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Like many people, photographerMarisa Ishimatsuwas once afraid of snakes.
The group spent 10 days scouring Namibia for these snakes.
Thanks to a local guide’s help, the group eventually tracked down and photographed all six species.
Snakes are just like ustrying to live in the environment they find themselves in.
Peringuey’s adders are perfectly adapted to their windblown, sandy habitats, she explains.
For water, they drink condensed fog off their coils.
They move across the dunes in a beautiful sidewinding motion, seeming to effortlessly dance across the loose sand.
They are incredible animals who would like nothing more than to be left alone in their dunes.
To see more of her wildlife and snake photography, follow Ishimatsu’s work onFlickr.
Desert mountain adder (Bitis xeropaga)
She also has select images available for purchase onEtsy.
Photographer Marisa Ishimatsu spent 10 days in Namibia tracking down snakesspecifically, six species of adders.
Namaqua dwarf adder (Bitis schneideri)
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