Honorable Mention - Bill Brown

Photograph: Ambition

Date taken: April 2004
Location: Maryland, USA
Equipment used: Minolta 400si 35mm with a 75-300mm lens.

Comments:

A rare sight and an amazing demonstration of the natural fight for survival, this image was captured as a large black rat snake (Elaphe o. obsoleta) raided a goose nest at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge in Maryland.  These snakes will also eat rodents, birds, and amphibians that they encounter on the refuge.