Gaboon Viper by Sayer

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20-DEC-2006	Sayer

Gaboon Viper

Smithsonian National Zoological Park

The Garboon viper is a beautiful venomous snake from Central Africa. Their 2" fangs are the longest of any snake.

This photo was taken in very low light through glass (thank goodness) using flash.

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/60s f/4.0 at 200.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Raymond		23-Aug-2007 01:01
Wow... looks very dangerous... this is the best snake shot I've seen since... well, look for yourself :http://www.pbase.com/colind/snakes and enjoy. This is an outstanding shot, well done .

josh gahagan		04-Feb-2007 21:57
This is Gaboon Viper. This snake has the longest fangs of any snake in the world. They have been known to grow up to 2 inches!

Janet Forjan-Freedman		19-Jan-2007 00:26
Extremely sharp shot with excellent colour tones! janet

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