These are photos that I took of a pretty, great basin rattlesnake that my brother and I found down at Utah lake.  I have seen other rattlesnakes here in Utah but this is the only time that I had my camera along for the trip.

This one wanted nothing to do with us and kept trying to move away while I was taking pictures.  I was so determined to get it to hold still for some photos!

Top - Eric, posing for the lakeside-panorama shot.

Left and bottom left - These were as close as I was going to get with a 50mm lens.  Why did I have to forget my zoom lens that evening??

Bottom - Yours truly showing the proper way to put distance between yourself and a rattlesnake.