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the promised animals
Guatemalan Palm Viper (Bothriechis aurifer)
Photos by Pete Oxford
Bothriechis aurifer - yellow-blotched palm-pit viper
(Bothriechis aurifer) Yellow blotched palm pit viper
Found in Mexico in the mountains of eastern Chiapas, and in northern Guatemala. Occurs in cloud forest at 1200–2300 m altitude. The type locality given is "Cobán, [Alta] Vera Paz, Guatemala.
Diurnal. Usually arboreal, but may be encountered at ground level or on low vegetation. Usually not aggressive & remain quietly coiled in vegetation, but will strike if brushed against or touched. Ovoviviparous w/ usually 5-8 young/ litter. Prey mainly on tree frogs, lizards & sometimes on available small rodents or birds.
Mainly hemotoxic, has caused human deaths
(Bothriechis aurifer) yellow-blotched palm-pit viper
(Bothriechis aurifer) yellow-blotched palm-pit viper
(Bothriechis aurifer) yellow-blotched palm-pit viper
Habitat: Found most commonly in lower montane rainforest (cloud forest) at 1,200-2,300 m elevation (very rarely, at much lower elevations). It may enter subtropical wet forest (pine-oak forest) along mesic ravines. Found in Mexico (Chiapas) & Guatemala. In Guatemala, it is found in regions of Sierra de las Minas & Sierra de Chuacus.
Activity and Behavior: Diurnal. Usually arboreal, but may be encountered at ground level or on low vegetation. Usually not aggressive & remain quietly coiled in vegetation, but will strike if brushed against or touched. Ovoviviparous w/ usually 5-8 young/ litter. Prey mainly on tree frogs, lizards & sometimes on available small rodents or birds.
Venom Characteristics: Mainly hemotoxic, has caused human deaths.
(Bothriechis aurifer) yellow-blotched palm-pit viper
Habitat: Found most commonly in lower montane rainforest (cloud forest) at 1,200-2,300 m elevation (very rarely, at much lower elevations). It may enter subtropical wet forest (pine-oak forest) along mesic ravines. Found in Mexico (Chiapas) & Guatemala. In Guatemala, it is found in regions of Sierra de las Minas & Sierra de Chuacus.
Activity and Behavior: Diurnal. Usually arboreal, but may be encountered at ground level or on low vegetation. Usually not aggressive & remain quietly coiled in vegetation, but will strike if brushed against or touched. Ovoviviparous w/ usually 5-8 young/ litter. Prey mainly on tree frogs, lizards & sometimes on available small rodents or birds.
Venom Characteristics: Mainly hemotoxic, has caused human deaths.