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  2. Wildlife of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The venomous snakes of Costa Rica are often observed without issue if given a respectful distance. Among turtles , five of the world's seven species of sea turtles nest on the nation's beaches. Two crocodilians , the widespread spectacled caiman and the large, sometimes dangerous American crocodile are found in Costa Rica.

  3. Animal attacks in Latin America - Wikipedia

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    Bull shark. Sharks were responsible for a large number of attacks and deaths in the region, Brazil has the highest number, about 107, and 30 deaths, followed by Mexico with 62 attacks and 35 fatalities, Cuba with 28 attacks and 16 deaths, Panama registers 27 attacks and 17 deaths, Venezuela has 11 cases and 5 deaths, Costa rica has 6 fatalities of 10 attacks, Colombia with 1 fatality of 8 ...

  4. Bothrops asper - Wikipedia

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    It is considered the most dangerous snake in Costa Rica, responsible for 46% of all bites and 30% of all hospitalized cases; before 1947, the fatality rate was 9%, but this has since declined to almost 0% (Bolaños, 1984), mostly due to the Clodomiro Picado Research Institute, [30] responsible for the production of snake antiophidic sera (which ...

  5. Granular poison frog - Wikipedia

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    The granular poison frog or granular poison arrow frog (Oophaga granulifera) is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae, found in Costa Rica and Panama. [1] Originally described as Dendrobates granuliferus, it was moved to Oophaga in 1994. [2] Its natural habitats are tropical humid lowland forests; it is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

  6. Texas warning of "maneater" screwworms that lay eggs in flesh

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    "These eggs hatch into dangerous parasitic larvae, and the maggots burrow or screw into flesh with sharp mouth hooks. ... are also spreading north to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and ...

  7. Motmot - Wikipedia

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    Motmots eat small prey such as insects and lizards, and will also take fruit. In Nicaragua and Costa Rica, motmots have been observed feeding on poison dart frogs. [1] Like most of the Coraciiformes, motmots nest in tunnels in banks, laying about four white eggs. Some species form large colonies of up to 40 paired individuals. The eggs hatch ...

  8. Synoeca septentrionalis - Wikipedia

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    Synoeca septentrionalis is a Neotropical species found in Central and South America, especially in areas such as Costa Rica, [3] Panama, [1] Colombia, [1] Guatemala, [1] Mexico [1] and Venezuela. [1] Its distribution extends further north than others in the genus. [1] These wasps often build their nests on trees, specifically flat against a ...

  9. Leptophis ahaetulla - Wikipedia

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    On each side of the head is a black streak which passes through the eye. The upper lip and the belly are white or yellow. The species was thought to be non-venomous, [3] but it is mildly venomous with localized pain, swelling and a feeling of "pins and needles" being the symptoms of envenomation. Symptoms disappear after a few hours.