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Micrurus nigrocinctus, commonly known as the Central American coral snake, is a species of a highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Latin America from southern Mexico, Central America, to north Colombia. [3] There are six recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies described here. [4]
Few accidents are caused by elapids (with 78 species) in Latin America, which are represented by coral snakes, of the genera Leptomicrurus (Amazonia) Micruroides (Mexico), Micrurus which is the most widely distributed, and sea snakes, with one species, the Yellow-bellied sea snake, found in Mexico, Central America and north South America. Coral ...
Bothriechis marchi, also known as Honduran palm pit viper and March's palm pit viper, is a species of pit viper, a venomous snake, in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Central America. [1] [3] [4] There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. [3]
The Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a highly venomous snake species with a 50–60% untreated mortality rate. [87] It is also the fastest striking venomous snake in the world. [88] A death adder can go from a strike position, to strike and envenoming their prey, and back to strike position again, in less than 0.15 seconds. [88]
Micrurus mipartitus (red-tailed coral snake [2] or many-banded coral snake) [3] is a species of coral snake in the family Elapidae. [2] The species is native to Central America and northern South America. The red-tailed coral snake is common in agricultural areas in Colombia. [4]
Agkistrodon howardgloydi is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to Central America. It is most commonly called castellana, [3]: 135 p. [4]: 87 p. [5]: 718 p. but it has also been called the southern cantil, [6]: 60 p.
Bothrops jararaca—known as the jararaca [4] or yarara [5] —is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America in southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. The specific name, jararaca, is derived from Old Tupi îararaka. Within its geographic range, it is often abundant and is an important cause of snakebite. [4]
Imantodes cenchoa, also known commonly as the blunthead tree snake, the neotropical blunt-headed tree snake, [2] and the fiddle-string snake, [3] is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America. [2]