14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Speckled Sand Snake

When visiting Africa, tourists are often focused on photographing the most charismatic animals; cats, the big 5 etc. However, this photograph of a Speckled Sand Snake aims to highlight the rich abundance of wildlife Africa has to offer. In other words. there is often far more to photograph than might first meet the eye such as this beautiful snake.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2016
Date Uploaded: 08.2016
Photo Location: Meru National Park, Kenya
Camera: NIKON D7100
Copyright: © Tom Stables