Excellent photos pics Vicar. I don't know how you and Fotogriff manage to get so close to those snakes. I think if I found an adder in long grass then I could probably take some good aerial photos from about 30 ft (or the height of the nearest tall tree, which I'd be at the top of in under one second flat)
. Unfortunately I don't have an SLR with a lens and macro is definitely not going to happen. Although I still have a phobia I think the photos are fantastic and now I am getting past that 'feet up on the chair' phase