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15th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Juvenile Painted Mock Viper

A young Painted Mock Viper, stretching far off of a small branch to explore its surroundings and detect things in the air around it. Pictured in an area where there was a lot of light breaking through the tree canopy, the colourful forest made for quite the backdrop!

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2015
Date Uploaded: 08.2017
Photo Location: North Kalimantan, Indonesia
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Copyright: © Gemma Malenoir