Bamboo Pit Viper.

Red-wattled lapwing at the Backwaters of Gangapur Dam, Nashik

Amur Falcon is migratory raptor. Image is clicked at lonavala when these two female amurs were fighting for the stone to perch

Young subadult lion drinking water in Gir forest after feasting on a meal. He came to this water body and gave this headon look

The photograph was captured at dawn in Udaipur, Rajasthan, near Pichola Lake during the winters. The weather was hazy, giving an artistic look to the picture.

Approaching the hunting spot

Shrike birds from the family of Laniidae are also known as butcherbirds because of their feeding habits, There are 10 shrike species found in India. The Shrike birds are known for their way of eating lizards by impaling their bodies on thorns.

Indian Russell's Viper is known by a number of other names, like Daboia, Tic Polonga, etc. A highly poisonous snake of the Viperidae family, it is scientifically known as Vipera russelli. Russell's viper is responsible for most of the snakebite deaths within its habitat. It is light brown in color and is covered with three rows of dark brown or black splotches, bordered with white or yellow.... Characteristics Russell's Viper is responsible for the more deaths due to snakebite than any other venomous snake. It is highly irritable and when threatened, coils tightly, hisses, and strikes with a lightning speed. Its hemotoxic venom is a very potent coagulant, which damages tissue as well as blood cells.

Chital deer