Identification:
A thickset, stocky pit-viper with a triangular brown head with dark eye-stripes and a tan or greyish-brown body with dark brown or black blotches; the name refers to its vaunted ability to launch itself and strike at long distance, but actually only over about half of its body length, to 80cm (32 in).
Habitat:
Low and middle elevation wet forests, Caribbean and Pacific slopes; usually found on the ground but also low in trees.
If you want to read about Eco-Tourism, Ecology, Behavior, Breeding and more of Costa Ricas' Fauna, we recommend to buy the Travelers' Wildlife Guide of Costa Rica by Les Beletzky (or Belesky) with beautiful illustrations by Davis Dennis. This priceless guide is our constant companion, when we travel around Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua.
To buy the complete book visit Interlink Books
The team of FlamingoLink, S.A. wishes you the best of times in our little paradise called Costa Rica.
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