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Showing posts with label gopher snake. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Bobcat catches snake


Just back from checking the cameras in Marin County, and was pleased to get some images that showed more than bobcats walking away from the camera.  

I'm getting a little tired of bobcat butt shots. 

This photo was taken on July 2 during the heat of day -- 2:34 PM -- when snakes are up and about.  

Unfortunately, the shutter speed was 1/30th of a second, so the gopher snake and the cat's head are slightly blurred. 

The snake looks limp, which means it is dead, and the cat is no doubt looking for a place to settle down and feed.   

This is the same trail where the bobcat was seen carrying the dead brush rabbit. 

It cuts through coastal scrub and mixed conifer/oak woodland -- so it is good edge habitat, and bobcats frequently pass through.