The Common Vine Snake - a photo on Flickriver

            The common vine snake is diurnal and mildly venomous. 

The reptile normally feeds on frogs and lizards using its binocular vision to hunt. 

They are slow moving, relying on camouflaging as a vine in foliage. The snake expands its body when disturbed to show a black and white scale marking. Also, they may open their mouth in threat display and point their head in the direction of the perceived threat. 

There is a widespread myth in parts of southern India, that the species uses its pointed head to blind its human victims.

Taken in: India / Karnataka / Kurchi (show map)

Taken on: April 15, 2011

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Common Vine Snake

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Camera: Nikon D5000, f/8.0, 1/400 sec, 200mm (=300mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5000
Lens:	55.0-200.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	200mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Cloudy
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
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