Snakes of GOA

Models, famous people, actors, these are not difficult to photograph, they love the attention, they will readily pose. But snakes are an entirely different cup of tea. You get too close to them and they hiss and snarl. If you are too far from them, they all look alike. These pictures of the known and unknown snakes and reptiles of the beautiful, small state of Goa were leisurely shot over a decade by Rahul Alvares, Goa's well known snake-handler and wildlife photographer.