This is why I never see too much above my head, or sometimes even in front of me when hiking in the South. You always have to be wary of poisonous snakes below.
Copperhead
I slither and seek
My copper pattern warns you
Please don’t tread on me.
2013 Albert Moyer, Jr.
Photo taken by me along a trail in Louisiana at Jungle Gardens.
I could not resist taking this photo because I have never seen the two so close together. Is the gator a friend or waiting for supper? Only he knows.
Photo taken in New Iberia, LA.
Special thanks to the officer in Breaux Bridge, LA that let me macro photo his shoulder patch.
Any officer with a crawfish on his sleeve wins my approval.
Albert Moyer, Jr. 