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Cobra Attack


Cobra Attack
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Copyright: Ruud Blok (ruudblok) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2046 W: 833 N: 2245] (21336)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-07-23
Categories: Nature, Pets
Camera: Sony DSC F-717
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-01 5:05
Viewed: 636
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This Cobra try to attacked me. But lucky for me there was something in between. This is not normal behavior. What is de case? Well my sony camera makes use of an focusing system (laser hologram).
The lens has two infrared illuminator LEDs and a laser illuminator of the holographic "assistant" of passive focusing. Modulated light of the laser backlight creates an accurate picture on the target for the auto focus
This effect is triggering snakes.

Cobras are venomous snakes of family Elapidae. The snake will only attack a human if provoked or in other extreme circumstances which threaten its survival. Furthermore, for a dangerously venomous snake, the cobra's strikes are quite slow when compared to the almost literally "faster than the eye can see" strikes of such species as rattlesnakes. Additionally, not all bites result in envenomation and in the case of the Cobra the amount of "blank" strikes may be quite high: in one series of recorded bites in Malaysia only 55% of strikes had been poisonous. However, as with any venomous snake, a bite from a cobra should be treated as a potentially fatal injury and medical attention should be sought immediately. The King Cobra eats other snakes; it feeds almost entirely on other snakes, even venomous ones (ophiophagy). The spitting cobra can also incapacitate larger would-be predators by delivering venom to their eyes. Cobras come in varying colors from black or dark brown to yellowish white. The (jet) black cobra found in Pakistan and North India is considered a sub-species of Indian Cobra (Naja naja).

The cobra's most recognizable feature is its hood, a flap of skin and muscle behind the head which it can flare, perhaps for the purpose of making it appear bigger and more threatening to predators. The cobra's predators include the mongoose and some raptors.

"Cobra" is the Portuguese (and also was once for Galician) common name for a snake; it came from late Latin *colobra (for classical coluber, colubra). When Portuguese navigators arrived to the coasts of Africa and South Asia in the 16th century, they named the cobras "cobra-capelo" = "hood-snake"; from this compound, the name entered Spanish, French, English, and other European languages.

The cobra is important in Hindu symbolism, see under Naga (mythology).
Martynas, thosh, csuebele, Refugee, chrisJ, pranab, vsinopoulos, Mitra, Biance- has marked this note useful
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A fine capture with freat detail. Note is very useful with a lot of info! Thanks.

~Take care!~
mARTynas

Bonjour,
Magnifique. On dirait du marbre.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3157 W: 237 N: 7020] (28231)
  • [2006-12-01 5:19]

Well done on this great shot of the Cobra Ruud. Very good details you show here. It looks very real, TFS
Janice

Very good close up of this cobra. Good note.

Excellent capture Ruud. Good colour and superb detail. Interesting notes to accompany a fine image. TFS,
David

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  • Janone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3433 W: 87 N: 2977] (19331)
  • [2006-12-01 16:55]

The Cobra.
Was that not a very dangerous CrimeFighter? This picture looks like him too.
Jan

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  • chrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3951 W: 219 N: 3785] (28213)
  • [2006-12-02 21:36]

Hi Ruud

Ssssspectacular macro shot of the poised cobra, with a good shallow dof & superb sharpness. Tfs!

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  • pranab Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 744 W: 0 N: 535] (3129)
  • [2006-12-03 23:21]

ruud,
quite a sharp and striking(!!) capture. nice note. good color and detail despite the fact that this was taken under available light.

Perfectly focused eye, very impressive stance of the cobra and I like the way it stands out on the dark BG.
Vassilis

Bonjour.
Je mets une critique car l'image est nette et tu as su prendre des risques pour cette photo.
Mais j'ai HORREUR des serpents...!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1320 W: 75 N: 838] (7426)
  • [2006-12-07 18:10]

Great scary shot with good details, colors & sharpness. Well done.
Mitra

Hi Ruud,

I can't say I like this image, becuase I'm deathyl afraid of snakes, especially Swartkapels and Cape Cobras!! Horrible creatures simply horrible. The thought of snakes drive me insane, puff adders, mambas! even boomslange- I still remember all the horrid snakes from SA.

But your this is a superb photo, and you have courage that I could never muster- you're crazy!! :P But in the end it paid off for a picture to be proud of. Good timing at catching this intimidating pose and it just seems like he's about to attack. Good stuff with the background and then the snakes lighter scales- well done.

Biance.

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