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Ornate Flying Snake
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.
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Abhishek,
Thanks for sharing this beauty. Very nice catch. I wish you could have caught this in the canopy.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
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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. :)
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Nice details. The DOF looks ok to me. An extremely beautiful species. Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful. Nice catch.TFS
roopak
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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.
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good catch and thanks for the info.
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Beautiful snake and well composed to show the whole snake. I like your description you provide along with the photograph.
Abhishek TFS.
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very nice
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
