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## Macro / Snake / Frogs / Herp Photography Tour to Amboli Ghat, Maharashtra, India

Amboli is a hill station in the state of Maharashtra. This lush green place lies in the Sahyadri Hills. There is very high rainfall in this place and it becomes dreamy when mist surrounds all over. The best season for macro photography here is monsoon, specially in July, where we can see varieties of reptiles, amphibians and other species. Malabar Pit Vipers, Green Vine Snakes, Gliding Frogs, Toads, Cicada, frogs eggs etc.

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## Tour Highlights

Snake Photography, Frogs, Geckos, and many more.
You must take this tour if you are afraid of snakes or if you love snakes. Your fear of snakes will be gone after this tour.

And of course, you will come back with some great pictures.
This tour is led by Smita Saurabh Chatterjee and assisted by Ssaurabh A Chatterjee.
We reach Amboli on the first day by 9 am. Being a part of the rain forest, it rains very heavily in these parts.
Make sure you have good rain protection for your camera.
We have our breakfast and go venture out in the forest.
The very common species of snakes here are Pit Viper. It is venomous and shooting them one needs to be careful. You can shoot them from beyond their striking distance - about 2 feet. They will never attack you though, unless you are doing rapid movement. I have found them to be very well behaved and keep posing for pictures without any movement. Having a macro lens will help. External Flash is compulsory as the light is very less.
The other common species here are Amboli Leaping Frog, Amboli Toad, Narrow Mouthed Frog, Wrinkled Frog. Then, we spent a lot of time observing and clicking Malabar Gliding Frog female laying eggs.
The frog lay eggs on the branches of the trees just above the water bodies so that they fall directly into the water once they mature.

### Read about my previous experience in shooting the snakes and frogs in Amboli Ghat here.

Here is the list of animals we've spotted.
Frogs:
Amboli Bush Frog, Amboli leaping frog, Narrow mouthed frog, Burrowing frog, Amboli toad (endemic), Malabar gliding frog, Eggs of Bush frog, Eggs of wrinkled frog, Tadpoles of leaping frog, Malabar Gliding froglet, Cricket Frog / Zakerana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakerana)
Snakes:
Bamboo Pit Viper, Malabar Pit Viper - Green morph, Giri's Bronzeback Tree Snake, Green Vine Snake, Cat snake
Spiders:
Wolf spider, Unidentified spider protecting its egg sack

Gecko:
White-banded Gecko, Prashad's gecko, Day gecko
Insects:
Walking stick / Stick Insect - Green and brown, Eggs of unidentified bugs, Stink Bug / Hitler's Army bug - Yellow and Orange, Ground cricket laying eggs
List Courtesy:
Aranya Sen

### Read about my previous experience in shooting the snakes and frogs in Amboli Ghat here.

Itinerary -
Day 1
Saturday, August 12, 2023
Reach Amboli by afternoon, relax and field trip evening session.
Day 2
Sunday, August 13, 2023
Amboli - Morning session and evening session
Day 3
Monday, August 14, 2023
Morning session and leave post-lunch
Cost: Rs.16,000/-
Only 8 participants on first come first serve basis.

For more info, please Whatsapp message Ssaurabh at 9004106715

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