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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 ...
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.
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.
Texas coral snake. Micrurus tener, commonly known as the Texas coral snake, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to the southern United States and adjacent northeastern and central Mexico. Six subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies, Micrurus tener tener[1][2] The ...
Like all kingsnakes, the Mexican black kingsnake is a constrictor and is non-venomous. Their diet includes other snakes —particularly rattlesnakes which are also common to the region— and as a result, has developed a resilience to various kinds of venom. [5] This species will also consume small rodents, lizards, birds, and eggs. [1] [5]
Adults are short and exceedingly stout, commonly growing to 18–24 inches (46–61 centimetres) in total length. The snout is rounded with a sharp canthus. [3] At midbody there are 23–27 rows of dorsal scales that are strongly keeled, tubercular in large specimens. The ventral scales are 121–135, while the subcaudals are 26–36 and mostly ...
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 ...
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 ...