Pics from the India trip (lots here!)

[BAZ]

Here are some of the pics that we took on our trip to the Crocodile Bank in India. It was a lot of fun and very rewarding experience working with the animals and people in this place.

Hope you guys enjoy them:

Albino Specticled Cobra

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619albino_cobra.jpg


Albino Krait

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619albino_krait.jpg


Cheetah at Singapore Zoo

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619cheetah_baz.jpg


Spectacled Cobra

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619cobra_01.jpg


http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619cobra_02.jpg


Feeding Demo

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619feeding_01.jpg


http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619feeding_02.jpg


http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619feeding_03.jpg


http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619feeding_04.jpg


Gharial Underwater

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619gharial_underwater.jpg


Gharial Baby

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619gharialbaby_01.jpg


http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619gharialbaby_02.jpg


Gharials

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619gharials_01.jpg


Catching gharials

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619gharialscatch_01.jpg


http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619gharialscatch_02.jpg


http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619gharialscatch_03.jpg


http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619gharialscatch_04.jpg


Irula Snake Co-operative

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619irula_01.jpg


Milking Kraits

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619irula_02.jpg


Jaws III (16ft Saltwater Croc)

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619jaws_02_snarl.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619jaws_me_01.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619jaws_me_02.jpg


King Cobra

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619kingcobra_01.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619kingcobra_02.jpg


Mugger Pit

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619muggerpit_01.jpg


Check out the eyeshine in the mugger pit

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619muggerpit_eyeshine.jpg


Nile Crocodile hatchlings

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619nile_hatchlings.jpg


Presentations

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619presentations_01.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619presentations_02.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619presentations_05.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619presentations_06.jpg


Hanging out with Rom Whittaker

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619rom_crew.jpg


Russels Viper

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619russelsviper.jpg


Water Monitor

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619salvator_01.jpg


Silly Plonka

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619silly.jpg


Singapore Zoo

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619singapore_zoo.jpg


Snake Catching in India

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619snakecatching_01.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619snakecatching_02.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619snakecatching_04.jpg


Sand Boa
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619snakecatching_03.jpg


Saw Scaled Viper
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619snakecatching_05_sawscaled.jpg

Water Buffalo
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619waterbuffalo.jpg


More pics in the gallery:

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/showgallery.php?ppuser=1619&cat=500&thumb=1

[Matt_K]

wow Baz, those are some amazing pics bro. Looks like you had a blast!! Lucky son of a.... ;) Must've been one hell of an experience huh?? Good on ya man!!

[drewlowe]

Wow looks like you had a blast. Thanks for all the wonderful pics. I feel sorry for anyone with dial up. lol

[SerpentLust]

Haha Wow Baz! Those pics are awesome. I share in drewlowe's pity for dial up people lmao

Jenn

[Matt]

baz, thats quite an impressive collection of pics!
looks like a good time, i like the Echis pic...pretty little snake!

very nice!

[Skink Keeper]

nice pics man. Looks like you had fun.
what kind of sand boa was that?

[katev17]

BAZ! Welcome back! I'm so jealous! It looks like you had a lot of fun! I hope when I see you next I'll get to hear all of the awesome stories! :D

That's amazing, lucky bugger :P

Kate

[BAZ]

:)

I'm not sure of the latin name but I just know it as an indian sand boa

Glad you guys liked the pics

[Wrath]

Wow, those are some craaaazy pictures! Looks like you had a pretty sweet vacation! Were all those pics at that animal zoo/park place? If so, what did you do the rest of the time in India? How long were you there, and what did you go for? Sorry, I'm just curious....I wanna go to India now! I love those hatchlings, so cute.

[Colonel SB]

Holy *#$% Baz that was one killer trip, I'm so jelous.

How long were ya gone?

[CDN-Cresties]

Wow that looks like a great trip, those pics are awesome!!!

-Steve-

[Edwin]

Great trip, Baz. Thanks for posting pics.

[Big Mike]

Thanks for posting those great pics Baz.

[red bootz]

Awesome pics. The gharials are just plain wicked!

[LadyHawke]

WOW!! those pictures were amazing!! i bet the trip was awesome as well....it certainly looks like it, and it was a learning and teaching trip as well...thats cool
i have dial up because i cant get anything faster out here in boony ville, it wasnt too bad, maybe thats cause i got a pentium 4

[reptile boi]

WOW, BAZ!!! U TOUCHED JAWS ON THE SNOUT? I saw a guy that did that on tv but he got DRAGGED INTO THE WATER!! U must have ballz of steel man! Great pics man!




Thanks,
Ben

[spyderman]

WOW!! Take me with you on your next trip... NO WAY am I gonna touch a croc on the head, snout or any other part of its anatomy, though....Lol.

[KrokadilyanGuy3]

Good show Baz. Loved all the palustris, porosus and gangeticus.. Im jealous.. Bah, I hate you.
The hatchling gangeticus closeup was a very nice shot.
Xain

[BAZ]

Glad u lot liked them.

Jaws was a pretty mellow croc... well maybe not coz he has killed 3 female crocs they tried to introduce to him but I felt much safer with Jaws than with the nesting female saltie which was a quarter of his size.

[Shane Tesser]

Awesome Baz....those are great pics..wish i was there!!! And you always have all the ladies to..lmao!!! You go my man ;)

[NewLineReptile]

AWESOME PIC'S!!!!!!!! Baz

Brandon

[TheRedDragon]

Holy crap are those amazing pics. It looks like you had a really wild time (pun not intended), now I want to go! :)

[Darlene]

Those pics are well worth the wait for those of us way out in dial-up land !! Thanks Baz !!

[BAZ]

Glad u waited. i will have some more soon.

[reptilesalonica]

Great pics Bah!...Like others, i feel so jealous! :D
Keep up the good work!
Nice that salt water chic on white too!!! ;)
~Greg~

[chas*e]

Outstanding!!!!.....

[JD@reptiles]

looks like you had an awesome time! Great pics.

Take care

Jordan

[doenoe]

oh wow baz. Those are some awesome pics. And like so many others, im jealous to. Well, maybe some day..............some day *sigh* :D

[Invictus]

Great pics Baz, thanks. But take me with you next time! :)

[lilyskip]

awesome pictures! what an amazing trip...

[Oliverian]

Lol! The Gharial baby looks sweet! You got some awesome pics. Must have been the experience of a lifetime, eh? ~TR~

[Lisa]

Holy totally cool. Wish i had a chance to play with those cats and reptiles.

[Linds]

Amazing pics! Those gharial pics are awesome! Love the "eye shine" pic too. Looks like an amazing experience! :D

[BAZ]

Glad u like em. Here are some more pics I thought you guys might like....


This is of a mugger I took at night. The motiona nd the flash made him look like a dragon with flames coming out of his mouth. Really crazy looking this one!

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrindia_nightdragon.jpg

More eyeshine
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrindia_eyeshine03.jpg

Baby Gharial
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrindia_gharialbaby03.jpg

Wicked action shot of Jen from jungle Cat World catching a mugger croc
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrindia_jen_mugger.jpg

Spectacled Cobra known as "Nala Pamb" (Good snake) in the local Tamil language

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrindia_najanaja11.jpg

Young King Cobra
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrindia_king02.jpg


Irula venom extraction centre. Note the spectacled cobra dn the russels viper
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrindia_irulacoop04.jpg

Wildlife show I did for the Madras Crocodile Bank at their "NatureQuest Centre" in Chennai city. Holding a young mugger croc here.
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrnaturequest01.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrnaturequest02.jpg

Nesting Saltie
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrindia_nestingsaltie01.jpg

Slender Snouted Croc
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrindia_slendersnout01.jpg

Travancore Tortoise
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrindia_travancore.jpg

A spider in Singapore
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrsingapore_spider.jpg

Spiders in India

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrindia_spider01.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrindia_spider02.jpg

Night shot of a striped hyena at Singapore Zoo. Kinda freaky looking.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/1619lrsingapore_nightsafari.jpg

[doenoe]

and those are also some great shots Baz. Crap, now i gotta save money and come along sometime :D

[JD@reptiles]

wicked shots man, that one of Jenn is awsome.

Jordan