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Young & Deadly Maybe not so deadly


Young & Deadly Maybe not so deadly
Photo Information
Copyright: Badruddin Ali (badar) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 108 W: 0 N: 159] (785)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10
Categories: Reptiles
Camera: Nikon D70S, tamron 90mm 2.5 macro
Exposure: f/8, 1/80 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Snakes From India [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-01-05 0:12
Viewed: 1010
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is the common Krait ( Bungarus caeruleus). The deadliest of all the venomous Indian snakes.Its noctunal in habit.Its neurotoxin is the deadliest drop for drop. Having said all this , they are very shy & not aggressive. Will bite only when stamped upon.
The animal presented here was photographed on the side of the road in south eastern Madhya Pradesh. It is probably a first year animal which can be made out from its banding pattern.

Errata:
OOps there seems to have been a serious mistake on the identity of this snake.We were checking scale details from the photograph & now feel this probably is a Wolf snake , maybe Shaws wolf snake.

Photographed with a borrowed Tamron 90/2.5.
Manual focus
Manual exposure
SS 1/80
F-8.0
ISO 400
RAW
Cropped
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Hello Ali !
I love snakes and I think this is an excellent picture ! Excellent details on the snake's face, wonderful composition and POV, but I really hope you were not in danger when you took this picture. I would add somecontrast and saturation to the colors, but it's just my little opinion, and the picture is great as it is. Very well done !
Valerie.

Hi Baddruddin.
You are brave person to take shot of snake by macro lens. Excellent composition, lights and colours. I like sharpness of the animal head. Blurred BG is looked very nice too. Well done and kind regards.
Alexei.

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2008-01-06 4:14]

Hi Badruddin,
Just marking this wonderful post for now and will be back with a proper critique later.
Regards.
Sumon

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2008-01-06 6:56]

Hello Badruddin,
Wonderful capture of a species I have not seen before, thanks.
Rick

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