Chasing snakes and light in the verdant cloud forest of Ecuador's west Andean slope.

Mindo, Pichincha, 2007.
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  • Bromeliad (Guzmania sp.), growing on Guayaba (Psidium guajava), Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Cloud forest mists at dawn, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Olive Forest Racer (Dendrophidion dendrophis), a fast, alert diurnal species. Close-up of head, showing huge eyes. Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Grasshoppers (Acrididae) mating, showing extreme sexual dimorphism, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Cloud forest with flowers, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Forest flower (Gasteranthus quitensis), Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Common Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira annulata), a nocturnal predator of frogs, Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Arboreal rain frog (Eleutherodactylus sp.), Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.
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  • Millipede (Order Spirobolida), Mindo, west slope of Andes, Ecuador.