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Cobra at work Snakes frequently visit our campus at work (my building is in the backdrop), but i have never managed to see them before they are caught and carted off to a safe release location... today was my lucky day, but with only a 50mm lens, getting this close was a little scary! Must keep longer lenses with me again! :) Geotagged,India,Indian cobra,Naja naja,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Cobra at work

Snakes frequently visit our campus at work (my building is in the backdrop), but i have never managed to see them before they are caught and carted off to a safe release location... today was my lucky day, but with only a 50mm lens, getting this close was a little scary! Must keep longer lenses with me again! :)

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    Ferdy Christant
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    That sounds like a very risky operation, take good care of yourself!
    (that's what my girlfriend tells to me, I don't actually follow this advise myself)     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View JohnR's profile
      JohnR
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      My wife said the same! :) Posted 10 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        You also loose sight of danger when looking through a viewfinder? Posted 10 years ago
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          JohnR
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          You heard my Rhino story right? ;)
          The one that smiled! Unlike other tiger reserves I have been to, you are allowed to disembark from the your safari vehicle at set points to look out over the landscape in the observation towers. It was at one of these stops in the Central range that I had a close encounter with a rhino. My companions went up the observation tower, but I stayed by the jeep, looking out over the tall grass to the receding water line of the pools and distant images of rhinos and deer. Suddenly a 2000 plus kilogramme rhino appeared out of the elephant grass about 10 metres in front of me. I grabbed my camera and crouched in front of the jeep as it sauntered towards me. It kept coming, closer and closer until it was about 5 metres from me. I was taking photographs the whole time, but I must admit those shots towards the end where getting blurry as my hands shook. As it got too close for comfort I made a tactical retreat into the jeep, observing it though the passenger window. It looked at me, and I looked back. It appeared to smile at me then turned away back into the grass. Adrenaline pumping and, grinning from ear-to-ear, I counted my lucky stars that it did not charge. 2014,5D mkIII,Assam,India,Indian rhinoceros,Kaziranga Tiger Reserve,Rhinoceros unicornis,Tiger Reserve,Wildlife,asia,unidentified,wildlife

          Just noticed i never posted it.... so here it is! :)           Posted 10 years ago

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The Indian cobra

The Indian cobra also known as the Spectacled cobra, Asian cobra or Binocellate cobra is a species of the genus ''Naja'' found in the Indian subcontinent and a member of the "big four", the four species which inflict the most snakebites on humans in India. This snake is revered in Indian mythology and culture, and is often seen with snake charmers. It is now protected in India under the ''Indian Wildlife Protection Act'' .

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Uploaded Apr 29, 2015. Captured Apr 29, 2015 14:29 in 4th Main Road, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Kodigehalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560065, India.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/2.8
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO400
  • 50mm