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Ahaetulla nasuta
its the end of the rainy season and we were clearing the tall grasses within our hostel boundaries. And the person who was cutting the grasses found it. Good eyes for his part and good luck for this snake as it escaped the blades of the grass-cutting machine. :) but the sad part is he has to let go of his kill (calotes versicolor) a garden lizard.
Spotted on Oct 30, 2011
Submitted on Oct 30, 2011
137 Comments (1–25)
Amazing!
Beauty ! Lovely snake , . I have for famous of Ahaetula prasina . Congrats !
Looks like a dragon!!
VERY deadly
That is so cool
Whoah! That's intense! I'm glad he is alive. Snakes are awesome!
That makes sense, And thanks for replying! I learn something everyday here at PN.
:) MaxMacLennan, we actually have a very wrong notion of these snakes always ready to bite someone or the other. The truth is they strike only in self defense or when we move too close into their comfort zone. Most snakes prefer to just slither away in opposite direction when approached by any thing other than their prey or mate.
Absolutely stunning! Your lucky you didn't get bit. :)
Kenneth, I took this pic while it was quite irritated of losing his meal. This is infact the snake's defensive posture warning you to back off. :)
Wow you took it when it was gonna bite something!
The mouth crept me out... But its nice😁
Scary, yet cool!
AMAZING photos!!!
Awesome
Grate spot.
haha jakesolitude, its 100% real.
It is so cool it look fake
wow....
That looks like it was drawn!
What a great series of pics! Great spotting!
wow
thank you MarkW3 :)
Awesome, good job!
Thank you everyone for your appreciations. :)
Yes, it was definitely angry and stressed because it had to let go of its food (a garden lizard) which it regurgitated upon disturbance by us clearing the tall grasses growing around our hostel. But it was released safely into a nearby bamboo thickets, where it vanished immediately due to its amazing camouflage. :)
It is a slender but a long snake. Not quite large. It is the defensive posture where it tries to look terrible by opening its mouth wide open. You can also see the little fangs at the middle of its mouth. Due to the place of its fangs, its called rear-fanged snake. It is considered mildly venomous. If an adult human being is bitten, he or she gets a mild swelling with little bit pain.