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Yellow Eyelash Pit Viper

Bothriechis Schlegelii

Description:

Perfectly yellow Eyelash Pit Viper spotted in La Selva Reserve, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

Habitat:

Rainforest, found on a tree trunk as oriented in the picture.

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10 Comments

Gongratulations

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 3 years ago

Awesome spotting!! Congratulations!!

Awesome snake,great capture Chris79,congrats on the well deserved SOTW and thanks for sharing.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 3 years ago

Wow amazing colors! Costa Rica is amazing. However ,I came back without seeing a single snake!!

Saturniidae27
Saturniidae27 3 years ago

Congrats Chris, well deserved. 🎉

Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 3 years ago

Congrats, Chris79.

MichaelS
MichaelS 3 years ago

Hi Chris79,

Your spotting has been voted Spotting of the Week! Rangers were captivated by this striking photo of an Eyelash Pit Viper. Congratulations on the weekly achievement and we look forward to seeing your future photos!

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Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 4 years ago

Nice one, the oropel! I saw this variety also on the Caribbean coast last year.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 4 years ago

Fantastic spotting! That's an amazing snake, and what a beautiful colour. Thanks for sharing, Chris.

Chris79
Spotted by
Chris79

Heredia, Costa Rica

Spotted on Mar 12, 2020
Submitted on Apr 22, 2020

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