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Bothriechis schlegelii
Sleeping under a grove of banana trees this afternoon...even the eyes are speckled...
The come in many different colors .... in spanish we call them Oropel if they are yellow, or Bocaraca , to any other color.... (same ssp)
MatthewKritzer, Be careful is very poisonous and is not as common in the Pacific. they are so fast that they could catch a hummingbird in flight, note the scales on the eyes that resemble eyelashes. NICE SPOTTING
All this are the same species a very poisonous and fast viper,
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/589...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/590...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/591...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/618...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/705...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/644...