A Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper (Trimeresurus trigonocephalus) coiled in low branches over a small stream in Sinharaja Forest Reserve of Sri Lanka. It is an endemic species to Sri Lanka; found nowhere else on the planet. The snake can inflict a very painful bite with localised symptoms, but no fatalities have been reported.
Beautiful female Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) feeding from a flower in mid-flight on the shores of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada.
An impressive and colourful Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii) sitting motionless in dappled sunlight amongst grass and leaflitter on the floor near to Rainbow Bay in Queensland, Australia.