Robert Valentic / Coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) tasting air, Julatten, north Queensland, Australia,
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Paul Bertner / Blue-legged Chameleon (Calumma crypticum) curled tail, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
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Silke Arndt / Western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis), threat display, South Dakota, USA, September.
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Pete Oxford / Osborne's Lancehead (Bothrops osbornei) juvenile showing differently colored tail tip used for caudal luring, native to South America
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Nick Garbutt / Darwin's hawkmoth (Xanthopan morgani praedicta) showing extraordinarily long coiled tongue. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.
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Chien Lee / Malayan Slug Snake (Asthenodipsas malaccanus) juvenile, Malaysia
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Daniel Heuclin / Western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) tasting air, in habitat, Arizona, USA, October. Controlled conditions
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Jabruson / Long-tailed Pangolin (Uromanis tetradactyla) unfurling itself from protective posture, Lokoue Bai. Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.