Desert Lancehead
Bothrops pictus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Pit Viper
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Bothrops
- Continents
- South America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 7 places on iNaturalist
About
Desert Lancehead (Bothrops pictus) is a venomous pit viper of the family Viperidae, found in Peru. It lives in habitats such as forest edges, desert, coastal desert, roadsides. Recorded in 7 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
- Bothrops sonene
- Brazil's Lancehead (oligobalius) Bothrops oligobalius
- Jabre’s Lancehead Bothrops jabrensis
- Moela’s lancehead Bothrops germanoi
- Marajó Lancehead Bothrops marajoensis
- Caatinga Lancehead Bothrops erythromelas
- Golden Lancehead Bothrops insularis
- Bolivian Lancehead Bothrops sanctaecrucis
- Cotiara Bothrops cotiara
- Fonseca's Lancehead Bothrops fonsecai
- Sao Paulo Lancehead Bothrops itapetiningae
- Piraja's Lancehead Bothrops pirajai
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.