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Exhibition Member Highlights
The Struggle
About the image
This was one of the most unexpected and coolest sightings I have ever had. I was driving back to the house in the game reserve I grew up in when we came across a Flap-necked Chameleon and a Yellow-bellied Sand Snake in the middle of the road, locked in a proper struggle. The snake was biting the chameleon, while the chameleon was fighting back by biting the snake. The snake kept wiggling around, trying to get a better bite, but somehow ended up worse off than the chameleon. It was bleeding and had visible bite marks, while the chameleon seemed completely fine (just very angry). We stayed there for about 10–15 minutes, with me eventually lying in the road to take photos. Eventually, the snake gave up and let go, and they went their separate ways. It definitely felt like the chameleon got its revenge!
SPECIES:
Flap-necked Chameleon and a Yellow-bellied Sand Snake
How it was captured
Camera:Canon EOS 90D Lens: Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG Sports lens, 475 mm, ƒ/6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 1000
Photographer:
Age:
From:
Savanna Owtram
18
Limpopo
About the photographer
I grew up in a big 5 game reserve, so wildlife has always been a big part of my life. My love for photography grew from wanting to capture the amazing things I was seeing around me and being able to share those moments with other people. I mostly enjoy photographing wildlife, especially the little moments that you might easily miss. I love seeing animals interacting with each other, capturing their personalities, and being there when something unexpected happens. For me, being behind the camera is about slowing down and really taking notice of what is happening around me. There is something so exciting about waiting for the right moment and knowing that you have captured something you may never see in exactly the same way again. Photography lets me turn those moments into memories that I can keep and share.
PHOTOGRAPHER'S QUOTE
There’s nothing better than being in the bush, camera in hand, waiting to see what happens next.
CONSERVATION MESSAGE
Wildlife doesn’t always have to be the big, well-known animals to be incredible. Sometimes the coolest moments happen between the species we might normally overlook, and that’s why every part of our natural world is worth protecting.