acted upon.

For the male snake, the tongue is both a sensory organ, and a sensual organ. The tongue plays a vital role in snake courtship and reproduction, as the male snake's jerking body motions and rapidly flicking tongue either charm the female snake, or render her unresponsive. In either instance, by sticking out their tongues, snakes ensure the survival of the species.
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another nice picture with this wanted species... I am just an amateur photographer, thus my critiques are never about the techniques of how to make a god picture, it's only about the pleasure to see nice pictures with herps (of course, not only...), so: thank you...

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  • zetu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 643 W: 15 N: 1566] (6115)
  • [2009-10-26 2:12]

Hello Bayram
Wonderful portrait. Well done
regards
Razvan

Wowwww.. hem de ne wowww dayi. Muhtesem ve asalet kokan bir fotograf. Serinin icinde simdiye dek gordugum en guzel ve en etkileyici kare. National Geographic dergisinde gorulebilecek guzellik ve kalitede. Eline saglik dayi..
Mel

Evet, kastettiğim buydu Bayram, bu tam bir portre olmuş, kutlarım dostum.
Mehmet

good morning from sunny Ithaca my friend Bayram!
knowing how much you loves the reptiles and same the snakes, perceive how much you like this subject, impressive close up with accent in the head, particular moment and trait his tongue, the light even if hard very well managed and the characteristics of one of splendid photo obvious!
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 400 W: 0 N: 985] (5342)
  • [2009-10-26 2:56]

Hi Baratom Bayram!
It is a very good portret of this Snake!Very good colors, sharpness and details!
Have a nice Day!

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1367 W: 56 N: 4680] (16082)
  • [2009-10-26 3:33]

Hello MF Bayram
Wow, what an impressive close-up on this snake. There are amazing details of his face, the POV and the pose of the snake, coming out from the top border of the picture. Very interesting note too. Very well done.
Best regards Siggi

Sayın hocam,
tek kelimeyle mükemmel bir çalışma olmuş.
Elinize sağlık.

Bayram merhaba,
İlginç ve güzel bir portre çalışması.Emeğine sağlık.
Dûrzan

Merhaba Bayram hocam. Yılanların insandaki bıraktığı soğuk etkiyi yıklmak için elinizden geleni yapıyorsunuz.
Dilin işlevi konusunda hiç fikrim yoktu. Notunuzu okuyunca gercekten yılan için hayati bizler için de zararsız olduğunu öğrendim.
Teşekkürler hocam. Saygılarımla,
Özgür.

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1338 W: 0 N: 2558] (9021)
  • [2009-10-26 5:03]

Merhaba Bayram MF,
superbs sharpness and the light on its head really spell out the pattern and beauty of this scaly skin.
Excellent shot.

regards,
Foozi

Ciao Bayram. An effective impresive close up on the snake's head with dynamic tongue. Excellentedetails and amazing light as usual.

Roberto

Dear Bayram,
The high speed of your shot pictures perfectly the tongue! And the sharp focus offers detailed view of the scales. You took full advantage of a good light-source producing a definitive photo for a Study-Book.
I do appreciate your detailed notes - can you help me concerning the ID? In Fitz Simons' "Snakes of Southern Africa" (the "bible" for Snake Lovers) they class the Cat-eyed Tree Snake under Genus DIPSADOBOA (whereas Genus TELECOPUS - common Name is Tiger-Snakes).

I tried to count the scales on the head, but became confused... Would you, please help/advise?
I also would be like to know, where you photographed this interesting Beauty - in some sort of a Snake-Park?

I wish you a good week
Kind Regards
Ingrid

hello Bayram
great sharpness composition
super details and beautiful colours
greeting lou

Bayram.. muhtesem bir fotograf... hafif urksemde kendimi ona bakmaktan alamadim...
Gercekten cok guclu bir ifade var yuzunde.. detaylar ve teknik kalitesi yuksek bir cekim yapmissin..
Eline ve emegine saglik..
Hepimizden selamlar..
Leyla.

hello Bayram

you are the most polyvalent photographer of TN, you are
master on Bird, Butterfly, Insect, Lizard and Snake photos,
a great portrait photo of a snake, oh boy before TN
i would never say « a great photo of a snake »,
same thing for crow and ravens i start to love and view
their photos only after i became member of TN, TFS

Asbed

Merhaba Bayram,

An outstanding capture with spooky/mysterious details with great POV, pose & BG. Those eyes, scales & forked tongue...Very well done & TFS.

Best wishes

Umar

Ciao Bayram, splendid portrait of fanatstic snake, great sharpness and wonderful details, beautiful blurry BG, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2380 W: 94 N: 5487] (17484)
  • [2009-10-26 12:10]

Hello Bayram,
Great photo with a superb sharp focus on the head of the snake. Fantastic composition. Beautiful natural colours, also in the OOF BG. Great POV.
TFS and regards,
Peter

Hello Bayram, another superb moment of this series, excellent POV. TFS & Best regards. Ferran

Hello Bayram,
Very nice portrait of this Cat Snake! Impressive details and structure (3D effect), including the beautiful eye, and interesting note abut the forked tongue of the snakes. Cheers,
Catherine

Hi Bayram,

What can I say??? ... each picture is better than the other! ... I'm about to believe that you hypnotize snakes!

My sincere admiration for the quality of your work, simply outstanding!

TFS

Jesús

En güzel de hakikaten bu olmuş Bayram hocam. Muhteşem makro.
Emeğinize ve elinize sağlık.

A superb shot, Big Bro!
Perfect timing, as usual!
bravo!
Goldy

Kanka super olmuş bu:) Dili dışarda irkildim yahu:)
Eline sağlık.

Merhaba Bayram
this is also a great POV of this very beautiful Cat-eyed Snake,
very interesting to see his tongue out,
the colors, the lighting and the sharp details are as excellent as the previous shots of this same snake
Have a good night
Jacqueline

Hocam Seride en çok beğendiğim buydu. O yüzden yazmak istedim:)
Müthiş bir kare gerçekten. Ellerinize sağlık.
Bahadır

Amazing snake shot. I love it. Subject is nice and sharp and background is blurry and colourful.

Merhaba,

Müthiş bir makro. Detayların en ince ayrıntısına kadar incelenebildiği çok güzel bir görüntü. Emeğinize ve ustalığınıza şapka çıkartıyorum üstadım. Siteye yüklemiş olduğunuz bütün bu kedi gözlü yılan serisi mükemmel olmuş.

Saygı ve selamlarımla,
Mehmet

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1126 W: 32 N: 1113] (3440)
  • [2009-11-11 7:58]

Bu boşta kalmış,umarım dilini bana çıkarmıyordur:)Detaylar,keskinlik ve tabii ki açıklamalar her zamanki gibi 4/4 lük.
Selamlar,ellerine sağlık..

Merhaba Hocam,
Çok güzel bir kare, verdiğiniz bilgiler de yerinde olmuş.
Saygılarımla, Naşit

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