Malabar Pit Viper

Trimeresurus malabaricus

Description:

A gorgeous yellow morph Malabar Pit Viper is perched up on a rain drenched bamboo thicket. Endemic to Southwestern India, these species have a number of different colour morphs including colours such as yellow, green and brown.

Habitat:

Rainforest and Evergreen forest of Agumbe. The forests of Agumbe is a part of the Western Ghats. The Western Ghats have an exceptionally high level of biological diversity including many endemic species. It is also recognized as one of the world’s eight hottest hotspots' of biological diversity, inscribed in the UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites list in July 2012

Notes:

Displaying a typical ambush position.

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20 Comments

Vipul Ramanuj 7 years ago

Haha.. Surely on a roll here! Two images in the same category is such a treat :) Thank you so much.

Michael Strydom 7 years ago

Great shot. Love the water droplets!! Congratulations

triggsturner 7 years ago

Great effort for second place too. Congratulations.

Felix Fleck 7 years ago

Congratulations!

armadeus.4 7 years ago

Congratulations Vipul! Gorgeous shot :)

DanielePralong 7 years ago

You're on a roll Vipul, this image ranked 2nd in our 2016 Best Photo contest in the Reptile category!

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