Photo Feature
Watch where you step
<p>Careful where you plant your feet in the leaf litter of the forests of the Western Ghats, for there lie barely visible, beautifully camouflaged, hump-nosed pit-vipers <em>Hypnale hypnale</em>. Earlier believed to be mildly venomous to humans, recent studies confirm that unless treated within a few hours, their bites could prove to be fatal.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">Photo: Smriti Mahesh.</span></strong></p>