Landscape Arch and Milky Way, stars rise over the arch at night. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park).
Location: Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 27868
Landscape Arch and Milky Way, stars rise over the arch at night. (Note: this image was created before a ban on light-painting in Arches National Park was put into effect. Light-painting is no longer permitted in Arches National Park).
Location: Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 27870
African gaboon viper camouflage blends into the leaves of the forest floor. This heavy-bodied snake is one of the largest vipers, reaching lengths of 4-6 feet (1.5-2m). It is nocturnal, living in rain forests in central Africa. Its fangs are nearly 2 inches (5cm) long.
Species: African gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica
Image ID: 12576
Epaulette shark. The epaulette shark is primarily nocturnal, hunting for crabs, worms and invertebrates by crawling across the bottom on its overlarge fins.
Species: Epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Image ID: 14958
Nocturnal Encounter during the Battle of Kijkduin, Willem van de Velde II (1633-1707), oil on canvas, c. 1675.
Location: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Holland, Netherlands
Image ID: 29480
Ripples in sand dunes at sunset, California. Winds reshape the dunes each day. Early morning walks among the dunes can yield a look at sidewinder and kangaroo rats tracks the nocturnal desert animals leave behind.
Location: Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 15578
Amethystine python. The amethystine python is Australias biggest snake. They are nocturnal and arboreal, inhabiting tropical rainforests, monsoon forests and vine forests.
Species: Amethystine python, Morelia amethistina
Image ID: 12567
Amethystine python. The amethystine python is Australias biggest snake. They are nocturnal and arboreal, inhabiting tropical rainforests, monsoon forests and vine forests.
Species: Amethystine python, Morelia amethistina
Image ID: 12568
Amethystine python. The amethystine python is Australias biggest snake. They are nocturnal and arboreal, inhabiting tropical rainforests, monsoon forests and vine forests.
Species: Amethystine python, Morelia amethistina
Image ID: 12569
Amethystine python. The amethystine python is Australias biggest snake. They are nocturnal and arboreal, inhabiting tropical rainforests, monsoon forests and vine forests.
Species: Amethystine python, Morelia amethistina
Image ID: 12570
African gaboon viper camouflage blends into the leaves of the forest floor. This heavy-bodied snake is one of the largest vipers, reaching lengths of 4-6 feet (1.5-2m). It is nocturnal, living in rain forests in central Africa. Its fangs are nearly 2 inches (5cm) long.
Species: African gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica
Image ID: 12575
African gaboon viper camouflage blends into the leaves of the forest floor. This heavy-bodied snake is one of the largest vipers, reaching lengths of 4-6 feet (1.5-2m). It is nocturnal, living in rain forests in central Africa. Its fangs are nearly 2 inches (5cm) long.
Species: African gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica
Image ID: 12577
Malagasy ground boa. The ground boa is the largest boa species in Madagascar, reaching 10 feet (3m) in length. Its coloration provides excellent camouflage amid rocks, logs and bushy thickets. It is mainly nocturnal, hunting birds and small mammals.
Species: Malagasy ground boa, Acrantophis madagascariensis
Image ID: 12594
Malagasy ground boa. The ground boa is the largest boa species in Madagascar, reaching 10 feet (3m) in length. Its coloration provides excellent camouflage amid rocks, logs and bushy thickets. It is mainly nocturnal, hunting birds and small mammals.
Species: Malagasy ground boa, Acrantophis madagascariensis
Image ID: 12595
African gaboon viper camouflage blends into the leaves of the forest floor. This heavy-bodied snake is one of the largest vipers, reaching lengths of 4-6 feet (1.5-2m). It is nocturnal, living in rain forests in central Africa. Its fangs are nearly 2 inches (5cm) long.
Species: African gaboon viper, Bitis gabonica
Image ID: 12737
Emerald tree boa. Emerald tree boas are nocturnal, finding and striking birds and small mammals in complete darkness. They have infrared heat receptors around their faces that allow them to locate warm blooded prey in the dark, sensitive to as little as 0.4 degrees of Fahrenheit temperature differences.
Species: Emerald tree boa, Corralus caninus
Image ID: 13965
Emerald tree boa. Emerald tree boas are nocturnal, finding and striking birds and small mammals in complete darkness. They have infrared heat receptors around their faces that allow them to locate warm blooded prey in the dark, sensitive to as little as 0.4 degrees of Fahrenheit temperature differences.
Species: Emerald tree boa, Corralus caninus
Image ID: 13966
Epaulette shark. The epaulette shark is primarily nocturnal, hunting for crabs, worms and invertebrates by crawling across the bottom on its overlarge fins.
Species: Epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Image ID: 14959
Epaulette shark. The epaulette shark is primarily nocturnal, hunting for crabs, worms and invertebrates by crawling across the bottom on its overlarge fins.
Species: Epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Image ID: 14960
Epaulette shark. The epaulette shark is primarily nocturnal, hunting for crabs, worms and invertebrates by crawling across the bottom on its overlarge fins.
Species: Epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Image ID: 14961
Ripples in sand dunes at sunset, California. Winds reshape the dunes each day. Early morning walks among the dunes can yield a look at sidewinder and kangaroo rats tracks the nocturnal desert animals leave behind.
Location: Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 15604
Ripples in sand dunes at sunset, California. Winds reshape the dunes each day. Early morning walks among the dunes can yield a look at sidewinder and kangaroo rats tracks the nocturnal desert animals leave behind.
Location: Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 15605
Ripples in sand dunes at sunset, California. Winds reshape the dunes each day. Early morning walks among the dunes can yield a look at sidewinder and kangaroo rats tracks the nocturnal desert animals leave behind.
Location: Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 15607
Ripples in sand dunes at sunset, California. Winds reshape the dunes each day. Early morning walks among the dunes can yield a look at sidewinder and kangaroo rats tracks the nocturnal desert animals leave behind.
Location: Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 15630
Ripples in sand dunes at sunset, California. Winds reshape the dunes each day. Early morning walks among the dunes can yield a look at sidewinder and kangaroo rats tracks the nocturnal desert animals leave behind.
Location: Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 15631