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Abhishek Jamalabad
29-10-2010, 08:58 PM
Ornate Flying Snake Chrysopelea ornata.
Saw this gorgeous reptile at Dandeli WLS recently. Glides from branch to branch by contracting its belly to form a U-shaped concave depression which acts like a parachute, simultaneously using its tail to maintain balance. Mildly venomous.

Camera Model Name Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv (Shutter Speed) 1/80
Av (Aperture Value) 4.5
Exposure Compensation -1
ISO Speed 100
Cropped.
Forgot to try a narrower aperture... :-P

Thanks, C&C welcome.

Sabyasachi Patra
29-10-2010, 09:20 PM
Abhishek,
Thanks for sharing this beauty. Very nice catch. I wish you could have caught this in the canopy.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

Abhishek Jamalabad
29-10-2010, 09:32 PM
Sabyasachi: This snake was discovered by some schoolkids who were playing on a nearby lawn. It had just had a meal (visible as a bulge) and was hence quite sluggish. Their accompanying teacher seemed quite knowledgeable about wildlife, so no one harmed it. :)

Bibhav Behera
29-10-2010, 10:05 PM
Nice details. The DOF looks ok to me. An extremely beautiful species. Thanks for sharing.

Roopak Gangadharan
30-10-2010, 04:23 PM
Beautiful. Nice catch.TFS
roopak

Rahul Parekh
01-11-2010, 09:33 AM
Beautiful... :)

Mrudul Godbole
01-11-2010, 06:48 PM
Nice to see this beauty. The details and colours are nice. It is good to know that the school teacher was aware about wildlife :), I was just thinking when you mentioned that some school kids saw it.

Thanks for sharing the detailed information. Look forward to more from Dandeli.

Jitendra Katre
02-11-2010, 08:02 AM
good catch and thanks for the info.

Mohan Raj
05-11-2010, 07:48 AM
Beautiful snake and well composed to show the whole snake. I like your description you provide along with the photograph.

Abhishek TFS.

Saurabh Bhatia
07-11-2010, 06:35 PM
beautiful snake

i always thought these guys would be some shade of green only but this is my myth buster

Thanks for the info and snap