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Bothriechis nigroviridis
This is a venomous pitviper species found in the high mountains of Costa Rica (Talamanca) and western Panama, where it habits from 2000 to 3000 meters high. We manipulated the viper and it showed quite docile.
Montane and Premontane forest, Durika Biological Reserve, next to La Amistad International Park
12 Comments
Amazing species! Very rare.
Wow! Nice color!
Nice shot!
Beautiful snake! Love the coloring patterns!
You might consider adding it to Snakes of the World? : )
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082...
fantastic colors !!
Gorgeous animal!
Look like a Climber's stem...
Lovely!
stunning.
Beautiful snake no doubt! Gorgeous colors!
Daniel, can you upload picture 1 again? It seems it didn't upload properly, sorry!
Wow! That's a beautiful snake and excellent photos.