The Yawn

The Yawn 慵懒

Here I have captured a white-lipped pit viper. These are common in our forest and mountain areas around Shenzhen. This was a special and once-in-a-lifetime moment to capture as the snake decided to stretch its jaw out in front of me. This likely meant that before I came upon him he had just finished a meal. These snakes are not aggressive and will almost never bite unless they are provoked and in danger themselves.

白唇竹叶青是深圳本土蛇类，常见于山野丛林地区。蛇是寻常蛇，但是这张照片里捕捉到的姿态却不寻常，甚至可以说是“千载难逢”——我发现它的时候，这条蛇可能是刚用完餐，正张开嘴巴打着哈欠，露出它的两颗獠牙。虽然如此，白唇竹叶青本身攻击性并不强，除非受到威胁，一般很少攻击人类。

Photographer: Jeremy David Smith from Canada