Russell’s Viper
Photo by: Captain Suresh
Russell’s Viper is one of the most venomous snakes of India, but very photogenic. Also, I consider it one of the difficult ones for photography. To know more about snakes, please log on to www.snakecell.org
Recently, herpetologist/ scientist Dr Ranjan Maheshwari from Kota (Rajasthan) came to visit me and commented that he has never seen such a beautiful photo of Russell’s Viper. He said that, most probably, its the best Russell’s Viper photo in the world.
This photo was achieved with the equipment mentioned on the page Snake Photography and Photo Session. This particular individual was the most aggressive I have ever handled, made me shiver many times and had to sweat a lot, during the shoot. It could jump quite high off the ground, a superb gymnast! Never experienced this kind of jump in last 18 years.
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