Asian Pit Vipers

[Ngala]

Photo and information credits: Praveen Siddannavar Photography
Malabar pit viper (Green Morph) is a small venomous snake endemic to southwest India. Many different color morphs are known to exist, including colors such as yellow, green, and brown. In this image is a green colour morph with lovely patterns of scales, triangular head and blotches on the body are very clear. These snakes prefer habitats with moist forest both evergreen and deciduous. They are mainly nocturnal and usually inactive in the day, however we were fortunate to capture this during the day and few in the night as well. Sometimes these snakes are seen basking on rocks, tress near streams and like in this image even on a tree log that has lot of moss grown. The image portrays a typical behaviour of an active viper in monsoon season, once monsoon ends one hardly gets to spot these snakes. These snakes usually prey upon tree frogs, geckos and other small animals. 
Agumbe Rainforest, Karnataka

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