Tony Phelps / Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) female snake emerging from burrow. The snake often lives in abandoned mammal nests. deHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) Immature male hunting in thorn bush above deHoop Vlei, Western Cape, South Africa, December

Tony Phelps / Southern Dwarf Adder (Bitis armata) climbing in dune thicket. De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, January.

Tony Phelps / Rhombic Egg-eating Snake (Dasypeltis scabra) in nest of Cape Weaver bird (Poceus capensis). Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa, January.

Tony Phelps / Scorpion (Uroplectes lineatus / carinatus) female carrying hatchlings on its back; a rare example of parental care in invertebrates. De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, January.

Tony Phelps / Green-grooved Dung Beetle (Scarabaeus rugosus) male with dung ball. deHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Rhombic skaapsteker (Psammophylax rhombeatus) adult basking on burnt restio amid spring flowers, dehoop Nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Male Cape cobra snake (Naja nivea) dark speckled variety, De Hoop Nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Puff adder (Bitis arietans) juvenile amongst succulent plants in karoo habitat, Little Karoo, South Africa

Tony Phelps / White-Lipped palm viper {Trimeresurus / Cryptelytrops albolabris} captive, from SE Asia

Tony Phelps / Adder (Vipera berus) female with newborn baby, Surrey UK, April 2008

Tony Phelps / Adder (Vipera berus) female and new born baby, Surrey UK, April 2008

Tony Phelps / Adder (Vipera berus) adult female with new born baby, Surrey, UK, April 2008

Tony Phelps / Oman saw-scaled / carpet Viper (Echis omanensis) in habitat, Al Wadi Bih, Musundam Plateau, Oman. April 2008

Tony Phelps / Arabian Horned Viper (Cerastes gasperetti) in desert, Sharjah, UAE

Tony Phelps / Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) juvenile defensive hooding, Little Karoo, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Grass snake {Natrix natrix} male with eyes glazed prior to moulting, Surrey, UK

Tony Phelps / Mountain fynbos vegetation, Swartberg Mountains foothills, Little Karoo, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Boomslang snake {Dispholidus ypus} female in bush, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Boomslang snake {Dispholidus ypus} male head raised, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Roe deer male in summer {Capreolus capreolus} Purbeck, Dorset, UK

Tony Phelps / Marbled reed frog on reed {Hyperolius marmoratus} Mapumalanga, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Adder male guarding female in courtship {Vipera berus} Purbeck, Dorset, UK.

Tony Phelps / Grass snake feigning death {Natrix natrix} Purbeck, Dorset, UK

Tony Phelps / White lipped palm viper in tree {Trimeresurus albolabris} Thailand

Tony Phelps / Female Adder tasting the air with tongue {Vipera berus} Purbeck Dorset UK 2000

Tony Phelps / Adder {Vipera berus} melanic / black form female with normal morph young. Dorset, UK

Tony Phelps / Smooth snakes mating, Dorset UK

Tony Phelps / Male Adders 'dancing' in rivalry at beginning of breeding season, England, UK.

Tony Phelps / Yellow bellied toad {Bombina variegata} warning display Europe

Tony Phelps / Grass snake female feigning death - defensive behaviour, UK

Tony Phelps / Smooth snake giving birth, Dorset, UK

Tony Phelps / Smooth snakes mating, Dorset, UK

Tony Phelps / Newborn Adder still in membrane {Vipera berus} Dorset, UK

Tony Phelps / Extracting venom from Puff adder {Bitis arietans} at Liverpool school of tropical medicine, UK

Tony Phelps / Warning sign explaining that rhino horns within reserve are poisoned and coloured. Private game reserve, near Ceres, Karoo, South Africa, November

Tony Phelps / Rock Formation, Seweweekspoort, Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa, November

Tony Phelps / The road from Lainsburg to Calitzdorp, Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa, November

Tony Phelps / Donkey Cart on road, Seweweekspoort, Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa, November 2012

Tony Phelps / Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) adult female alert. Oudtshoorn, Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa, November

Tony Phelps / Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) immature, close up of head and neck region. deHoop Nature Reserve. Western Cape, South Africa, November

Tony Phelps / Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) immature, close up of head. deHoop Nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, November

Tony Phelps / Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana) adult male, deHoop Nat res. Western Cape, South Africa, November

Tony Phelps / Hammerhead stork (Scopus umbretta) DeHoop Nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, November

Tony Phelps / Baboon warning sign. Cape Point. Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Grass Lily (Chlorophytum triflorum) Cape Point, Table Mountain Nat Park, Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Grass Lily (Chlorophytum triflorum) Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Pincushion (Leucospermum conocarpodendron) Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Pincushion (Leucospermum cococarpodendron) in fynbos mosaic shrubland. Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, Cape, Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Cape Everlasting (Syncarpha speciosissima) in fynbos mosaic scrubland on sloping rocky ground. Cape Point, Table Mountain Nat Park, Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Cape Everlasting (Syncarpha speciosissima) in fynbos mosaic scrubland. Cape Point, Table Mountain, National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Cape Everlasting (Syncarpha speciosissima) Close up of flowers. Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park. Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Cape Everlasting (Syncarpha speciosissima) in fynbos mosaic. Cape Pont. Table Mountain National Park. Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Cape Everlasting (Syncarpha speciosissima) Cape Point. Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Soap Aloe (Aloe maculata) DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) playing on vehicle. Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) Playing and trying to break into vehicle. cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) trying to break into vehicle. Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) troop on car by roadside whilst tourist takes photos, Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) troop on road with tourist traffic, Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Chacma Baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) Sitting on tourist vehicle. Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) female with infant. deHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) young siblings. deHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) female with infant and adult daugher, DeHoop Nature Reserve. Western Cape, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) two males on concrete. DeHoop Nature reserve. Western Cape, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Cape Cobra (naja nivea) male alert at refuge. deHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana) juvenile, dorsal view. dehoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Mole Snake (Pseudaspis cana) juvenile. deHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio) female with nesting material. Cape Point, Table Mountain Nat Park. Cape Town, South Africa, October

Tony Phelps / Sandvygie (Ruschia gemimiflora) deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Sandvygie (Ruschia gemimiflora). deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Cape Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra zebra) in fynbos. DeHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Chacma Baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) mother with one week old infant. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Chacma Baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) mother carrying youngster slung underneath. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus), alpha male drinking from vlei. deHoop, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Chacma Baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus), alpha male walking along water's edge. deHoop Vlei, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Grey Rhebok (Pelea capreolus), two calves. dseHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Eland (Tragelaphus / Taurotragus oryx) cow and yearlings. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Bontebok (Damaliscus pygragus dorcas) ewe with one day old calf. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) ram lying in spring flowers. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas) ewe with one day old calf. de hoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas), three ewes with their calves. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus dorcas), two ewes with three day old calves. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Cape Lappet Moth Larvae (Eutricha capensis) congregating on milwood tree. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa) males on the ground fighting. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa) males on the ground fighting. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa) males on the ground fighting. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa) males on the ground fighting. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Blue / Stanley Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus). deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Ostrich (Struthio camelus) female with six young chicks. deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Cape Mountain Rain Frog (Breviceps montanus). deHoop nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, September.

Tony Phelps / Cape Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra zebra) family group in succulent fynbos, deHoop Nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Chacma baboon (Paio hamadryas ursinus) females grooming each other in spring fynbos flowers. deHoop Nature reserve. Western Cape, South Africa. August.

Tony Phelps / Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) stranded calf in marine protected area, deHoop, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) males down on their knees, sparring, DeHoop Nature reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August

Tony Phelps / Eland (Tragelaphus oryx) mature male, DeHoop Nature Reserve. Western Cape, South Africa. August.