Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) with victim, Eastern Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus ventral) in the family Anguidae, 5/30/2022, The Landings Sparrow Field, Skidaway Island, Savannah, Ga.
This snake refused to leave the main road into Picketwire Canyon and instead performed its best Rattlesnake imitation by hissing and striking at me. When I walked toward it, instead of peacefully sliding off the road, it would coil and strike. I finally used my camera strap and holding on to the camera, I lowered the strap over its upheld coils and carried it to the safety of the roadside. Its Rattlesnake performance was impressive, and for that I would like to nominate it for best actor in the role of a pit viper.