Siamese Pit Viper

Posted by Des on Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:38 am

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The highly venomous Siamese Peninsular Pit Viper (Trimeresurus fucatus). This was an adult male photographed in the highlands of the Malay Peninsular.

D500, 24mm, 1/125th, f5.6, ISO1250, SB800.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:06 am

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Danger and beauty go hand in hand with beautiful snakes, Des! Lovely detail - including the sensing tongue.

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by david fletcher on Wed Nov 16, 2022 8:58 am

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Carol Clarke wrote:Danger and beauty go hand in hand with beautiful snakes, Des! Lovely detail - including the sensing tongue.

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+1. Perfect ss for the tongue Des.

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by bobsmith on Wed Nov 16, 2022 11:14 am

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Beautifully rendered…

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by Ed Cordes on Thu Nov 17, 2022 4:35 pm

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Very pretty but very dangerous. Great image with super light.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:17 pm

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Amazing image! You must have been quite close at 24mm! Yikes!

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:48 pm