Arvind Ramamurthy, senior chief engineer of Samsung spends nearly all his weekends in the Western Ghats, photographing frogs, snakes, lizards, and other smaller life forms. This is part two of a serie
Species: Malabar Gliding frogLocation: Amboli, MaharashtraThe frogs are named so because of their ability to glide while making leaps from tree tops. They do that by stretching the red webbing between their toes.
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Species: Tree frogLocation: Amboli, MaharashtraTree frogs, as their name suggests, dwell on trees. This particular guy was looking up to decide the next branch to hop onto.
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Species: MillipedeLocation: Amboli, MaharashtraWhen coiled up, the spiral is a perfect representation of the Fibonacci series in nature.
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Species: Large-eyed BronzebackLocation: Agumbe, KarnatakaBronzebacks are tree snakes that slither across tree branches looking for lizards, frogs and small birds.
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Species: Malabar Pit ViperLocation: Agumbe, KarnatakaA portait of a Malabar Pit viper from Agumbe. These snakes are venomous and are endemic to the Western ghats of Southwestern India.
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Species: Malabar Pit ViperLocation: Amboli, MaharashtraAmboli is bustling with snake activity in the monsoons and it is one of my favorite haunts. The locals here mean no harm to these snakes and it is beautiful to see such biodiverse wildlife co-exist with humans. The Malabar Pit vipers coil up at a vantage point and remain there for weeks at end, waiting for the unsuspecting frog to com
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Species: Green Vine SnakeLocation: Agumbe, KarnatakaAlthough quite common on the Western Ghats, the snakes could be tough to spot due to their perfect camouflage. They blend in as vines in the foliage.
