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Bocaracá, Eyelash Viper

Bothriechis schlegelii

Description:

This is an arboreal snake, it is venomous, and usually very calm but also very fast when it decide to move, its size is about 80 cm long, too big for the species. They could be fast enough to catch a hummingbird on flight.

Habitat:

Rainforest

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4 Comments

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

Thanks Nuwan

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

great spot !!

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

It certainly is...

Wendy Clapham
Wendy Clapham 11 years ago

What a stunning creature!

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Mar 19, 2006
Submitted on Sep 2, 2012

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