Dhaman Rat Snake with Ticks Close-Up

            From a distance, I thought that this rat snake (Ptyas mucosa) had dead leaves stuck on its head. It was only when it came closer that I realised that they were ticks.
   

Taken on: June 13, 2020

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Nikon D7100

Nikon 70-200mm VR II AF-S G ED

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Dhaman Rat Snake

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Camera: Nikon D7100, f/3.5, 1/200 sec, 200mm (=300mm), ISO 1000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7100
Lens:	70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	200mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
ISO:	1000
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
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