agility at its best

a couple of days back, a friend shared an image of a baby cobra that entered their compound, and how the compound folks dealt with the issue. later a few pics were shared with the residents, and she happened to share one image with me. when she sought my reaction, i told her that i find reptiles fascinating. am scared, no doubt, but mostly fascinated.

and it reminded me of how i thoroughly enjoyed the famous snake garden on ECR road just outside of madras a few years ago. i took pics of these massive crocs. they were sprawled all over, some on top of each other, with complete abandon. they looked dead - no movement for several minutes, maybe even hours. and then, suddenly, one would make a dash with such grace, speed, agility, and power. simply amazing!!!

on seeing the pictures, most friends reacted with fear, even disgust. but i was super pleased for having seen and observed these marvellous creatures.