Anticipating Dinner

Frog in Sight

This past summer we had a garter snake who was a frequent visitor at our backyard pond. I found out why, on a hot, sultry day in July, when I witnessed the snake catch and devour a frog. A few weeks later, I spotted the snake again stalking his quarry. He was poised on a rock eyeing his prey with his tongue flickering in and out.Since I can generally be found in the backyard with my camera in tow, I caught the chase from his first leap to capture. The snake eluded me for several shots as he took his prey underwater and undercover of the shaded water lily leaves. Perhaps he was raising a family or training a youngster, as a baby snake appeared out of nowhere to share his conquest.

Moving in on his Prey

Snake Captures the Frog

Frog Legs for Dinner

Gotcha!

Sharing his Prize