[imagesource: Aditya Kshirsagar]

Relax.

The snake is laughing with you, not at you.

It’s a vine snake, snapped by Indian photographer Aditya Kshirsagar, and it’s actually showing aggression by opening its mouth.

Given that it’s one of the finalists in the 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards, we’ll ignore that fact and pretend it’s beaming back at Aditya.

This year, judges have received in excess of 7 000 photos from right around the globe, since narrowed down to 42 finalists.

It’s been a long day, so via Petapixel, we’ll select a few of our favourites.

“Majestic and Graceful Bald Eagle” by David Eppley. South West Florida, USA

“Monkey riding a giraffe” by Dirk-Jan Steehouwer. Murchison Falls NP, Uganda

“The Comedy wildlife” by Gurumoorthy Gurumoorthy. Western Ghats, India

“Ouch!” by Ken Jensen. Yunnan, China

If ever you need further proof that humans and monkeys share most of the same DNA…

“I got you!” by Kranitz Roland. Hungary

“Dancing Away to Glory” by Sarosh Lodhi. Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, India

“Time for school” by Chee Kee Teo. Singapore

We’ve all been there.

The overall winner, as well as the winner in each category, will be unveiled on October 22.

Nab the top prize and you score a one-week Kenyan safari as well as a handmade trophy.

[source:petapixel]