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TheSNakE · #1 05-13-2010, 01:50 AM

My photography skills are not so great, so these pics do not belong is other threads that feature professional photographers. I just thought I would share some of my animals pics.

Ankole-Watusi
Ankole-Watusi is a breed of cattle originally native to Africa. It has very large, distinctive horns, which can grow up to 6 feet (1.8 m) long.
This is a small female. The males get substantially bigger.

TheSNakE · #2 05-13-2010, 02:03 AM

Cassowary are badass. They can hit you with that hard crest on their head and do some serious damage with their spike like toe. It's also a beautiful bird. It was a big thrill to get this close to one. I got to pet one at my old job a while back too, but she was old and sickly. This is a young sub-adult and these pictures do not show how beautiful they can be.

TheSNakE · #3 05-13-2010, 02:13 AM

This was a real thrill for me. We fed them chicken legs with the thigh attached and they started doing that laughing thing you always see on TV. They basically just swallowed them hole after biting them once. The other female in the back was real nervous so we couldn't go in with them. But petting the other one through the fence was still very cool.

TheSNakE · #4 05-13-2010, 02:15 AM

TheSNakE · #5 05-13-2010, 02:18 AM

Beautiful young Moroccan Cobra.

TheSNakE · #6 05-13-2010, 02:25 AM

A pair of young Mang Mountain Vipers (Zhaoermia mangshanensis). A very rare snake from China that can get quite large for a viper. I've had the pleasure to work with a massive one at the zoo, but these guys are just babies.

maxbailey · #7 05-13-2010, 03:22 AM

Nice pics Snake, I saw a few of those Ankole-Watusi at the safari park over here, them's big fucking horns.

TheSNakE · #8 05-13-2010, 10:20 AM

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They asked me, have you ever seen a Watusi? And I am like, I have done the Watusi, but I've never seen one. The horns are amazing.

#9 05-13-2010, 10:30 AM

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im pretty sure i have a vid of a guy putting one in his ass. let me know if youre interested!

MrGoutHimself · #10 05-13-2010, 11:12 AM

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Great pics overall, Snake, but this one was very striking. Very easy to see how they say the ornithischian dinosaurs were evolved into birds with this beauty (and with emu/ostrich).

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You been hanging out with CMetz during his "I'm a cowboy" days again?