So I thought I'd try with a mom I thought was a "sure thing" to cooperate. Chip Bridge's Daisy is the sweetest, most personable, most people-oriented snake you could wish for. And her offspring also seem to have inherited that trait! Of course, with their daddy, Heart Attack, they'd _have to_ be nice, sweet snakes.
Or so I thought! Picture this: I have a mouth full of dirt from holding the camera strap in my mouth, setting it down, then picking it up again. But, I can't position two snakes with one hand, so I have to set down the camera and hold the hatchling between my lips, while I try to get Daisy to STOP MOVING for one minute! (Yes, I know, place something over her till she holds still, but I didn't think I'd need to, and my clear deli was in another area of the yard). Then quickly let go of Mom, set baby down, try to corral them both while picking up the camera, trying to pre-focus, trying to take off the flash...Okay, that didn't work, hold one snake in one hand, one snake in the other hand, camera dangling from my teeth- yeah.
I have one with flash, one without, neither is really in focus, but both snakes are in the frame!