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A Russel's Viper. When threatened, coils up; if you still venture close; it puffs up and lets out a long hiss. If you still venture; the head springs out, takes a bite and goes back in; all in a matter of one second! Sometimes, they tend to hold on a bit longer and inject more venom. They are the cause of maximum number of 'death by snakebite' in India; but that does not make this guy a villain. The number of warnings they give, pleading you to get away are many. They don't like to waste their venom for defense, they want to conserve it for prey. The hiss especially; is loud and long. Like, real loud!!

Aren't those patterns fascinating? :)

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Author Keshav Mukund Kandhadai from Chennai, India
Camera location12° 44′ 59.17″ N, 80° 14′ 19.18″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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