Tiger Keelback, getting all cobra on my ass

  Snakewatching is my second favourite outdoor activity after birdwatching.  I came across this feisty Tiger Keelback at dusk yesterday at the 'tail end' of a 10-hour birdathon.  It was good to see a live one - usually I see them when they're flat on the road.  Anyways, this guy was going nuts, and when I approached it to get some pics it reared up at me with its hood flattened out, cobra-style.  Its body raised up and it just stood there until I backed off.  Wicked cool.  Oh yeah, it's a poisonous snake, so maybe I shouldn't have been playing with it.