Tips for buggers that don't like to sit still?

[raynefyre]

Trying to photograph some of my babies is a bit of a pain. Lol. They just love to cruise and never stop moving for a good shot. Any tips on how to get them to sit still or things to put them on that they will stay in one place with?

 

[bapkate]

I'd go with the tried and true 'flowerpot method':

Let them curl up under a hide in the spot where you want to photograph them, give them a few minutes to get comfy, get the camera all ready, then lift up the hide and snap pictures like crazy!

It's worked pretty well for me. I've still gotta move pretty fast to get pictures of Aida.

 

[snakewispera snr]

Trying to photograph some of my babies is a bit of a pain. Lol. They just love to cruise and never stop moving for a good shot. Any tips on how to get them to sit still or things to put them on that they will stay in one place with?

I find putting them in the fridge for 20 minutes helps.....
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You believed me for a minute then, didn't you...... LMAO
Seriously.... Get a small clear bowl and get your snake under it.....
Have the bowl on a heat mat covered with something nice..... Thermostat... of course...
Cover bowl with a dark cloth.
Set your camera up on a tripod and focus on the bowl.....
Wait 10 minutes...
Peek under cloth and look where the snake is.....
Turn bowl gently to desired position...
Wait a minute or so...
Remove bowl quickly and carefully...
Snap off a few pics....
This is the best method I could think of when I needed to get pics up quick for people who asked...
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[Nanci]

Put 'em in a tree! Where you can reach them and they can't get away.

 

[jlindp]

I scented whatever I was photography on with a still slightly frozen pink. Worked pretty well, though several tried to eat the paper/table/whatever. The covering them up works really well, too!

 

[Nroc]

Use a VERY high shutter speed...

 

[Pal-O-Mine]

I LOVE taking pix of animals. But I had to learn a few new tricks when taking snake pics as opposed to horses and dogs. Horses you can pose. Sort of. Snakes, don't even try! But yes, covering them up works rather well. Although I LOVE one member's idea of posing them on a mirror so you get to see their belly. Great idea! I'll have to steal that sometime.

I'm writing this after spending an entire week snowed in and taking some kick a** pics of the horses and dog in the drifts. I wish I could pose the snakes in the snow but I wouldn't want to shock them.

Devon