Black-headed Bushmaster
Lachesis melanocephala
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Lachesis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Recorded in 9 places on iNaturalist
About
Black-headed Bushmaster (Lachesis melanocephala) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Costa Rica, Panama. It lives in habitats such as tropical dry forest, central american dry forest, costa rican rainforest. Recorded in 9 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Central American Bushmaster Lachesis stenophrys
- Chocoan Bushmaster Lachesis acrochorda
- Bushmaster Lachesis muta
- Bothrops sonene
- Hetfield's Bush Viper Atheris hetfieldi
- Arunachal Pitviper Trimeresurus arunachalensis
- Crotalus caliginis
- San Esteban Island Rattlesnake Crotalus estebanensis
- Veracruz Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus mictlantecuhtli
- Tehuantepec Isthmus Neotropical rattlesnake Crotalus ehecatl
- Nabang Pitviper Trimeresurus caudornatus
- Crotalus muertensis
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.