#urutu

[herpsandbirds]

Urutu aka Crossed Lancehead (Bothrops alternatus), family Viperidae, found in South America (Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina)

Venomous. (very)

photographs: Giono Rossi & Venom Central

[snototter]

A rare amelanistic urutu lancehead (Bothrops alternatus) in Santa Fe, Argentina

by David Rohrmann

[antiqueanimals]

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Volume 6: Reptiles. Written by Bernard Grzimek. 1984.

1.) Wagler's pit viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri)

2.) Malayan pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma)

3.) Urutu (Bothrops alternatus)

4.) Southern American bushmaster (Lachesis mutas)

5.) Pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius)

6.) Tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus)

[exotic-venom]

(Bothrops alternatus) Urutu, cross pit viper

Primarily hemotoxic & cytotoxic; envenomation by this, & related Bothrops spp., can result in systemic internal bleeding & local tissue necrosis. This species is an important cause of snakebite throughout its range, most bites are to lower limbs. Although seldom fatal to humans, bites are fairly common.

[artebrasil]

Tarsila do Amaral: Antropofágica. 1928-1930

“Abaporu”. 1928.

“Urutu”. 1928.

“O Touro”. 1928.

“Composição”. 1928.

“O Lago”. 1928.

“A Lua”. 1928.

“Distância”. 1928.

“Antropofagia”. 1929.

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[exotic-venom]

(Bothrops alternatus) Urutu, cross pit viper Primarily hemotoxic & cytotoxic. Fast strikers with a bad disposition. Many bites annually. Few deaths documented.

[exotic-venom]

(Bothrops alternatus) Urutu, cross pitviper Mainly hemotoxic w/ possible tissue-necrotic factors; reportedly has a very intensely coagulant activity. numerous human envenomations have been reported, but only a very few human fatalities.