Gallery: Vivid Snake Photos Come at a Cost — A Bite From a Black Mamba
01King Cobra 2, 2011 copy
Ophiophagus hannah*, commonly called the king cobra*
02Blue Malaysian Coral Snake, 2011 copy
Calliophis bivirgatus*, commonly called the Blue Malaysian coral snake*
03Albino Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, 2010 copy
Crotalus atrox *(albino), commonly called the western diamondback rattlesnake*
04Vogel's Pit Viper Playing Dead, 2011 copy
Trimeresurus vogeli*, commonly called Vogel's pit viper, playing dead*
05Mojave Rattlesnake with Babies, 2010 copy
Crotalus scutulatus*, commonly called the Mojave rattlesnake, with babies*
06Sri Lankan Palm Viper, 2011 copy
Trimeresurus trigonocephalus*, commonly called the Sri Lankan palm viper*
07Eastern Brown Snake, 2012 copy
Pseudonaja textilis*, commonly called the eastern brown snake*
08Mexican Black King Snake, 2010 copy
Lampropeltis getula nigrita*, commonly called the Mexican black king snake*
09Urutu, 2010 copy
Bothrops alternatus*, commonly called Urutu*
10Mussarana (juvenile), 2011 copy
Cielia Cielia*, commonly called Mussarana*
11Beautiful Pit Viper, 2011 copy
Trimeresurus venustus*, commonly called the beautiful pit viper*
12Red Tail Boa, 2010 copy
Boa constrictor constrictor*, commonly called the red-tailed boa*
13Rhinocerus Viper, 2010 copy
Bitis nasicornis*, commonly called the rhinoceros viper*
14Serpentine book cover copy
*Cover to the book* Serpentine
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