Life and Death in Bagan Photo

Photographer’s Note

Have been to SE Asia 6 time now and never seen a snake in the wild, only snakes I have seen area of the pickled variety inside bottles of alcohol.

When preparing for my trip to Bagan I didnt quite beleve the guide book warnings to always wear boots or heavy shoes due to the many snakes around Bagan. After finding this I took much more care to where I placed my feet:)

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messenger1 (1029) 2008-03-21 5:38

Hello, Andy -
Wow - you were brave to get close enough to take this shot - I would have been backing away quickly. Great capture of a raw moment in nature. The patterns on the skins of the animals are well-captured. Great colors, too.

diasman (433) 2008-03-21 5:53

great scene!!!
lovely colors!
congratulations!

Alex61 (736) 2008-03-21 6:14

Very dramatic shot. I like it!

Beppo (1374) 2008-03-21 6:28

Hola Andy,

Incredible shot, congratulations.

Josep,

Prisley (1249) 2008-03-21 6:55 [Comment]

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fryz (1727) 2008-03-21 7:20

Impressionnant
Merci pour le partage Andy
Vincent

serp2000 (9675) 2008-03-27 4:57

Privet, Andy,
Ohh! This is a tragedy! I am sorry! Life is too short, unfortunatelly...
Greetings from West Ural,
Serghei

smarcell (14653) 2008-05-06 10:29

I guess this snake was already very busy to bite you !
Very interesting scene.
Regards Stefano

tinvin (326) 2008-07-10 14:21

very unique and nice capture...rare indeed but it is the game of life- prey and predator, eat or be eaten.

mattharvey1 (670) 2009-04-20 6:39

Hi Andy,

What a macabre natural dance between two very beautiful creatures. Shame the Gecko bought his ticket.

I'm a great fan of snakes, never saw one at Bagan but saw plenty of other throughout SE including a 5 metre python in Northern Thailand in the wild which was the highlight of my trip. Saw plenty pickled in bottles as well :o(

TFS

Matt