A striking picture catches the minute a poisonous green pit viper feasts on a brown tree frog in a rain forest in Taiwan, as the frog forlornly takes a last gulp of air. The gruesome shot has actually been shortlisted in the Close-up Photographer of the Year 2024 competitors. 19659001 Green pit vipers ( Trimeresurus have intense green scales and a poisonous bite. They are extremely competent predators typically discovered in 19459093 tropical forests throughout Asia The snake’s victim in this case, a brown tree frog ( Polypedates braueri 19459092, is a master of camouflage and dexterity and it normally lives in trees. professional photographer Woody Tu 19459094 stated in a declaration offered by the competitors. When he approached, he found the viper clutching the frog in its jaws. 19459004 he stated. 19659003 The image has actually been shortlisted in the Animals classification in the Close-up Photographer of the Year , which likewise consists of a picture of a young wallaby cuddled in its mom’s pouch and a satin bowerbird ( 19459091 Ptilonorhynchus violaceus in front of its embellished bower– a curved structure developed to bring in women. 19659004 A panel of 25 judges chose the shortlisted images from 11,681 entries, from which the leading 100 images and winning images will be selected and launched in January 2025. 19659005 You can see a few of the shortlisted images listed below. 19659007 Wallaby Baby 19459103(Image credit: © Pedro Jarque|cupoty.com) 19459102 Manage with Care 19459103 (Image credit: © Benny Gauthier|