Images Dated 2013 February

Fish market and seafood cafe on a wharf

Fish market and seafood cafe on a wharf, which survived the catastrophic bushfires of January 2013. Dunalley, southeast Tasmania, Australia

Cafe, Dunalley Bay, Dunalley Fish Market, Frederick Henry Bay, Fresh, Pier, Restaurant, Seafood, Shop, Waterside

Vista of Hemis National Park, the sole national park north of the Himalayas

Vista of Hemis National Park, the sole national park north of the Himalayas. It sits on the Karakoruk-West Tibetan Plateau and has peaks over 6000 m in the Stok and parts of the Zanskar Ranges. It extends over 4400 sq km. Hemis National Park, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Alpine, Cold, District, Extreme Terrain, High Altitude, Landscape, Leh, Remote, Scenery, Snow, Steppe

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)

Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) frequents pine and oak forests, upland dry pine forest, pine and palmetto flatwoods and coastal maritime hammocks. Origin: southern USA

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Animal, Animals, Captive, Coiled, Controlled Situation, Crotalus, Dangerous, Diamondbank Rattlesnake, Fauna, Florida Rattlesnake, Good Swimmer, In Captivity, Largest Rattlesnake, Lozenge Spotted Rattlesnake, One Animal, Pattern, Pit Viper, Rattler, Rattlesnake, Relaxing, Reptile, Reptilia, Resting, Sea Swimmer, Sleepy, Snake, Southern Woodland Rattler, Squamata, Venomous, Viperidae, Water Rattle, Water Rattlesnake, Wildlife