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Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus  sabahi) portrait, Siberut island. West Sumatra
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Daniel Heuclin / Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) portrait, Siberut island. West Sumatra
Ocellated carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) captive, from Mauritania to Cameroon.
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Daniel Heuclin / Ocellated carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) captive, from Mauritania to Cameroon.
Hagen's pit viper (Trimeresurus hageni) in tree, Sumatra.
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Daniel Heuclin / Hagen's pit viper (Trimeresurus hageni) in tree, Sumatra.
Hagen's pit viper (Trimeresurus hageni) in tree, Sumatra.
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Daniel Heuclin / Hagen's pit viper (Trimeresurus hageni) in tree, Sumatra.
Hagen's pit viper (Trimeresurus hageni) in tree, Sumatra.
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Daniel Heuclin / Hagen's pit viper (Trimeresurus hageni) in tree, Sumatra.
Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus  sabahi) Siberut island. West Sumatra
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Daniel Heuclin / Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) Siberut island. West Sumatra
Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) in tree, Siberut island. West Sumatra
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Daniel Heuclin / Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) in tree, Siberut island. West Sumatra
Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) in tree, Siberut island. West Sumatra
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Daniel Heuclin / Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) in tree, Siberut island. West Sumatra
Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) in tree, Siberut island. West Sumatra
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Daniel Heuclin / Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) in tree, Siberut island. West Sumatra
Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) in tree, Siberut island. West Sumatra
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Daniel Heuclin / Sabah pit viper (Trimeresurus sabahi) in tree, Siberut island. West Sumatra
Hagen's pit viper (Trimeresurus hageni) in tree, Sumatra.
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Daniel Heuclin / Hagen's pit viper (Trimeresurus hageni) in tree, Sumatra.
Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), Marakele National Park, Limpopo, South Africa
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Pete Oxford / Puff Adder (Bitis arietans), Marakele National Park, Limpopo, South Africa
Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) camouflaged in leaves, Marakele National Park, Limpopo, South Africa
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Pete Oxford / Puff Adder (Bitis arietans) camouflaged in leaves, Marakele National Park, Limpopo, South Africa
Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii), Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica
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Paul Bertner / Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii), Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica
Big-eyed Bamboo Viper (Trimeresurus macrops), Virachey National Park, Cambodia
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Paul Bertner / Big-eyed Bamboo Viper (Trimeresurus macrops), Virachey National Park, Cambodia
RF - Banded sea snake (Laticauda colubrina) swimming over coral reef.  Cebu, Malapascua Island, Philippines. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Georgette Douwma / RF - Banded sea snake (Laticauda colubrina) swimming over coral reef. Cebu, Malapascua Island, Philippines. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Mayombe Bush-Viper (Atheris anisolepis) captive, occurs in Central Africa
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Daniel Heuclin / Mayombe Bush-Viper (Atheris anisolepis) captive, occurs in Central Africa
Mayombe Bush-Viper (Atheris anisolepis) captive, occurs in Central Africa
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Daniel Heuclin / Mayombe Bush-Viper (Atheris anisolepis) captive, occurs in Central Africa
Pair of Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), Kent, England, UK, July.
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Terry Whittaker / Pair of Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), Kent, England, UK, July.
Pair of Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) mating on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), Kent, England, UK. July.
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Terry Whittaker / Pair of Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) mating on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), Kent, England, UK. July.
Pair of Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) mating on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), Kent, England, UK, July.
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Terry Whittaker / Pair of Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) mating on Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare), Kent, England, UK, July.
Peringuey's adder (Bitis peringueyi) buried in sand, hunting, Namib Desert, Namibia.
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Christophe Courteau / Peringuey's adder (Bitis peringueyi) buried in sand, hunting, Namib Desert, Namibia.
Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), threat display, South Dakota, USA September. Sequence 2 of 3
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Ingo Arndt / Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), threat display, South Dakota, USA September. Sequence 2 of 3
Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), threat display, South Dakota, USA September. Sequence 3 of 3
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Ingo Arndt / Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), threat display, South Dakota, USA September. Sequence 3 of 3
Cottonmouth or Water Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus), in defensive posture, venomous, Everglades, Florida, USA, January.
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Ingo Arndt / Cottonmouth or Water Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus), in defensive posture, venomous, Everglades, Florida, USA, January.
Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), threat display, South Dakota, USA September.
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Ingo Arndt / Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), threat display, South Dakota, USA September.
Puff adder (Bitis arietans) entering a hole in a wall, seen from inside, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, November.
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Tony Phelps / Puff adder (Bitis arietans) entering a hole in a wall, seen from inside, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, November.
Puff adder (Bitis arietans) entering a hole in a wall, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.
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Tony Phelps / Puff adder (Bitis arietans) entering a hole in a wall, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.
Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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John Cancalosi / Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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John Cancalosi / Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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John Cancalosi / Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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John Cancalosi / Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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John Cancalosi / Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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John Cancalosi / Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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John Cancalosi / Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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John Cancalosi / Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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John Cancalosi / Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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John Cancalosi / Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.
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John Cancalosi / Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.
Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
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John Cancalosi / Group of gravid female Timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) basking before giving birth, Pennsylvania, USA, July.
Adder (Vipera berus) female sunbathing, body flattened to absorb maximum amount of heat. Kent, UK.
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Russell Cooper / Adder (Vipera berus) female sunbathing, body flattened to absorb maximum amount of heat. Kent, UK.
Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) moving through hole in leaf, Costa Rica.
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Ingo Arndt / Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) moving through hole in leaf, Costa Rica.
Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) on Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) Costa Rica.
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Ingo Arndt / Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) on Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) Costa Rica.
Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) sensing with tongue, on Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) Costa Rica.
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Ingo Arndt / Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) sensing with tongue, on Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) Costa Rica.
Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) on Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) Costa Rica.
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Ingo Arndt / Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) on Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) Costa Rica.
Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) on Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) Costa Rica.
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Ingo Arndt / Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) on Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) Costa Rica.
Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) on Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) Costa Rica.
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Ingo Arndt / Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) on Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) Costa Rica.
Asian pit viper {Trimeresurus sp}
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Ingo Arndt / Asian pit viper {Trimeresurus sp}
RF - Adder (Vipera berus) Big Moor,  Peak District National Park. Derbyshire, UK, April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Chris Mattison / RF - Adder (Vipera berus) Big Moor, Peak District National Park. Derbyshire, UK, April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Fer-de-lance snake (Bothrops asper) in the lowland rainforests of Southeastern Nicaragua. August.
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Nick Hawkins / Fer-de-lance snake (Bothrops asper) in the lowland rainforests of Southeastern Nicaragua. August.
Fer-de-lance snake ( Bothrops asper) in the lowland rainforests of Southeastern Nicaragua. August.
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Nick Hawkins / Fer-de-lance snake ( Bothrops asper) in the lowland rainforests of Southeastern Nicaragua. August.
Central American Bushmaster (Lachesis stenophrys)(Viperidae: Crotalinae) camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the rain forest floor. Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highly venomous)
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Nick Garbutt / Central American Bushmaster (Lachesis stenophrys)(Viperidae: Crotalinae) camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the rain forest floor. Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highly venomous)
Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) Distinctive yellow / orange 'oropel' form. Arboreal species resting in mid-altitude rainforest under storey. Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highl...
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Nick Garbutt / Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) Distinctive yellow / orange 'oropel' form. Arboreal species resting in mid-altitude rainforest under storey. Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highl...
Eyelash Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)  Distinctive camouflaged form that mimics moss and lichen. Arboreal species resting in mid-altitude rainforest under storey. Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Cen...
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Nick Garbutt / Eyelash Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) Distinctive camouflaged form that mimics moss and lichen. Arboreal species resting in mid-altitude rainforest under storey. Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Cen...
Eyelash pit viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) (Viperidae: Crotalinae). Distinctive yellow / orange 'oropel' form. Arboreal species resting on wild ginger flower in mid-altitude rainforest under storey. C...
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Nick Garbutt / Eyelash pit viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) (Viperidae: Crotalinae). Distinctive yellow / orange 'oropel' form. Arboreal species resting on wild ginger flower in mid-altitude rainforest under storey. C...
Eyelash Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii). Distinctive camouflaged form that mimics moss and lichen. Arboreal species resting in mid-altitude rainforest under storey. Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Cen...
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Nick Garbutt / Eyelash Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii). Distinctive camouflaged form that mimics moss and lichen. Arboreal species resting in mid-altitude rainforest under storey. Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Cen...
Close up of skin / scales of highly venomous Central American Bushmaster snake (Lachesis stenophrys) Pacific slope, Costa Rica
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Nick Garbutt / Close up of skin / scales of highly venomous Central American Bushmaster snake (Lachesis stenophrys) Pacific slope, Costa Rica
Central American Bushmaster (Lachesis stenophrys) camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the rain forest floor. Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highly venomous)
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Nick Garbutt / Central American Bushmaster (Lachesis stenophrys) camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the rain forest floor. Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highly venomous)
Central American Bushmaster (Lachesis stenophrys) camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the rain forest floor. Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highly venomous)
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Nick Garbutt / Central American Bushmaster (Lachesis stenophrys) camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the rain forest floor. Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highly venomous)
Adult Eyelash Pit Viper or  Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) (Viperidae: Crotalinae). Distictive yellow / orange 'oropel' form. Arboreal species resting on wild ginger flower in mid-alti...
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Nick Garbutt / Adult Eyelash Pit Viper or Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) (Viperidae: Crotalinae). Distictive yellow / orange 'oropel' form. Arboreal species resting on wild ginger flower in mid-alti...
Adult Jumping Viper (Atropoides mexicanus) camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the rain forest floor. Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highly venomous)
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Nick Garbutt / Adult Jumping Viper (Atropoides mexicanus) camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the rain forest floor. Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highly venomous)
Adult Jumping Viper (Atropoides mexicanus)  camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the rain forest floor. Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highly venomous)
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Nick Garbutt / Adult Jumping Viper (Atropoides mexicanus) camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the rain forest floor. Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highly venomous)
Adult Eyelash Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)  Distinctive yellow / orange 'oropel' form. Arboreal species resting in mid-altitude rainforest under storey. Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Central Amer...
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Nick Garbutt / Adult Eyelash Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) Distinctive yellow / orange 'oropel' form. Arboreal species resting in mid-altitude rainforest under storey. Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Central Amer...
RF - Adult Jumping Viper (Atropoides mexicanus) camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the rain forest floor. Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highly venomous) (This image may be licensed eith...
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Nick Garbutt / RF - Adult Jumping Viper (Atropoides mexicanus) camouflaged amongst leaf litter on the rain forest floor. Pacific slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (highly venomous) (This image may be licensed eith...
RF - Adult Eyelash Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) Distictive camouflaged form. Arboreal species resting in mid-altitude rainforest under storey. Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (high...
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Nick Garbutt / RF - Adult Eyelash Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) Distictive camouflaged form. Arboreal species resting in mid-altitude rainforest under storey. Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Central America. (high...
RF - Adult Eyelash Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)  Distinctive yellow / orange 'oropel' form. Arboreal species resting on wild ginger flower in mid-altitude rainforest understorey. Caribbean slope...
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Nick Garbutt / RF - Adult Eyelash Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) Distinctive yellow / orange 'oropel' form. Arboreal species resting on wild ginger flower in mid-altitude rainforest understorey. Caribbean slope...
Peringuey's desert adder (Bitis peringueyi) hidden in sand, Namibia.
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Emanuele Biggi / Peringuey's desert adder (Bitis peringueyi) hidden in sand, Namibia.
Peringuey's desert adder (Bitis peringueyi) camouflaged in desert sand,  Namibia
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Emanuele Biggi / Peringuey's desert adder (Bitis peringueyi) camouflaged in desert sand, Namibia
Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) growing with Stachys sp, Melampyrum and others near Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy June.
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) growing with Stachys sp, Melampyrum and others near Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy June.
Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) growing with Stachys sp, Melampyrum and others near Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy June 2016
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) growing with Stachys sp, Melampyrum and others near Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy June 2016
Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) nectaring on a Viper's bugloss flower (Echium vulgare), Cares Gorge, Picos de Europa mountains, Spain, August.
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Nick Upton / Brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) nectaring on a Viper's bugloss flower (Echium vulgare), Cares Gorge, Picos de Europa mountains, Spain, August.
Gran Canaria viper's bugloss / White tajinaste (Echium decaisnei decaisnei) clump flowering, Gran Canaria UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. June.
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Nick Upton / Gran Canaria viper's bugloss / White tajinaste (Echium decaisnei decaisnei) clump flowering, Gran Canaria UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. June.
Gran Canaria viper's bugloss/ White tajinaste (Echium decaisnei decaisnei) flowering, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, June.
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Nick Upton / Gran Canaria viper's bugloss/ White tajinaste (Echium decaisnei decaisnei) flowering, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, June.
Gran Canaria viper's bugloss/ White tajinaste (Echium decaisnei decaisnei) flowering spikes, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, May.
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Nick Upton / Gran Canaria viper's bugloss/ White tajinaste (Echium decaisnei decaisnei) flowering spikes, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, May.
Aruba Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) fangs, native to South America
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Thomas Marent / Aruba Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) fangs, native to South America
Eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) on the Caribbean coast of , near Cahuita, Costa Rica
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Jen Guyton / Eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) on the Caribbean coast of , near Cahuita, Costa Rica
Horned adder (Bitis caudalis) camouflaged in iron-rich sand in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa.
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Jen Guyton / Horned adder (Bitis caudalis) camouflaged in iron-rich sand in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa.
Puff adder (Bitis arietans) camouflaged in leaf litter, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
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Jen Guyton / Puff adder (Bitis arietans) camouflaged in leaf litter, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
Puff adder (Bitis arietans) camouflaged in leaf litter, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
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Jen Guyton / Puff adder (Bitis arietans) camouflaged in leaf litter, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
Puff adder (Bitis arietans) camouflaged in leaf litter, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
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Jen Guyton / Puff adder (Bitis arietans) camouflaged in leaf litter, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
Swamp viper (Proatheris superciliaris) rests near a seasonal pond, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
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Jen Guyton / Swamp viper (Proatheris superciliaris) rests near a seasonal pond, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
Swamp viper (Proatheris superciliaris) rests near a seasonal pond, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
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Jen Guyton / Swamp viper (Proatheris superciliaris) rests near a seasonal pond, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.
Mating marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) on  viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare).  Kent, UK. July
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Terry Whittaker / Mating marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK. July
Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) mating on  viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare).  Kent, UK. July
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Terry Whittaker / Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) mating on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK. July
Mating marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) on  viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare).  Kent, UK. July
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Terry Whittaker / Mating marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK. July
Mating marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) on  viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare).  Kent, UK. July
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Terry Whittaker / Mating marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK. July
Mating marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) on  viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare).  Kent, UK. July
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Terry Whittaker / Mating marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK. July
Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare).  Kent, UK. July
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Terry Whittaker / Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK. July
Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare).  Kent, UK. July
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Terry Whittaker / Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK. July
Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare).  Kent, UK. July
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Terry Whittaker / Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK. July
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.
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.
Sahara Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) buried under sand, waiting to ambush prey, Western Sahara.
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Javier Aznar / Sahara Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) buried under sand, waiting to ambush prey, Western Sahara.
Grasshopper (Pamphagidae) in desert, Morocco.
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Javier Aznar / Grasshopper (Pamphagidae) in desert, Morocco.
Horned Viper (Cerastes cerastes) basking on rock, Morocco.
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Javier Aznar / Horned Viper (Cerastes cerastes) basking on rock, Morocco.
Horned adder (Bitis caudalis) camouflaged in its environment, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia June
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Emanuele Biggi / Horned adder (Bitis caudalis) camouflaged in its environment, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia June