Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Gaboon viper!

My first acquaintance with these guys was when i was very young and reading Gerald Durrell like the world was ending. There's a story aobut them all hunting gaboon vipers in a pit in the night - I think there was alcohol invovled, etc. So I was v psyched to see one at the DC reptile house. Doesn't it look EVIL?


And yet, so beautiful. Despite the boring browns and greys.

2 comments:

  1. The eyes look soo creepy. I get it's also about camoflou...(can't spell it) but it seems a bit too busy for me liking. the zoom and texture of the snake though is amazing though in the 2nd.

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  2. yeah SO creepy no? and no i canr spell it either, had to google. hee. i tried to crop it but it wasn't happening i wanted the length of the bosy and i cldnt lose the wall etc. shall try again

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