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.

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 🌿

Shore Pit Viper (Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus) Photo credit: William Ko, originally posted to FB group Singapore Wildlife Sightings #snakes

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

🇨🇷 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.

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

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

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

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

#NewSpecies New snake from #vietnam just sidled in: Colubroelaps adleri Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/09A5260E-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/herp... #herpetozoa #ColubroelapsAdleri #FAIRdata #biology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #herpetology #reptiles #snakes

#NewSpecies! New snake from #ethiopia just sidled in: Boaedon broadleyi Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03D887FD-FFDC-6D7D-FF18-0F58FE64CBCC Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5569.1.4 #Zootaxa #BoaedonBroadleyi #FAIRdata #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #herps #reptilia #snake

#NewSpecies! New snake from #vietnam just sidled in: Lycodon poyarkovi Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03AA411D-7254-3C22-FF59-DFDBFE67F855 Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5570.3.3 #Zootaxa #LycodonPoyarkovi #FAIRdata #taxonomy #biodiversity #nature #animals #herps #reptilia #snake

#NewSpecies! New pit viper from #laos just sidled in: Protobothrops flavirostris Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/CB89E7D2-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/herp... #Herpetozoa #ProtobothropsFlavirostris #FAIRdata #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #herpetology #reptilia #snake #viper #pitviper

#NewSpecies New wolf snake from #myanmar just sidled in: Lycodon latifasciatus Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03C01760-... Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Zootaxa #LycodonLatifasciatus #FAIRdata #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #herps #snake #wolf

#NewSpecies! New pit viper from #thailand just sidled in: Trimeresurus cryptographicus Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/7409957D-... Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Zootaxa #TrimeresurusCryptographicus #FAIRdata #OA #taxonomy #nature #conservation #herps #reptilia #snake #viper #pitviper

#NewSpecies! New crown snake from #papuanewguinea just sidled in: Aspidomorphus dimorphus Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03ED87B7-... Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Zootaxa #AspidomorphusDimorphus #FAIRdata #openaccess #biology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #herpetology #snake

Quick trip to Fraser Hill in Malaysia - many thanks to the local herpers sharing their skills and knowledge. As more of a birdwatcher, I learned a lot. 1. Banded Coralsnake 2. Blue Coralsnake 3. Siamese Peninsula Pitviper 4. Highlands #herps #canon #wildlife #wildlifephotography #snakes

Here is a super colorful Female #Wagler Keeled #Pit-Viper ( #Tropidolaemus wagleri ) is very distinct and special than other viper species in #Sumatra, who had vibrant coloration but you should very careful because this species is one of #deadliest #snake in the world with High #venom.

What an incredible looking Malabar pit viper (Craspedocephalus malabaricus) photographed by @daimler__07 in the Western Ghats Forest Range of India! 💚🔥 TRR is made possible by RodentPro.com

For the last day of #snakeweek : a local #snake that I’ve never had the fortune of seeing in the wild Northern #copperhead - Agkistrodon contortix mokasen (Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 5-18-25) 🐍 #photography #animal #cincyzoopic #zoo #herps #reptile #viper