Help please!!!

[Fletch_af]

I'm not sure if this is photography or snake health query. anyway,
I just acquired a new 20cm Kenyan Sand Boa, hes also my first snake! i was about to take pictures of him, and realised that the flash may damage his eyes, so i turned it off (at least i though i did) so i went to take the photo and the flash went off about 5 inches from his face! will the flash have damaged his eyes? if so will they heal as he grows? or will the flash just have stuned him?

extra info: the camera was a Cannon EOS
I'm not sure if he's a he.

[Squisher]

This is an interesting topic as i ask myself the very same thing. So i'm interested on what the consensus is. They may not have eyelids but they are not seeing a hundred percent of the time either so i would think they can adjust but that's my own opinion. I try to have some indirect lighting on when taking pics up close. I've never had a reaction out of a snake but when i kept lizards i did but they also have a little more going on upstairs too.

[infernalis]

Startled your snake, no permanent damage.

Try this, flip the camera around and expose yourself at 5 inches.

The results only lasted a moment.

However, keep laser pointers away, direct exposure to them is permanent.

[Fletch_af]

phew! thanks guys,

[reptile king]

when i take photos of my snake, i have a big flash on my camera, and it does not effect them, plus think of it as the zoo, people take 1000's of photos of there snakes and it wont effect them so im sure it should be fine

[zeththebest]

Originally Posted by reptile king

when i take photos of my snake, i have a big flash on my camera, and it does not effect them, plus think of it as the zoo, people take 1000's of photos of there snakes and it wont effect them so im sure it should be fine

sorry to interrupt.. some display animal there will be no photography alowed as well.. some.. but... i think its a diff case if you want to have a close up pictures... say 5 inches away from your snake? hrmmm...

i took pictures of my snakes with direct flash as well... or bounce flash... means, you put a piece of card infront of the flash... so that the flash would bouce on the ceiling and it will give you more of natural lighting... without making the pictures ''harsh''...

if you really need to direct a flash to your animal, just take a white cloth/tissue paper/ or a white paper... to diffuse the light... with diffused flash, you may get softer flash on the animal which is pleasing to the eyes of your viewer...

correct me if im wrong... im a newb here..

cheers!

[Nafun]

Most snakes in zoos are also kept behind glass, which will reflect most of the flash.

[Freebody]

what do you think about albino snakes? i know i cant use cage lights on mine because they have bad eyes already.