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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM

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Mike Pingleton

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A Neckband Ground Snake (Atractus torquatus), from the rainforest of NE Peru this past February. There are 150+ species of Atractus across Central and South America, all burrowing ground-dwellers. This particular snake is less than a foot in length. #herps #snakes #NaturePhotography 🌿

A close-up side view of a small snake crawling across a pale brownish-green leaf, and facing left. The main body color of the snake from tail to neck is a deep red, and there is a row of small dark blotches running down the center of the body, and an irregular line of small dark spots running down each side of the body. The posterior half of the neck is a black band, while the front half of the neck and much of the head is a brilliant, unmarked white. There are some black markings from the eye to the snout, that come up on top on the front of the head. The eye is black.

August 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM

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Shore Pit Viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus)

Photo credit: William Ko, originally posted to FB group Singapore Wildlife Sightings
#snakes

March 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM

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Herpetological Society of Singapore

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Hello! We just dropped a new viper!

In a recent study by Dr Chan Kin Onn et al., including some of our members, pit vipers of the 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴-𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 complex from Myanmar's Ayeyarwady & Yangon regions were found to be a new species.

Say hello to 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘺𝘢𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘥𝘺𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴!

A new species of pit-viper from the Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions in Myanmar (Viperidae, Trimeres...

In a genomic study by Chan and colleagues, pit-vipers of the Trimeresurus erythrurus–purpureomaculatus complex from the Ayeyarwady and Yangon regions in Myanmar were demonstrated to be a distinct sp...

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December 13, 2023 at 4:30 PM

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The Bat Bot Lab🇺🇸

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Jungle royalty 👑🐍: The Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) coils with elegance, but don't mistake poise for passivity — venom runs in the family🩸🌿. Photo: rainforestkayaker. #Borneo #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Snakes #WildlifePhotography

March 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM

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Intense stare: Bornean leaf-nosed pit viper (Craspedocephalus borneensis) in #Brunei. Photo: rainforestkayaker. Borneo #wildlife #snakes #wildlifephotography

January 25, 2024 at 1:41 PM

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A big Rainforest Hognosed Pitviper from the high forests of Guatemala a couple of years go. These are impressive little snakes that are nearly invisible in forest floor leaf litter.

March 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM

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Wildlife Nomads

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Look at those eyes! 🐍 Did you know that vipers have specialized heat-sensing pits to detect prey even in total darkness? Meet one of them, the Saw-scaled Viper
Photo Noushad Ali
#wildlife
#photography
#reptiles

January 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM

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Wildlife Nomads

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Did you know that Vietnam has over 480 reptile species, including 136 endemic species?
This a Ruby-eyed Green Pitviper (Trimeresurus rubeus). A venomous snake found in the dense forests of southern Vietnam and Cambodia!
#Reptiles #photography #wildlife
Photo Loi Phuoc Tran

February 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM

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Wildlife Nomads

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A very rare and beautiful encounter of a White Central American Eyelash Viper in Costa Rica. It is highly polychromatic, meaning it comes in a variety of colors and patterns. While yellow and brown morphs are common, a white individual like this is a rare sight!
#herping #wildlife #snakes

February 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM

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Wildlife Nomads

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Ecuador is home to around 17 species of vipers! This photo by Norbert Schmoll is from one of them: the two-lined forest pit viper. This snake uses heat-sensitive pits and detects prey in complete darkness. Unlike most vipers, it spends most of its life in trees
#herping #wildlife #snakes

February 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM

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Wildlife Nomads

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This great photo of a Malcolm’s Pit Viper (Parias malcolmi) was captured by photographer Guillem Limia.
A venomous viper from Borneo’s forests! 🌿 It is known for its bright green scales and heat-sensing pits, allowing it to detect prey in the dark.
#herping #wildlife #photography

Malcolm's Pot Viper laying over a tree branch in the jungle

March 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM

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Wildlife Nomads

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This is a neonate of a King Cobra from hatchling season capture by Jesse Goodyear 🐍 This snakes can grow over 5 meters long and is the only snake known to build nests for its eggs.
#herping #wildlife #animals #cobra

March 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM

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Wildlife Nomads

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🇨🇷 Amazing shot of a Blotched eyelash-pitviper, in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has 23 species of venomous snakes, including vipers and coral snakes. This is one of the venomous ones that thrives in Costa Rica’s cloud forests
Captured by Daniel Chavez.

A Blotched eyelash-pitviper with yellow eyes, over a tree branch with a black background

March 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM

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Wildlife Nomads

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It doesn't look that scary with a flower on its head. Beautiful photo of the Emerald horned pit viper photographed in Mexico by Erick ocana. This rare pit viper is endemic to the cloud forests of eastern Mexico, particularly in Veracruz and Puebla.
#herping #wildlife #photography

close up of an Emerald horned pit viper with a flower on its head

Emerald horned pit viper with a flower on its head

April 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM

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Wildlife Nomads

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Meet the Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper, a venomous snake found in the rainforests of Sri Lanka. Its green coloration provides excellent camouflage within the foliage. It is not dangerous to humans or poses very little threat!
📸 Marc vaillant
#wildlife #herping #photography

A Sri Lankan pit viper curled over a tree branch

April 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM

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Wildlife Nomads

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This is the Mangrove Snake! endemic to Southeast Asia. This mildly venomous species is typically found in mangrove forests. Though capable of inflicting moderate envenomations that cause intense swelling, there have been no confirmed fatalities.
Photo: Don Champlin
#wildlife #photography #herping

May 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM

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Wildlife Nomads

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This beautiful snake is commonly known as the Amazon banded snake and it is Endemic to the cloud forests of Ecuador. Little is documented about its behavior!

#herping #wildlife #photography #animals #nature
Photo by andresnovales wildlife