Travel-ography
When in a (rain)forest…
I had learnt a very important lesson in the rainforests of Agumbe, and I will carry it and narrate it for as long as my rendezvous with the forests continue.
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Photostory: The Rainforests of Agumbe
The village of Agumbe, better known as the ‘Cherrapunji of South India’, nestles cosily in the Western Ghats of India and is a tropical rainforest region. It’s one quaint destination that is a delight for all—travellers, wildlife photographers, birders, herpetologists, naturalists, conservationists, and an endless number of others. Agumbe is Read more…
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Malabar Pit Viper
Rainforests and snakes kind of go hand-in-hand, right? A single trip where one comes across not one, but five Malabar Pit Vipers in hues of green, brown, and a rare yellow, undoubtedly is enough to convert one into a lover of snakes for life. So it happened to us too. Read more…
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Large-eyed Bronzeback Tree Snake
On our jungle (rainforest actually) walk that day, we stopped short and pierced our eyes through the thick undergrowth to spot the most shiny, long, ‘slim’ creature wriggling in the bush. When I was able to spot the movement and fell back in surprise, it was neither the length nor Read more…
Travel-ography
Rainforest Tales At Agumbe
And the rains started pouring. The monsoon clouds crashed on the Indian subcontinent. Once more the green started sprouting everywhere and the smell of damp moist earth embalmed my senses. I didn’t want another monsoon to pass me by without revealing the life-magic that the heavens bring in. The desire Read more…