You will be led to the knowledge of the internal things which are invisible to you, by the external things which you see before you. . . . Even so then, we can represent to ourselves in thought the Author of all that is, by contemplating and admiring the (visible) things which He has made, and ever brings into being.
- Hermes
That is a Rednecked Slider (and not because it can tell Redneck jokes). I have one as a pet. Mine LOVES to sun itself! Great shot, nice clarity...and I think perhaps, this one was actually posing for you.