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Water Monitor, Bentota River, Sri Lanka

 

Both land and water monitors are a fairly common sight in many areas of Sri Lanka. I shot this photo of a water monitor on a boat safari along the Bentota river. (It took quite a few attempts to capture the full extent of its impressive tongue!)

I managed to get a fair bit closer to the one in the next picture. It was sitting on the edge of the river bank and appeared to take an interest in our boat.

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The scenery along the river is lovely and you see these large lizards in the trees as well as in the water.

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There are snakes as well - very difficult to spot for the untrained eye, but the guides running the safaris appear to have no difficulty finding them.

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I am always fascinated by the large colonies of fruit bats you come across in Sri Lanka. These had made their home in the trees at the river bank.

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