Eyelash palm-pitviper

Eyelash palm-pitviper (Bothriechis schlegelii) feeding on a mouse. Venomous snake that reaches to about 80cm in length is mostly arboreal. Feeds on small mammals and birds. The Prehensile tail is reddish brown and can be used to imitate a worm to attract prey towards it.
Esmeraldas, ECUADOR, South America
Geographic range: Mexico south through Belize, Northern Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama into South America where it ranges into western Venezuela and western Ecuador.

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Image Size: 5510x3590 / 56.6MB; Arboreal Bothriechis schlegelii Branch Ecuador Eyelash palm-pitviper Poisonous Reptile Snake South America Tree Venomous dangerous forest
Contained in galleries: Ecuador Snakes, Portfolio 4

Eyelash palm-pitviper (Bothriechis schlegelii) feeding on a mouse. Venomous snake that reaches to about 80cm in length is mostly arboreal. Feeds on small mammals and birds. The Prehensile tail is reddish brown and can be used to imitate a worm to attract prey towards it.<br />
Esmeraldas, ECUADOR, South America<br />
Geographic range: Mexico south through Belize, Northern Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama into South America where it ranges into western Venezuela and western Ecuador.