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Venomous Snakes of the World :: The Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
Venomous Snakes of the World :: The Eyelash Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii)
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Challenge: National Geographic II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
Location: Cahuita National Park, Costa Rica
Date: Jun 25, 2011
Aperture: 5.3
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 30, 2011

 A venomous pit viper species found in Central and South America. Small and arboreal, these snakes are characterized by their wide array of color variations, as well as the superciliary scales over the eyes. This is a relatively small species that rarely exceed 75 cm (2.5 feet) in length, with females being larger than males. They have a wide, triangular-shaped head, and eyes with vertical pupils. Like all pit vipers, they are solenoglyphous, having large, hypodermic needle-like fangs in the upper jaw that fold back when not in use, and have heat sensitive organs, or pits, located on either side of the head between the eye and nostril. Its most distinguishing feature, and origin of its common name, is the set of modified scales over the eyes that look much like eyelashes.

*Taken from Wikipedia

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Canon EOS 77D
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Canon
 07/02/2011 07:20:19 PM
Great colour
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Nikon D800
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 07/01/2011 07:08:35 PM
Great composition, colour, focus not crisp, bokeh excellent, good title. Wildlife story. However 50/50 that NG would publish this on the lack of focus, sorry!
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 07/01/2011 04:25:37 PM
I think if he were tack sharp, it might look a bit more like a Nat Geo photo. :)
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