Gallery: Snakes Aren't Scary if You Put Them on Colored Backgrounds
Andrew McGibbon01Ball Python - Python regis
Ball Python, Central Africa.
Andrew McGibbon02Puebian Milk Snake Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli
Pueblan Milk Snake, Southern Puebla.
Andrew McGibbon03GreenMamba- Dendroaspis angusticeps
Green Mamba, East Africa.
Andrew McGibbon04Rainbow Boa - Epicrates cenchria
Rainbow Boa, South America.
Andrew McGibbon05Forest Cobra - Naja melanoleuca OnMixed
Forest Cobra, Western and Central Africa.
Andrew McGibbon06Grey Rat Snake - Pantherophis spiloides
Grey Rat Snake, North America.
Andrew McGibbon07GaboonViper - Bitis gabonica 2
Gaboon Viper, East and Southern Africa.
Andrew McGibbon08Corn Snake Sun Glow - Pantherophis guttatus
Corn Snake Sun Glow , Southeastern United States.
Andrew McGibbon09Ivory Ball Python - Python regius
Ivory Ball Python, Central Africa.
Andrew McGibbon10PuffAdder-Bitis arientans yellow
Puff Adder-Bitis, Sub-Saharan Africa.
Andrew McGibbon11Southern African Rock Python - Python natalensis
Southern African Rock Python, Southern Africa.
Andrew McGibbon12Common File Snake - Gonionotophis capensis capensis OnOrange 1
Common File Snake, East Coast of South Africa.
Andrew McGibbon13Albino Burmese Python - Python bivittatus On green
Albino Burmese Python, Southern and Southeast Asia.
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