04 Divine Snake

Raviprakash S S, India Winner, Amphibians and Reptiles

Green vine snakes often venture near houses in the monsoon season, in this case just a few metres from my front door, attracted by the many lizards and frogs in my garden. They will wait for prey with divine concentration; this one was impersonating a plant and was even swaying in the breeze. Only in the past two or three years have I learned to identify them amid a mass of green. Nikon D5000, Nikon AF-S DX 85mm f/3.5G ED VR Macro, 1/400 sec, f/6.3, ISO200