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Eyelash Pit Viper

Bothriechis schlegelii

Description:

Smallish, fiesty and venomous snake. We see them here from time to time but they're more common at lower elevations. Photo courtesy of our camera trap man, Matt Brown.

Habitat:

Cloud Forest Reserve at Santa Lucia, Pichincha, Ecuador

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9 Comments

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 11 years ago

Nice spotting. Well camouflaged.

kyros.v
kyros.v 12 years ago

No way, this is great...

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler 12 years ago

Fantastic picture!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Fantastic looking snake and in a beautiful setting too. Nice picture.

SantaLuciaReserve
SantaLuciaReserve 12 years ago

Great wee snake. We could do with a snake aficionado to work out exactly what we've got in the reserve.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Lovely!

SantaLuciaReserve
SantaLuciaReserve 12 years ago

You'd have to really annoy it for it to strike. It was just a treat to spot one

Sergio Monteiro
Sergio Monteiro 12 years ago

And it is almost invisible in the green forest. Chilling vision.

SantaLuciaReserve
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SantaLuciaReserve

Nanegal, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on Nov 11, 2011
Submitted on Nov 11, 2011

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