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Anacondas (AN)
Boas (BO)
Pythons (PY)
King cobras (KC)
Asian cobras (CO)
African cobras (CO)
Mambas (MA)
Rattlesnakes (RA)
Australasian elapids (AS)
Seasnakes & sea kraits (SS)
Other vipers & pitvipers (OV)
Other snakes (OS)
Large lizards (LL)
Alligators & caiman (AC)
Crocodiles (CR)
Turtles & tortoises (TT)
Frogs (FR)
Big invertebrates (IV)
On location (OL)
In the field (IF)
At home (AH)

Mark also has a huge library of photographic slides, digitized images and digital images of reptiles, amphibians, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, tropical locations etc.
Examples are available for viewing on other parts of this website.

ANACONDAS
AN97-1. O'Shea with 12ft Green anaconda Eunectes murinus Dona Barbara, Los Llanos, Venezuela 1997	AN97-3. O'Shea with 18ft Green anaconda Eunectes murinus Dona Barbara, Los Llanos, Venezuela 1997	AN99-1. O'Shea with 16ft Green anaconda Eunectes murinus Iwokrama, Guyana 1999
AN97-2. O'Shea with 15ft Green anaconda Eunectes murinus Dona Barbara, Los Llanos, Venezuela 1997	AN99-2. O'Shea with 16ft Green anaconda Eunectes murinus Ilha Caviana, Pará, Brazil 1999	AN07-1. O'Shea with fellow keeper Adam Richardson and 16ft Green anaconda Eunectes murinus Mark O'Shea's Reptile World, WMSP, UK 2007

BOAS
	BO87-1. O'Shea with Common boa Boa constrictor Ilha Maracá, Roraima, Brazil 1987

PYTHONS
PY92-1. O'Shea with team and 12ft Burmese rock python Python bivittatus Bardia National Park, Nepal 1992	PY92-3. O'Shea with team and 16ft Burmese rock python Python bivittatus Bardia National Park, Nepal 1992	PY92-2. O'Shea with 16ft Burmese rock python Python bivittatus Bardia National Park, Nepal 1992
PY02-1. O'Shea with 16ft Burmese rock python Python bivittatus Garumera National Park, W.Bengal, India 2002	PY02-2. O'Shea with 16ft Burmese rock python Python bivittatus Garumera National Park, W.Bengal, India 2002	PY09-1. O'Shea with Borneo blood python Python brietensteini Kanabatangan, Sabah, Borneo 2009
PY08-1. O'Shea with 10ft Reticulated python Malayopython reticulatus Mark O'Shea's Reptile World, WMSP, UK 2008 (1500x2100pix only)	PY10-1. O'Shea and team with 17ft Reticulated python Malayopython reticulatus Mark O'Shea's Reptile World, WMSP, UK 2008	PY10-2. O'Shea with 17ft Reticulated python Malayopython reticulatus Mark O'Shea's Reptile World, WMSP, UK 2008
PY07-1.O'Shea with a young Southern African rock python Python natalensis Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia 2007	PY07-2. O'Shea with a young Southern African rock python Python natalensis Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia 2007

KING COBRAS
KC02-1. O'Shea with 12ft King cobra Ophiophagus hannah Orissa, India 2002	KC07-1. O'Shea with 10ft King cobra Ophiophagus hannah Mark O'Shea's Reptile World, WMSP, UK 2007	KC02-2. O'Shea with 12ft King cobra Ophiophagus hannah Bangkok, Thailand 2002

ASIAN COBRAS
CO97-1. O'Shea with Sri Lankan cobra Naja naja Gampola, Sri Lanka 1997	CO02-1. O'Shea with Indian cobra Naja naja Bangalore, Tamil Nadu, India 2002	CO02-4. O'Shea with Sri Lankan cobra Naja naja Nikerawatiya, Sri Lanka 2002
CO02-2. O'Shea with Sri Lankan cobra Naja naja Eppewala, Sri Lanka 2002	CO02-3. O'Shea with Sri Lankan cobra Naja naja Nikerawatiya, Sri Lanka 2002	CO92-1. O'Shea with Black Indian cobra Naja naja Bardia National Park, Nepal 1992

AFRICAN COBRAS
CO07-1. O'Shea with Zebra spitting cobra Naja nigricincta Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia 2007	CO07-3. O'Shea with Zebra spitting cobra Naja nigricincta Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia 2007	CO07-4. O'Shea with Zebra spitting cobra Naja nigricincta Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia 2007
CO89-1. O'Shea with Forest cobra Naja melanoleuca Palmol plantation, Southwest Prov., Cameroon 1989	CO07-2. O'Shea with Zebra spitting cobra Naja nigricincta Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia 2007	CO03-1. O'Shea with Forest cobra Naja melanoleuca Chisanza, Lake Tanganyika, Zambia 2003

MAMBAS
	AM97-1. O'Shea with Black mamba Dendroaspis polylepis Hoedspruit, Transvaal, S.Africa 1997	AM97-1. O'Shea with Black mamba Dendroaspis polylepis Hoedspruit, Transvaal, S.Africa 1997

AUSTALASIAN ELAPIDS
	AS06-1. O'Shea with 7ft (2.0m) Papuan taipan Oxyuranus scutellatus canni Central Prov., PNG 2006
AS00-1. O'Shea with New Guinea small-eyed snake Micropechis ikaheka Karkar, Madang Prov., PNG 2000	AS92-1. O'Shea milking New Guinea small-eyed snake Micropechis ikaheka Karkar Is., Madang Prov., PNG 1992	AS01-1. O'Shea with Chappell Is. tigersnake Notechis scutatus Chappell Island, Tasmania 2001

SEASNAKES & SEA KRAITS
SS90-1. O'Shea with Yellow-lipped sea krait Laticauda colubrina CRI, Madang Prov., PNG 1990	SS00-1. O'Shea with New Caledonian sea kraits Laticauda saintgironsi Ile Moro, New Caledonia 2000	SS00-2. O'Shea with New Caledonian sea kraits Laticauda saintgironsi Ile Moro, New Caledonia 2000
	SS09-1. O'Shea with Yellow-lipped sea kraits Laticauda colubrina Pulau Ular, Sabah, Malaysia 2009
SS00-3. O'Shea with Olive seasnake Aipysurus laevis Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, Western Australia 2000	SS00-4. O'Shea with Seasnakes Aipysurus & Emydocephalus Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, Western Australia 2000	SS00-5. O'Shea with Seasnakes Aipysurus & Emydocephalus Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, Western Australia 2000
	SS00-6. O'Shea photographing Beaked seasnake Enhydrina schistosa Weipa, Queensland 2000

RATTLESNAKES
RA87-1. O'Shea with Roraima rattlesnake Crotalus durissus ruruima Ilha Maracá, Roraima, Brazil 1987	RA87-2. O'Shea with Roraima rattlesnake Crotalus durissus ruruima Ilha Maracá, Roraima, Brazil 1987	RA99-1. O'Shea with Eastern diamondback rattlesnake Crotalus durissus ruruima Dade Co., Florida 1999
RA93-1. O'Shea with Rupununi rattlesnake Crotalus durissus trigonicus Orinduik, Guyana 1993	RA99-2. O'Shea with San Esteban rattlesnake Crotalus molossus estebanensis Isla San Esteban, Sea of Cortez, Sonora, Mexico 1999	RA99-3. O'Shea with Blacktailed rattlesnake Crotalus molossus molossus Alamos, Sonora, Mexico 1999

OTHER VIPERS & PIVIPERS
OV92-1. O'Shea in 'Brusher Mills' mode, with South Asian Russell's viper Daboia russelii Bardia National Park, Nepal 1992	OV03-1. O'Shea photographing Puff adder Bitis arietans arietans Mkuze, KwaZulu Natal, S.Africa 2003	OV03-2. O'Shea and Barry Sanders with East African gaboon viper Bitis gabonica St Lucia National Park, KwaZulu Natal, S.Africa 2003
OV02-1. O'Shea with Indian hump-nosed pitviper Hypnale hypnale Nikaweratiya, Sri Lanka 2002	OV02-2. O'Shea with South Asian Russell's viper Daboia russelii Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka 2002	OV99-1. O'Shea with Terciopelo Bothrops asper Asa Wright Reserve, Trinidad 1999
OV12-1. O'Shea with Island pitviper Trimeresurus insularis Nancuro, Manatuto, Timor-Leste 2012	OV12-2. O'Shea with Island pitviper Trimeresurus insularis Nancuro, Manatuto, Timor-Leste 2012	OV12-3. O'Shea with Island pitviper Trimeresurus insularis Nancuro, Manatuto, Timor-Leste 2012
OV12-4. O'Shea milking Island pitviper Trimeresurus insularis Nancuro, Manatuto, Timor-Leste 2012		OV12-5. O'Shea milking Island pitviper Trimeresurus insularis Nancuro, Manatuto, Timor-Leste 2012
OV12-6. O'Shea with Ottoman viper Montivipera xanthina Thace, Greece 2012	OV12-7. O'Shea with Ottoman viper Montivipera xanthina Thace, Greece 2012	OV12-8. O'Shea with Ottoman viper Montivipera xanthina Thace, Greece 2012
OV11-1. O'Shea with Omani carpet viper Echis omanensis Sharjah, UAE 2011		OV12-9. O'Shea with Northern adder Vipera berus Midlands, UK 2012

OTHER SNAKES
OS87-1. O'Shea with Yellow-tailed cribo Drymarchon corais Ilha Maracá, Roraima, Brazil 1987	OS97-1. O'Shea with Yellow-tailed cribo Drymarchon corais Dona Barbara, Los Llanos, Venezuela 1997	OS02-1. O'Shea with Dharman ratsnake Ptyas mucosus Eppewala, Sri Lanka 2002
OS99-1. O'Shea with Speckled racer Drymobius margaritiferus Alamos, Sonora, Mexico 1999	OS02-2. O'Shea with Paradise flying snake Chrysopelea paradisi Krakatau, Indonesia 2002	OS99-2. O'Shea with Speckled racer Drymobius margaritiferus Alamos, Sonora, Mexico 1999
OS07-1. O'Shea with Boomslang Dispholidus typus Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia 2007	OS07-2. O'Shea with Boomslang Dispholidus typus Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia 2007	OS07-3. O'Shea with Boomslang Dispholidus typus Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia 2007

LARGE LIZARDS
	LL00-1. O'Shea with Frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii Weam, Western Prov., PNG 2000
LL85-1. O'Shea with 5ft Central American green iguana Iguana iguana rhinolopha Rio Guaraska, Mosquito Coast, Honduras 1985	LL01-2. O'Shea photographing Komodo dragon Varanus komodoensis Rinca Is., Komodo Is., Indonesia 2001	LL90-1. O'Shea with Salvador's monitor lizard Varanus salvadori Central Prov., PNG 1990
LL01-1. O'Shea with Water monitor lizard Varanus salvator Panjang Is., Krakatau Is., Indonesia 2001	LL84-1. O'Shea with Water monitor lizard Varanus salvator Baram River, Sarawak, Borneo 1984	LL99-1 O'Shea with Gila monster Heloderma suspectum suspectum Tucson, Arizona 1999
	LL12-1. O'Shea with Ataúro lizard Varanus sp. Ataúro Island, Timor-Leste 2012

ALLIGATORS & CAIMAN
AC80-1. O'Shea with American alligator Alligator mississippiensis Big Pine Key, Florida 1980	AC96-1. O'Shea with Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis UK captive 1996	AC99-1. O'Shea evicting American alligator Alligator mississippiensis from boat, Black Bayou, Louisiana 1999
AC99-6. O'Shea with Cuvier's dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus Iwokrama, Guyana 1999	AC99-4. O'Shea with Cuvier's dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus Iwokrama, Guyana 1999	AC99-5. O'Shea with Cuvier's dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus Iwokrama, Guyana 1999
AC97-1. O'Shea with Spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus Dona Barbara, Los Llanos, Venezuela 1997	AC97-2. O'Shea with Spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus Dona Barbara, Los Llanos, Venezuela 1997	AC97-3. O'Shea with Spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus Dona Barbara, Los Llanos, Venezuela 1997

AC99-3. O'Shea with Black caiman Melanosuchus niger Rupununi, Guyana 1999	AC99-2. O'Shea with Black caiman Melanosuchus niger Rupununi, Guyana 1999

CROCODILES
CR03-2. O'Shea with skull of Nile crocodile Crocodylus miloticus Kasabo Bay, Lake Tanganyika, Zambia 2003	CR03-1. O'Shea with skull of Nile crocodile Crocodylus miloticus Kasabo Bay, Lake Tanganyika, Zambia 2003	CR92-1. O'Shea with Papuan elders and New Guinea crocodile Crocodylus novaeguineae Inawabui, Mekeo, Central 1992
CR92-2. O'Shea with Mugger crocodile Crocodylus palustris Bardia National Park, Nepal 1992	CR99-1. O'Shea with Cuban crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer Zapata Croc Farm, Bay of Pigs, Cuba 1999	CR06-1. O'Shea with Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus Laloki River, Central Prov. 2006
	CR10-1. O'Shea with Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus Uma Bot, Viqueque Distr., Timor-Leste 2010

TURTLES & TORTOISES
TT99-1. O'Shea with Alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temmincki Black Bayou, Louisiana 1999	TT09-1. O'Shea with Timor snake-necked turtle Chelodina mccordi timorensis Lake Ira Lalaro, Lautem Distr., Timor-Leste 2009	TT87-1. O'Shea with Yellow-spotted river turtle Podocnemis unifilis Ilha Maracá, Roraima, Brazil 1987

FROGS
FR99-1. O'Shea with Splendid leaf frog Cruzihyla calcarifer La Selva, Costa Rica 1999	FR99-2. O'Shea with Strawberry dart-poison frog Oophaga pumilio La Selva, Costa Rica 1999	FR06-1. O'Shea with White-lipped treefrog Litoria infrafrenata Brown River, Central Prov., PNG 2006

BIG INVERTEBRATES
IV03-1. O'Shea with Giant Peruvian bird-eating spider Pamphobetus sp. Alianza Cristiana, Loreto, Peru 2003		IV10-1. O'Shea with Indonesian orb-weaving spider Nephila vitiana Bobocasae, Oecussi, Timor-Leste 2010
IV11-1. O'Shea with Camel spider Galeodes arabs Sharjah, UAE 2011		IV11-2. O'Shea with Camel spider Galeodes arabs Sharjah, UAE 2011

ON LOCATION Filmwork
OL02-1. O'Shea with OBA film & Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter crews, during filming of "Venom", Sri Lanka 2002	OL02-1. O'Shea on Sigiriya fortress, during filming of "Venom", Sri Lanka 2002	OL02-3. O'Shea aboard Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter, during filming of "Venom", Sri Lanka 2002
OL99-1. O'Shea during filming of "Feast of the Snakes" at Crater Lake, Tasmania 2001	OL02-2. O'Shea alongside WWII Sherman tank wreck, during filming of "Snake Invasion" Guam, Marianas Islands 2000	OL99-2. O'Shea on snake hunt during filming of "Spitting Cobra", KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 2003
OL07-1. O'Shea with film crew and wildlife team during filming of "Safari Park" in the Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia, 2007	OL07-2. O'Shea with film crew during filming of "Safari Park" in the Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia, 2007	OL07-3. O'Shea demonstrating a Boomslang, Dispholidus typus, during filming of "Safari Park" in the Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia, 2007

OL07-4. O'Shea during filming of "Safari Park" in the Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia, 2007	OL07-5. O'Shea during filming of "Safari Park" in the Ongava Game Reserve, Namibia, 2007

IN THE FIELD Fieldwork
	IF06-1. O'Shea, David Williams and other taipan hunters, Milne Bay Prov., PNG 2006

AT HOME
	AH07-1. O'Shea in his library at home Shropshire, UK (1800 x 1120pix)