Where is Waldo (the Pitviper)?

Twoton · **Posted:** Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:13 am

Well, where is he? Once you've found him, I'll unlock more pix :-)

Hans, in gaming mode today

Eby · **Posted:** Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:20 am

Climbing up the tree that angles up and to the right from the center of the photo. To the immediate right of the bright spot of sky in the upper center.

What is it? Looks big.

Twoton · **Posted:** Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:23 am

No, sorry, that's the tree :-)

Next!

Hint: it's quite small....

Eby · **Posted:** Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:30 am

I should have known. That would have been too easy. I do see another little squiggle, but I'll give someone else the chance to embarrass themselves.

TJP · **Posted:** Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:50 am

It's coiled up on the rock ledge on the bottom-ish left side where the middle tree is coming out of the rock...looks like a pope's or white-lipped.
Basically, 2 inches right and 3 inches up from the bottom of the picture.

Twoton · **Posted:** Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:13 am

Hot dayum! We have a winner!!!! And here's your prize: the same scene taken with flash, the Viridovipera (was: Trimeresurus) stejnegeri, aka Chinese Bamboo Viper clearly visible on said ledge!

A few more of the beast itself:

It was bizarre to see this little guy in broad daylight. I had just discovered this beautiful ravine (the rocks, the bluffs, the leaf litter, the tangled jungle, the creek - everything just screamed PARADISE FOR SNAKES AND HUMANS ALIKE) and was busy scanning cracks in the rocks, when I saw this green little squiggle right out there in the open. Of course, the left side of my brain didn't believe it (what must not be, cannot be!), so I had to do a triple take before I realized that I was looking at a nocturnal snake basking at 3 PM.....

Some more ambiente. All this less than two miles behind our house - I think I'll spend a LOT of time in that place over the next days and nights!

CChadwick · **Posted:** Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:15 am

Damn, TJP that's a good set of eyes you got!

dwflyo · **Posted:** Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:39 am

You never told us it was GREEN!

Jamison · **Joined:** Thu May 28, 2009 12:15 pm **Posts:** 133

I saw that snake in like .00413 seconds (yes, I timed myself), but didn't post becasue he wasn't wearing glasses or a red and white hat. Someone needs to read up on his 2009 official "Where's Waldo" rules. The dolphin drinking a martini was much harder to spot.

Carlo Bongio · **Joined:** Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:25 pm **Posts:** 32

Man I love your posts! :clap:

Twoton · **Posted:** Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:49 am

Thankyouthankyouthankyou!

Hans, feelin' da luhrv

moloch · **Posted:** Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:27 pm

They are such pretty snakes but certainly blend well with the habitat.

Regards,
David

urodacus_au · **Joined:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:58 pm **Posts:** 75

What an awesome looking animal. Vipers are the one thing were missing here in Australia, cant have it all i guess

Nice spot, i know how hard it can be to spot herps in the shade.
Jordan

Twoton · **Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:28 pm

urodacus_au wrote:

Vipers are the one thing were missing here in Australia

I bet you don't have Stinky Tofu either. You can't call a country civilized until there's Stinky Tofu to be had!

urodacus_au · **Joined:** Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:58 pm **Posts:** 75

Think id prefer to go for a run through a rubbish tip then eat what had accumulated on my boots

Not a fan of rotten and/or fermented produce unless its alcoholic.....

Jordan

Twoton · **Posted:** Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:19 am

Don't knock it before you've tried it. It's one of the reasons why I'll never move back to Germany again.

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Where is Waldo (the Pitviper)?