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Bothriechis schlegelii
a small but venomous snake, over a dozen different colour varieties occur in Costa Rica, this yellow version is called oropel
lowland rainforest
I spotted this along a path at the La Selva Biological Station. It stayed in the same spot, at least during the day, for 3 days.
Spotted on Jan 5, 2021
Submitted on Feb 12, 2021
6 Comments
AMAZING! creature!
It's incredible.
Thanks Neil!
Nice one, Dan. Such a beautiful snake. I particularly like the 2nd photo... but they are all amazing!
Thanks Michael!
Incredible spotting, Dan!