Hopeless Wanderer

Photography by Alexandre Deschaumes.

An Eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) endures a cold winter day in the Eastern United States. This species is the largest of the 3 tree squirrels in the Eastern U.S.

Photo: Gary Eslinger/USFWS

Encountering the Malabar Pit Viper

by Sachin Mamgai

The colorful Malabar pit viper, Trimeresurus malabaricus, is one of the most beautiful snakes one can come across in India.

An adult malabaricus is about 45cm to 105cm in size and usually found in southwestern and southern jungles of India. However, the usual locations where malabaricus is found varies according to the seasons. For example, in summers it’d found on higher branches of trees, whereas during monsoons it’s found on the lower branches a foot or two off the ground, as well as on rocks…

"After wrapping Guardians of the Galaxy I was very homesick and I was coming home to my wife and my son, who at the time was 13 months old. My wife told me ‘Hey, listen there’s a chance he may not recognize you and he may be a little shy’ and so I came in there, and he just sat right up and had this big smile on his face. He started saying ‘Daddy, daddy, daddy!’ and I just started to cry. He saw the tears in my eyes and started doing bits to make me laugh and that just made me cry more."