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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
GREAT BLUE HERON WITH SNAKE

Great Blue getting ready to feed on a Florida “Banded” Watersnake (Nerodia fasciata pictiventris). At the very last second the snake slipped the heron's beak and took off.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Titusville, Florida, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Copyright: © Lawrence Gambon