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Malabar Pit Viper

Trimeresurus malabaricus

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Field Notes

Habitat:

They are nocturnal and usually inactive in the day, sometimes seen basking on rocks or trees near streams.

Notes:

I found this near a stream in western ghats.

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Trimeresurus malabaricus

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Comments (5)
ChimeTsetan
Luck is just a matter of creation of opportunity. I should plan to venture into deep western ghats for once to create the opportunity for my Luck. :)
AnjaliAnantharam
I really shld thank my luck to have seen this twice in the wild ... :)
ChimeTsetan
lucky you ;) would love to see one in wild...

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