Jul 9
Yarará Lancehead (Bothrops jararaca)
Observed by wout_dutoit, CC BY-NC
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Yarará Lancehead (Bothrops jararaca)
Observed by wout_dutoit, CC BY-NC
Todays Snake Is:
The Jararaca (Bothrops jararaca) is a venomous species native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Like a number of snakes, this species’s venom has been studied for medical use, in this case containing certain compounds which are used in the production of blood pressure, heart, and hemostatis drugs.
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(Bothrops jararaca) jararaca Venom Data Specific data are lacking; reportedly an important cause of snakebite in many parts of its range (tropical deciduous (broadleaf) forests & semitropical upland forests in southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina & northeastern Paraguay). Bothrops venom is primarily hemotoxic & often contains cytotoxic factors; envenomation can result in systemic internal bleeding & local tissue destruction.
Bothrops jararaca
(Bothrops jararaca) jararaca
(Bothrops jararaca) jararaca