A beautiful red-lipped herald snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia), also called a herald snake, displaying its signature defensiveness

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Size: 7691px × 5127px
Location: Zambia
Photo credit: © Craig Cordier / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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