國立自然科學博物館

龜殼花為臺灣低海拔山區常見的蛇類，雖然攻擊性強且擁有劇毒，但卻是屬於少數具有護卵行為的蛇。蛇類的產卵地點均相當隱密，一般多在狹窄岩縫、山洞或樹洞中產卵，不過有時牠們也會選擇山壁上的人工水管洞作為產卵地點。龜殼花一窩卵的數量通常介於3~24顆之間，產完卵後，雌蛇會持續留在卵旁。大約30~60天后，幼蛇孵化，雌蛇才會離去。

Protobothrops mucrosquamatus, commonly known as brown spotted pit viper, is a common snake species found in Taiwan's low-altitude mountainous areas. Although it is highly aggressive and venomous, it is one of the few snakes with egg protecting behaviour. The spawning sites of snakes are often quite secluded. They usually lay their eggs in narrow crevices, caves or tree hollows, but sometimes they choose artificial water pipe holes on the mountain walls as spawning sites. The number of eggs in a nest of a brown spotted pit viper usually ranges from 3 to 24. After the eggs are laid, the female snake will continue to stay by the eggs. The baby snake would hatch after 30 to 60 days, and only then the female snake would leave.

2019年8月夜間攝於臺灣，臺北市文山區之低海拔山區。使用相機型號Pentax K-3，鏡頭型號smc PENTAX-FA 80-320mm F4.5-5.6，使用機身內建閃光燈作為光源。拍攝後以RAW格式檔案輸出，經調整亮度、白平衡與對比度後轉存Jpeg格式。

Taken at night in August 2019 in the low-altitude mountains of Wenshan District, Taipei. The camera model Pentax K-3 and the lens model smc PENTAX-FA 80-320mm F4.5-5.6 were used. The built-in flash was used as the light source. After shooting, it is output as a RAW file. After adjusting the brightness, white balance and contrast, it is exported in Jpeg format.