Well, THAT was different.

[rick_helmke]

We shot another wedding yesterday, one of the easiest jobs I've ever

done. To begin, the bride was a tall blonde, just gorgeous. The

bridal party, what can you say? The ugliest girl in the group was a

knockout. (That is a left-handed compliment for the sensitive among

us.) There were four 10-ish year old girls in white that could not

have been prettier or easier to photograph. It was one of those

weddings that I could have shot with an Instamatic (or a Holga) and

gotten great results. Then just as the ceremony started, a 6-foot

long black snake came out of the bushes and headed for the altar.

Not sure if it was planned or just a snake being a snake. My wife,

shooting a second camera, levitated. Lucky for us one of the guests

stepped up and grabbed the snake by the tail and deposited it

several hundred feet away in some bushes. The guy looked like he did

this twice a day and the snake had no invitation. I'll try and post

some of the other shots later but here's one I've not seen here

before.

 

Rick H.<div></div>

[nicola inglis]

Holy cow! That really is something different :-)

[todd frederick]

A Black Mamba perhaps? Where was this wedding?

 

PS: Holgas Rule. I attaching a Holga lens to my digital SLR! (^O^)

[j_c38]

I seriously doubt it was a black mamba. If it were, that guy was either incredible stupid or actually knew what he was doing. I venture for the first if thats what it was.

[bdp]

I agree with JC.. if that were a Mamba, that guys an dope.

 

(wow, the word id-io-t is considered inflammatory on this site? )

[rick_helmke]

As far as I know Mamba's don't live in Alabama, where we were yesterday. No, this was a plain old black snake. We have plenty of nastier ones but I think this guy would know the difference.

 

Rick H.

[scarolinael]

The Black Mamba is native to South Africa, I am sure that was just a regular black snake.

[larry schaefer - chicago,]

A "garter" snake?

[savagesax]

Think it was a warning that if the goom doesn't behave and gets divorced, his wife is gonna be a mean snake? just kidding folks! hehe

 

GREAT photo!

[libbie_mistretta]

Wow! Yeah, it looks like just a little black snake to me.

 

Some cultures consider snakes to be very lucky, so for it to appear on your clients' wedding day could be a good sign! Probably is, since you had such an easy time photographing. ;)

[jon jacobson]

Was duck on the menu? :)<div></div>

[BernardMiller]

From the looks of it--length, girth and light colored belly, and locality--I'd guess it's one of the various subspecies of <I>Lampropeltis getulus</I>: the common kingsnake. Lots of upclose and personal photos <A HREF="http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek020508.html">here</A>.

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While not a "garter" snake--hah!--these are indeed good snakes to have around, as they are death to rats, mice--and other snakes.

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Nice photo!