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Agkistrodon b [ilineatus]. bilineatus – Lucas, Dupaix-Hall & Biegler, 1972[2] Common names: cantil, Mexican cantil, Mexican ground pit viper,[3] cantil viper,[4] black moccasin,[5] Mexican moccasin,[4] more. Agkistrodon bilineatus is a highly venomous pit viper species found in Mexico and Central America as far south as Honduras.
Urutu pit viper. Most accidents are caused by snakes of the family Viperidae (Bothrops and Crotalus mainly) with 138 species of viperidae in Latin America. In Brazil, 70-90% of accidents are caused by Bothrops species. The most important are Bothrops asper known as the Fer-de-Lance or Terciopelo, found in Mexico, Central America and north South ...
The black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is a large and highly venomous snake species native to much of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the second longest venomous snake species in the world and is the fastest moving land snake, capable of moving at 4.32 to 5.4 metres per second (16–20 km/h, 10–12 mph).
Crotalus basiliscus. Crotalus basiliscus, known as the Mexican west coast rattlesnake, [3] Mexican green rattler, and also by other names, [4] is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to western Mexico. Like all other pit vipers, it is venomous. The specific name, basiliscus, is derived from the Greek word for ...
Lachesis muta is the third longest venomous snake in the world, exceeded in length only by the king cobra and the black mamba. Weight in this species is estimated at an average of 3 to 5 kg (6.6 to 11.0 lb), somewhat less than the heaviest rattlesnakes (like the eastern diamondback rattlesnake ) or Bitis vipers (such as the Gaboon viper and ...
Micrurus. Species: M. browni. Binomial name. Micrurus browni. Schmidt & H.M. Smith, 1943. Micrurus browni, commonly known as Brown's coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Guatemala and southwestern Mexico. [2] There are three recognized subspecies, including the nominate subspecies ...
Parkinson, et al. 2000. Agkistrodon taylori is a species of venomous snake, a pitviper (Crotalinae) found only in northeastern Mexico. The standardized names are Taylor's cantil (English) [3][4][5] and Metapil (Spanish), [4] although it is sometimes called the ornate cantil [6]: 51 p. as well as several other colloquial names.
Dipsas cenchoa (Linnaeus, 1758) 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.