Stephen Downer / John Downer P / Sidewinder rattlesnake corkscrews along sand, wave of contact points passes along body (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)
Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Sand cat (Felis margarita) eating a Common viper (Cerastes vipera) Tenere, Sahara, Niger
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Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Sand cat (Felis margarita) eating a Common viper (Cerastes vipera) Tenere, Sahara, Niger
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Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Sand cat (Felis margarita) attacking a Common viper (Cerastes vipera) Tenere, Sahara, Niger
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Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Sand cat (Felis margarita) evading bite from Common viper (Cerastes vipera) prey, Tenere, Sahara, Niger
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Javier Aznar / Sahara Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) waiting to ambush prey at night, half buried under sand with only the head visible, Western Sahara Desert.
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Javier Aznar / Sahara Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) waiting to ambush prey at night, half buried under sand with only the head visible, Western Sahara Desert.
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Javier Aznar / Sahara Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) buried under sand, waiting to ambush prey, Western Sahara.