Some nature photographers in Singapore are upset over the antics of some of the more amateurish pretenders in the photography community for violating basic etiquette when taking nature shots.

A video uploaded on Facebook purportedly showed a group of photographers at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve callously removing and rearranging the wildlife to take a better, easier shot, in this case, of a juvenile snake identified as a pit viper.

According to the owner of the video who is a nature photographer, he was aghast to see the mishandling of the animal just for the sole purpose of a recreational shoot and is intending on informing the authorities about the incident:

Note: This was not the original perch the snake was on. They intentionally shifted it to an open branch as shown for an 'easier photo'. During which, they were poking it just to get it into a position they want. As shown, the pit viper was tense (ready to strike position).

According to commenters in the Facebook thread, nature photographers follow basic etiquette such as not letting the animal they are shooting know about their presence, not startling the animal with any unnecessary sounds and will resort to leaving the animal alone if it simply out of range.

Full video here: