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Genus Norops (21 species, ... Enuliophis sclateri (sock-headed snake) Erythrolamprus mimus (mimic false coral snake) ... Costa Rica, Panama;
Hydromorphus concolor, also known as the Costa Rica water snake, is a snake of the colubrid family. It is found in Guatemala , Honduras , Nicaragua , Costa Rica , Panama , and Colombia . [ 2 ]
Cerrophidion sasai, the Costa Rica montane pitviper, is a venomous snake [1] mostly found in the southeastern parts of Mexico to the west of Panama.In Costa Rica it is found in the Cordillera Central and Cordillera de Talamanca at altitudes from 1,460 to 2,875 m (4,790 to 9,430 ft)
Bothriechis lateralis is a pit viper species found in the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. [2] ... These snakes prefer to remain coiled and still, relying ...
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.
Black milk snakes are native to Costa Rica and Panama. They typically live in the wet, high mountain cloud forests at elevations between 5,000 and 7,400 feet in Costa Rica, and between 4,300–6,500 feet in Panama.
The vine snake is an opisthoglyphous (or "rear-fanged") species that possesses two larger, but blunted, peg-like teeth at the upper back of the mouth, which are slightly grooved on the sides to allow for delivery of a toxic salival fluid. Designed to quickly immobilize small animals, this salival fluid ensures the sufficient dispatching of prey ...
The snake is a small-medium size, slender snake. It lives in trees and has a green-black coloration. The snake grows up to 30 inches, but many grow less than 24 inches. [5] It is only discovered in Costa Rica. The snake kills with a toxin which is likely to be nigroviriditoxin. The toxin itself was discovered in 2015, and B. nubestris would be ...