Feb 15, 2025
Mexican Pygmy Rattlesnake (Crotalus ravus), family Crotalidae, México
Venomous.
photograph by Leonardo Ponce
seen from Malaysia
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Germany
seen from Russia
seen from Japan
seen from Israel
seen from South Korea
seen from Japan
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Austria
Mexican Pygmy Rattlesnake (Crotalus ravus), family Crotalidae, México
Venomous.
photograph by Leonardo Ponce
Great Basin Rattlesnake (Crotalus lutosus), UT, USA
photograph by Mohan333 | inaturalist CC
Mohave Desert Sidewinder (Crotalus c. cerastes), family Viperidae, SW United States
Venomous.
photograph by Yinan Li The Rattlesnake Conservancy
Eyelash pit viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) at La Selva Biological Station, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
photograph by Geoff Gallice | Wikimedia CC
Yucatecan Cantil (Agkistrodon russeolus or Agkistrodon bilineatus russeolus) from Campeche, México
photographs: Andrew DuBois | Flickr CC
Two lined forest pit-viper (Bothriopis bilineata), Ecuadorian Amazon
photograph by Sebastien Di Dominico | Flickr CC
Eyelash Pit Viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) at La Selva Biological Station, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
photograph by Geoff Gallice | Wiki CC
Close ups of a juvenile Florida Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti) in North FL, USA.
Notice the yellow tail tip, which it uses to attract small prey animals, like frogs and lizards. This is referred to as “Caudal luring”.
photographs by Dick Bartlett