Eye-sight challenge!

Hump-nosed pit viper (family - Hypnale Hypnale) - Spotted this juvenile Viper during the trek in the wilderness of Gerusoppa, Shimoga (Western Ghats) a few years ago.

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Claire Hamilton

Lion

Wow, great camouflage, at first I thought I was looking for a mushroom! Well spotted. Posted 11 years ago
1. Avinash Krishnamurthy
  
  Musk Oxen
  
  Yeah, they are hard to spot and dangerous. A group of friends (incl. me) realized how much risk we had put ourselves in to, by under-estimating the dangers in the trek area before hand. It was worth it in the end! Posted 11 years ago
2. 1. Claire Hamilton
    
    Lion
    
    Oh I know what you mean! So many times I will be walking in the woods or in long grass and suddenly think...hmm...snakes, leopards, wild boar etc. oops! The things we do to spot and photograph wildlife!! Posted 11 years ago
  2. 1. Avinash Krishnamurthy
      
      Musk Oxen
      
      Totally! Risks are what give us brilliant wildlife photographs, but they should be calculated risks :) Posted 11 years ago