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Bothrops atrox — also known as the common lancehead, fer-de-lance, barba amarilla, [3] and mapepire balsain — is a highly venomous pit viper species found in the tropical lowlands of northern South America east of the Andes, as well as the Caribbean island of Trinidad. [2] No subspecies are currently recognized. [4]
The venom of the fer-de-lance is so potent that didelphine opossums (i.e., opossums like the Virginia opossum), which are normally immune to the venom of pit vipers and rattlesnakes, are still capable of succumbing to the venom of this snake. This is especially the case if the opossum is not fully grown (and thus the venom is more concentrated ...
These snakes range from small, never growing to more than 50–70 cm (19.5–27.5 in), to large at over 200 cm (6.6 ft) in total length. ... Fer-de-lance (commonly ...
Bothrops lanceolatus — known as the fer-de-lance, Martinican pit viper, [3] and Martinique lancehead [1] [4] [5] — is a species of pit viper endemic to the Caribbean island of Martinique. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Some reserve the common name fer-de-lance for this species, while others apply that name to other Bothrops species, as well.
Fer-de-Lance is French for spearhead (literally "iron of the lance"), and may refer to: Snakes of the genus Bothrops, especially: B. lanceolatus, the Martinique lancehead snake; B. caribbaeus, the Saint Lucia lancehead; B. atrox, the common lancehead, native to tropical South America east of the Andes and to Trinidad
The snakes typically range between 18 inches and four feet long. A western rattlesnake basks in a terrarium. Western rattlesnakes’ venom stuns or kills their prey such as mice, squirrels ...
B. insularis is endemic to Queimada Grande Island, Brazil, commonly known as Snake Island. Therefore, the type locality is the same: "Ilha da Queimada Grande, situado no litoral do Estado de S. Paulo, a cêrca de 40 milhas a S.O. da barra de Santos" (Brazil). [2] This island has a total area of only 43 hectares (430,000 m 2; 110 acres; 0.17 sq ...
It is found only on Saint Lucia. [2] Along with Bothrops lanceolatus and B. atrox, it is one of three Bothrops species found in the Caribbean.The snake is threatened and today limited to two areas of the island. [3]