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  • A Sri Lankan green pit viper coiled on a branch in the Sinharaja rainforest, its yellow-green and black scales in sharp focus.

    A Sri Lankan green pit viper coiled on a branch in the Sinharaja rainforest, its yellow-green and black scales in sharp focus.

    Creator
    Akshaysurendra1
    Licence
    CC0
    Species
    Trimeresurus trigonocephalus
    Pending expert review Source
  • Sri Lankan green pit viper resting in a loose coil among leaves.

    Sri Lankan green pit viper resting in a loose coil among leaves.

    Creator
    Akshaysurendra1
    Licence
    CC0
    Species
    Trimeresurus trigonocephalus
    Pending expert review Source
  • Sri Lankan green pit viper lying along a branch in dappled forest light.

    Sri Lankan green pit viper lying along a branch in dappled forest light.

    Creator
    Akshaysurendra1
    Licence
    CC0
    Species
    Trimeresurus trigonocephalus
    Pending expert review Source
  • Russell's viper on sandy ground, showing the chain of dark, pale-edged oval blotches along its back.

    Russell's viper on sandy ground, showing the chain of dark, pale-edged oval blotches along its back.

    Creator
    AChawla
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 3.0
    Species
    Daboia russelii
    Pending expert review Source
  • Indian cobra in Sri Lanka with its hood raised, showing the pale spectacle-like marking.

    Indian cobra in Sri Lanka with its hood raised, showing the pale spectacle-like marking.

    Creator
    Julie Anne Workman
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 3.0
    Species
    Naja naja
    Pending expert review Source
  • Common krait moving over leaf litter, with thin white crossbands on a glossy blue-black body.

    Common krait moving over leaf litter, with thin white crossbands on a glossy blue-black body.

    Creator
    Dr. Raju Kasambe
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
    Species
    Bungarus caeruleus
    Pending expert review Source
  • Saw-scaled viper on a rock, its sandy brown body patterned with pale zig-zag markings.

    Saw-scaled viper on a rock, its sandy brown body patterned with pale zig-zag markings.

    Creator
    Dr. Raju Kasambe
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
    Species
    Echis carinatus
    Pending expert review Source
  • Merrem's hump-nosed viper camouflaged among dry leaves on the forest floor.

    Merrem's hump-nosed viper camouflaged among dry leaves on the forest floor.

    Creator
    Nativeplants garden
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
    Species
    Hypnale hypnale
    Pending expert review Source
  • Green vine snake curving its slender head forward from a branch, its long pointed snout in profile.

    Green vine snake curving its slender head forward from a branch, its long pointed snout in profile.

    Creator
    Dfpindia
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
    Species
    Ahaetulla nasuta
    Pending expert review Source
  • Forested hills of the Sinharaja rainforest under low cloud.

    Forested hills of the Sinharaja rainforest under low cloud.

    Creator
    Chamath Gunasekera
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
    Source
  • The Knuckles mountain range at dusk, with dark ridgelines above a green valley.

    The Knuckles mountain range at dusk, with dark ridgelines above a green valley.

    Creator
    Thusitha Jayasundara
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
    Source
  • Two people walking through a green paddy field bordered by palms and forest.

    Two people walking through a green paddy field bordered by palms and forest.

    Creator
    HarshaX4
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
    Source
  • Mist drifting over a rainforest-covered hillside during the monsoon.

    Mist drifting over a rainforest-covered hillside during the monsoon.

    Creator
    Peter Addor
    Licence
    CC BY-SA 4.0
    Source