Well I got up this morning and decided to go for a bit of a hike. I headed off to Incheon grand park again. I'm really getting sick of going there, but it's the only bit of forest in the area. I hiked around for about 6 hours and took a few photos. I've been looking to take some pictures of vipers for the last five years, but I've never been able to find any, until today. I was walking along a grassy trail when I happened to look down, there next to my foot was a common viper. As many of you know I have a bit of a fascination with snakes and I'm not scared of them, but seeing that viper made my hair stand on end. I jumped about four feet and turned around to get a photo of it, but it was already heading into the long grass and I wasn't about to grab it. So I still don't have any photos of a viper. I could kick myself in the ass for not being more careful. Most times I have my eye on the ground looking for interesting things, but just when you least expect it something is there. That's the way it goes with nature photography. The only other time a snake gave me a fright, was about 3 years ago. I was climbing over a rock pile and a rat snake over a meter long took a strike at my family jewels. The viper today was small, only a little over a foot. I'm just glad I didn't step on it!! My foot was only 6cm away from it, but it didn't strike. I think their first line of defense is camo. I also noticed that they puff up there body, as a warning. I think you would have to hurt it in order to get it to bit. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.