Malabar Pit Viper#1

[Praveen Siddannavar]

I recently traveled to Amboli, a small hill station on south of Maharashtra and just an hours drive from my hometown Belgaum. The trip was exclusively made to shoot some rare Amphibians and Reptiles endemic to the Western Ghats and on top of the list was Malabar Pit Viper. Most of these Amphibians and Reptiles are nocturnal and active during night and of them Malabar Pit Viper is spotted mostly in monsoons. This image was shot late night using external flash. For complete insight on this trip you may wish to visit my blog



Camera - Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon f 2.8 L MACRO 100mm Macro lens + Canon 580Ex II Flash
Av 8
Tv 1/25
ISO 1600
EC - 3
Focal length 100mm
Cropped
Handheld
Date and Time : 16th August'12 @ 11:43pm

[Mrudul Godbole]

Wow nice sighting of this rare snake. Good eye contact. Thanks for sharing.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice image of the small venomous snake.Triangular head, brown body colour and blotches on the body are clear.Nice balancing pose for moving on small branches well documented.Vertical pupils ,sensory pits and nostrils are also visible.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Sameer Ghodke]

Nice image. Thanx for sharing.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice. I like the composition and details. Not sure if ISO 1600 was necessary here (?)
Saw your blog, maybe you could post a similar report in the Wilderness Updates section here...
TFS

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice pose. Good to know that you have started clicking reptiles as well. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Nice and wet viper. The classic 'S' shape looks very nice. Thanks for sharing.