Photos of the Day: September 5, 2015

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VIDEO: Slithering snake and a peak inside a yellowjacket nest …..

 

Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) crosses a yard on the edge
of Linville Gorge Wilderness. (Video: James McGimsey)

 

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This yellow jacket nest has probably been excavated by a bear, though sometimes skunks and raccoons will also feed on yellow jackets. (Photo: Nick)

 

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Underground is a paper structure like the wasp nests in trees. (Photo: Nick)